Charrier had left them when Juliana arrived at Alec's room. Now he returned, all smiles."I'm sorry, but I have to break this lovely thing up, my littl... turtle doves," he boomed, taking Juliana's hand and making her rise. "Mr. Austin is doing extremely well, but he needs his rest, honey. Excitement isn't good, especially induced by you."Alec turned his head from his wife to the doctor and back, frowning at the endearment. Only now did he see the whore-hooves on Juliana's feet, and the endless. Arthur is a handsome young Nigerian who courted me while we were both pupils at Carthage Academy in the City of Ottawa. I have a thing for dark-skinned guys with accents. I’ve never been attracted to white guys or Hispanic guys. My mother warned me away from Black men. You see, she was married to a Black guy named James in Jamaica before she met my father. According to mom, James was abusive. When they divorced, she left the country for a better life. Mom seems to think all Black men are dumb. " Dude, you're a total babe," Barry said."Well, I feel ridiculous," Sean said, fidgeting with the dress he wore.It was a typical court gown from Languor with a long full-pleated pastelyellow skirt. The top was a green brocade bodice with a wide squareneckline and gauzy three-quarter length sleeves. Perhaps a little toofancy for travelling on the road, and a little tight on Sean, but theillusion spell made it look good.The three were walking down the main street of Tranquille, taking. Locked. Shit.You scramble to your hip for your handgun and nearly lose your grip, but ha, its still in your hand. You aim at the handle and fire, once, twice, sending a fresh wave of excited cheers through the monkeys above.You slam your shoulder into the broken door and barrel through just as the creature leaps at you.You curse and scramble back on your ass, watching it flail and roar and reach for you, hunger in its dark eyes - but it's stuck. It's too wide, and its body is jammed between the.