"He hasn't taken all of the nuggets. You've still got yours and Hannah has the one I gave her too. You're going to have to be strong for me now my lov...." What is it? What do you want me to do?" asked Sarah.Having felt completely helpless all day long, the prospect of being useful had Sarah eager to hear what Ben was planning."You're going to have to use your nugget to control Hannah. I'm too weak to do it. You're going to have to control her and get her to bring us my pouch. If we're going to. No offense, but my great granddaddy knew famous vampire hunters. Not that I doubt your ability.” He chuckles, then slurps up the remainder of his stew, holding the wooden bowl up to his face. “Mmf. Great grub. These bitter herbs have got a tangy after-kick.” The talking panther eyed Abram with a look of disdain. “Funny how I’m the one with the best eating manners here,” he remarks in spite of his inability to grasp a spoon. “Fame is no substitute for skill. This castle is a place of life and. "You were supposed to be gone for the night! You left with Dawn and Gwen!"I blinked again. "Stuff happened. I came home." I turned and looked at Meli, who was staring downward while clutching the blankets around her naked body, blushing pink in embarrassment. By now, Adrienne had also arrived in the doorway and was looking in curiously."Did you assault her?" Matt thundered at me."What? No! Of course not!" I protested.Matt turned on his little sister. "You wanted to sleep with him?" I was. The beach was mostly empty when we arrived, just a few scattered couple about, but the sun and breeze were warm.Lilly had brought a small pink bikini to wear, and though she didn’t have the largest breasts, it hugged her form nicely. Soon after we’d arrived two men approached us and put their blanket and umbrella down next to ours. Both men were tanned, well-built, and with sun-bleached hair so it was obvious they spent quite a bit of time at the beach.They had friendly smiles and quickly.