Jennifer had dated some over the last fifteen years but none of the men had ever matched up to Dimitri. About five years before, Jennifer had all but ...topped dating and settled into life, alone, with her two wonderful daughters who were now about to celebrate their sixteenth birthday.Dave was driving the car. Olivia was in the passenger seat beside him with Emily and Hayley in the backseat. It seemed to Dave that Hayley had been waiting for a captive audience. As soon as they were in the car. ”The former assassin winced. “He took you hostage, amore mio. Tried to use you to get to me.”“And I slit his throat for it with my boot knife. So?”“They will try again, maybe send more Crows, competent ones. They could try that with Sierra, yes? It would be better-”“Bullshit,” I exclaimed, and the elf’s eyes widened in surprise. I narrowed my eyes at him. “Knock that shit off right now, Zevran. Self-sacrificing melodramatic gestures are my thing, and I don’t recall giving you permission to use. Not even the slightest hint of pig,” he teased as his lips caressed her neck, which produced goosebumps on her neck and arms and two more much larger bumps on her chest.After a moment, he said bluntly, “Said pig is dead. Most probably killed by the assassin he hired to kill you.”“But ... how could you know that?” she asked, frowning.Jeff stared eye to eye with her for a few seconds before, “I had rather not lie to you, so we’re going to change the subject.” To her frustration, he went on, “From. And Mark, Melody's little brother, was best buddy to my little brother, Jason. Mark had gone skiing with my family.I'd known Melody forever, but I'd never known her like this. Melody Patterson was smart. No doubt about that. And she was sweet. And pretty. But she was shy. Horribly shy.The last time I saw Melody was May of that year. I was home a week before leaving for a summer at Yellowstone Park where I worked as a glorified janitor. She was Melody then. The one I knew. With brown hair,.