He wasted no time in transporting the men to his favorite desert and leaving them, naked, at the mercy of the elements and the Jacquis.The older woman...had been penetrated by her assailant and had fainted, but the younger woman, who was only 15, herself, and the daughter of the older woman, had not gotten quite that far, so she could still claim her virginity. She was still conscious and fighting when she was rescued, and Fire Bringer could not help admiring both her spirit and her beauty. He. "I shook hands with the man while I tried to figure out what was going on. It was obvious that Rachel wanted this Dan guy to believe that I was her husband and she was clearly expecting me to go along with it, but as I shook Bill's hand I was asking myself why I should.Rachel and I worked for the same company. She was in sales and I was in manufacturing. She was on commission and I was salary. I have found that most people in sales and on commission have a tendency to let their mouths overload. "You miss her terribly already, I see."Harlen chuckled. "It is like missing the air." He said. "It is not something I thought of when she and I began our relationship - How bad it would feel if it might end."Wendy touched his hand. "It's not ended, is it?" She asked."No." Harlen said. "But there is a war in the elven lands, and she may well not come back, falling to the blades of traitors." His face twisted with an expression of hatred and rage.A long moment passed, with Wendy covering her. Jeremiah and Kellyanne were back at the lake two nights later. After making love, they lay back, rolling a smoke as they talked, “I’ve been wondering why your father hasn’t started running cattle here. There’s plenty of water and grass and he wouldn’t need fences.”“Then ask him. I think that would be a good idea too. They could roam free all over this big canyon.”“Evan, have you ever thought about buying a few hundred head of cattle and grazing them here in the canyon?”“No, never even thought.