" OK." OK, then... It's... ahhh, listen,... it's already almost eight," she said."Right. I'm getting up. Don't worry, I'm wide-awake. I won't go back ...o sleep or anything."Finally, she got it that I wanted her to leave the room before I got up. "Do you want me to, maybe make you a couple slices of toast, or something?" she said. "I don't have much in the way of breakfast supplies in the house. But I could... I have margarine, and maybe some grape jelly or something." I'll be fine," I said. "I. Then I heard the footsteps behind me, what to do, do I run, better to stop and hide. As the steps became closer, my brain recognised them as female, my rapidly beating heart slowed. The sound faded as the person walked by me, I re-emerged and started walking home again."Where are you going my pretty," the words floated back towards me."Please," a female voice replied, she sounded terrified. There was no way I was going to take on a knife welding mugger in a dark alley, my best option was to. Anuk sighed and shook her head, snuggling back tighter against Daniel and feeling his arms encircle her waist. "It is a shame really." She spoke. "My Mistress said this as well." You condemn me for transporting slaves, but you yourself speak like a slave!" Sivana spoke.Anuk's cerulean blue eyes looked at her and she shook her head slowly. "You are wrong Sivana." She spoke. "I am Daniel's mate, his wife. And a Spartan. Nayeca is a female Drow elf, also Daniel's mate, and I will not bore you with. I don’t call you Miss Patterson. The familiar names are probably more appropriate at this juncture in our relationship.” “So, you recognize that we do have a relationship,” Emily said. “Yes, of course,” he said, his heart racing a bit. “Evan,” she said, as if testing the sound of his name coming from her lips, “I want to talk to you about, our relationship.” Evan’s heart began to pound as he nodded. “Very well,” he said. “Do you love me, Evan?” she asked. He was shocked and quite surprised with.