Julias winced. He knew what was coming. Right on queue the ghost woman reached up to the taller Gangrel, grabbed her by the neck, and brought her down...to her knees like she was a toddler. Jessy could only comply, and Julias could see the mix of shock and fear in her eyes.“Did you kill anyone?” Maria’s voice had turned gravely, and Julias could hear dirt and grit coming out of her mouth. If graveyards could talk, they’d sound like that.“N-n-n-n—”“Shut up Natasha.” Maria squeezed harder, and. You’ve seen her when she was in a panic attack. Well, we all knew that exercise helped her get balanced, so we encouraged her to work out with us in the mornings doing forms. When the kids left the Sacred Space that day, she wanted to spar with me. I could see she was supercharged and wondered if she might even have taken too many antidepressants. I just said, ‘No.’”“What happened?”“She hit me. Hard. It took me by surprise and when I didn’t respond, she hit me again. And again. She kept hitting. "I'm gonna tell everyone you kicked my ass for gettin' smart with ya. They'll all think you're a bad ass." She began laughing at the shocked look on his face. "Don't worry, My Love. We ALL know what a gentleman you are. I want the whole world to know what I know. That you are the sweetest, kindest, and gentlest MAN in the world."There was a knock at the door. It opened and in stepped Dr. Fox. He stepped over to Sue's chair and took her hand. She rose up and kissed him. "Hi Doc. I was just. “I can’t use these again, even though I used them on Hazel before, we need to keep everything sterile. I will ask Dr Ruth to dispose of them for me when she comes tomorrow.”They went next door and rang the bell. Hazel opened the door for them. She was in quite a state, and it looked as though she had been crying. “We’ve come to see if you are alright, Hazel; but it looks as though you are not.” “The bastard fucked my arse again this morning before he went to work, and I’m really sore.” “Never.