I noticed there were three joints on the dresser next to my cell phone, a final gift from Jack. I took a nap and when I awoke I cleaned up the place, ...acked by bag and left for home.--That evening I was a bit tired and took some wine, a joint and a pencil and paper into my bedroom and got into bed. As I sipped the wine and smoked the pot I made a list of my days with Jack, and just for fun I added up all of the sex we had, day by day. I had never fucked so much in my life and I was curious. I. "The news is bad?"Octavian nodded. "We're still getting a complete count as the surviving ships haven't sent in their casualty reports, also we don't have confirmation on the fate of some of the ships. But our attack at Wolf three-six-seven failed badly."The gasps that rippled through the classroom were full of anger and fear. I looked around the classroom and apprehension was on the face of all the women."Worse than the fight at Ursus twelve?" I asked.Octavian nodded again. "One of our. The wealthy men (and their wives) arranged for Eliza to be brought here to the Parnish Billue house to remove her wicked influence and so she served at first as an unwilling pony but after two years became one of Master’s most loyal and devoted subjects.Margot Sprague-Cleghane was beautiful, intelligent, cultured, and the daughter of Salmon P. Chase. Margot’s sister Kate became an advisor to Abraham and Mary Lincoln but Margot would never rise to similar fame. She along with her daughter. The first appeared to be a folded up note with my name—Ava Long—printed upon it. The second was a pink dildo.I glanced around the room, but nothing else had changed. The door was still locked, which meant this was not some elaborate prank. Whatever it was, it was magical in nature.My attention returned to the items before me. Part of me wanted to flee, but my curiosity would not be denied. Ignoring the dildo, I reached for the note. My hands shook, yet I was able to hold the note steady enough.