She watched as the display attached to the wall moved. A ceremonial sword unclipped itself from the wall and gently made its way to the bed. The swo...d stopped over Mick?s body and the blade pointed down towards his torso. Jane?s eyes widened as she froze with fear.?I have considerable power if I need it,? the voice threatened. ?I give you the choice ? walk downstairs of your own accord or explain to the authorities in the morning how your man here was run through with a sword in the middle. Their eyes met and they both froze. Color flushed on Leahs face and Jacob gave a half-smile. I could almost feel the electricity pass between them. My heart gave a happy beat, this was going to work. I squealed in joy as Leah boldly walked up to Jacob, her assertiveness restored, and pulled my husband down and gave him a passionate kiss on the lips. Jacob started kissing her back, pulling her tight against him. Hes cute, Leah stated when she broke the kiss. Jacob had a dazed, breathless. Before he could do anything a bolt slammed into his chest. I watched as he fell and the other assassin went white. I nodded and looked at the last assassin, “The offer stands for another mark. If you still refuse, a death pole will be struck.”He swallowed and I nodded to Chris, “I need to go watch the Barons council. They are bringing in four more assassins to… talk to the duke.”He grinned, “Tell his grace I said thank you for the gift.”I smiled and nodded as I turned, “He thought your girl’s. " Oh, he did it to me too," Dina giggled, "I kind of liked it."Julie smiled at the image of a naked Dina and Roger in her bed. When she'd first explained analingus to Dina, the older woman had thought it was the grossest thing anyone had ever suggested to her. But, after thinking about it a while, she decided that Julie had been right about just about everything else she had shared with her. Evidently she had been right about that too.In the minute or two it had taken for the two of them to.