. Heather pulled me into a tight embrace and held me for some time.“Matt,” she finally whispered. “This is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to ...o. But I hope you find a way to trust me ... If you trust me, we’ll meet on the other side someday ... I’ll never stop loving you. I know that, but if I want it to be everything I know it can be, I have to do this. I’m breaking apart. When I found out about Frej, you were there for me, like no one else on earth would’ve been. That changed my world, and. We’ve never had more sex. Lately, it’s just been about every night,” Joyce said.“Well, I’m jealous.” Lakshmi’s cheeks darkened just a bit. With her skin, it was hard to tell when she was blushing. “It’s been a little slow for Raj and me lately.” She sipped at her coffee. “Who am I kidding, it’s been a slow decade. We do it a couple times a month, maybe.”“Really?” Joyce watched her friend closely. Was this really about to happen? This was even more crazy than usual, but something had to be done. ’ ‘Report to the chief cook,’ he instructed and pointed to a door. The old man stumbled through the door. He was very tired, but he needed a place to rest. The chief cook assigned him to the garbage deck. He worked his shift and then went to his assigned bunk. As he lay down, he remembered the good old days. He had been a brilliant high school student, He maintained straight ‘A’s’ through his junior year. Then he started to listen to Dr. Timothy Leary. ‘Tune in, turn on and drop out,’ was the. As his mind shook off the fuzziness of sleep, he realised that the girl on his left actually had short white hair, then remembered that it was actually Tsarra and Edraele on either side of him. Settling back with his head on the pillow, he recalled the previous evening’s events.Having loaded up the Maliri Flagship with stockpiles of guns, ammo, and armour for the two assassins, they’d all said their goodbyes to Almari and Ilyana, wishing them a safe journey. Edraele and the Young Matriarchs had.