The black-clad soldier hit first, hard and deadly, the sound of snapping bones clearly audible as Laura’s fall was arrested by his tumbling body. Sh...ts rang out as she scrambled to her feet, leaping from the trail and towards the lush greenness of the jungle that clung to the cliff face. She vanished inside the thick foliage just in time, a bullet grazing her left shoulder. It stung like hell and she was forced to stifle her response least it give away her position. Automatic weapon fire. At the Golden Palace he was told that Robinson was with the Emir and he was shown to a palatial room with an attached bathroom on one side and a small sitting room on the other. A man stood just inside the door, saying nothing and as immobile as a statue. Colin supposed that he was waiting for a tip, but as he had no Kobekistan money he wondered what to do."What are you waiting for?" he inquired."Master, I am here at the Master's service. If the Master wants anything, I am to provide it,". She watched as all her friends celebrated with their families, tables packed with jolly people and hearty food. "if only my family lived closer, then I'd be able to visit them" she moaned, pulling herself off the sofa. She grabbed a box of decorations and started hanging them on the branches of her artificial tree. Suddenly, her phone rang. "hello?" she replied eagerly. "hey, Steph?" a voice replied on the other end of the phone. "hey tiff!" she exclaimed. "what's up?" "well," Tiffany began,. In the low light her dark hair, brushed till it shone, simply glowed. Her olive skin, free of make-up looked soft and fresh in a picture of sweet, yet definitely accessible innocence.She was sitting upright in the bed, the single white sheet covering her knees which were drawn up almost under her chin. The sheet’s embroidered hem rested on her breasts hiding them from my eyes, but I could clearly tell that, beneath it, she was already naked.Her mother must have spent some time preparing Sophie.