Now, I just pray that she'll return unharmed – and with the information we need."Jeff sat staring at his empty coffee cup, unaware of the conversati...ns going on around him. The meal over, he went to his basement lab thinking he would get some work done and hopefully get his mind off worrying about Ann. Thirty minutes later, he realized that he had spent most of that time staring at the white board, his mind far from his invention.Disgusted, he went back upstairs to find Dave and Evie dressed in. She let her eyes sweep the room, stopping at the three surprised faces."Sorry," she said, having to clear her throat first. "This isn't for me." And she left.Control, we think, is a one-way road. There is the controller and the controlled – the aggressor and the victim. There is black and there is white. Ah yes, how simple we sometimes are."You still don't get it, do you, Mrs. Austin?"The doctor smiled. His tone was gentle, but his words weren't. She didn't answer."She's a client," Charrier. “Alright I am at a complete loss mate. You both know each other?”Mileen took her mates face in hers as she purred and rubbed her face to his. “Yes mate, when he was still an older kit. For a short time after his mother had passed, I was his companion you might say. A few months after this I met you, with a mate I was no longer able to attend to Ambrose.”“Until I am crowned I prefer that you refer to me by my earth name.” Bowing to Mileen he stated, “for the time being I am simply Bill, though. As I was about to finish, I got a text message...Hi Caroline. I need you to pick up my salad and protein drink and a big cup of latte. I'll expect you here in half an hour. It’s ordered in my name at the coffee shop, on the other side of my work place. I plotted the destination in your car. See you soon.I quickly put my high heels on and took my purse and went down to my car. I entered the car and turned it on. And as she said, the destination was already showing. It took me about 15 minutes to.