..except that Mara had the most pale while skin I'd ever seen, and the most lovely blond hair, and blue eyes! She was so very different, in that sense... from the women I'd grown up around in Africa; and that, more than anything else, was a powerful inducement for me to breed her! It was, quite literally, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. Nothing like it would ever come my way again. There was one other intriguing inducement for me: I'd have a tenth c***d, who, rather than growing up in. " "I'm glad you got a good rest. You deserved it." "Thanks. Last night was incredible. Did you have a nice time?" I took Carter's hand in mine. "I did Carter. You're an animal in bed, mister." I gave Carter a wink and he squeezed my ass. "Careful Sloane, keep looking at me like that and we might have to skip breakfast and get back in bed." "Speaking of breakfast, I make a mean stack of pancakes," I said. "Hop in the shower real quick and they'll be ready when you're out." I removed my towel and. It was Frost who saw me first and smiled at me. My mind went back to the conversation I had with Frost last night before leaving the council chambers.“David, I would very much appreciate it if you didn’t tell Frank about the existence of this council.”I asked him, “Why?”Frost had replied in a tone that had brokered no argument, “He is not ready to know about the council’s existence and purpose yet. Even you are too inexperienced to know about this. If it were not for your special circumstances,. It was incredible that she hadn't recognized me. Three years had obviously changed me. They hadn't been too kind to her, either. Still she was pretty hot.She slid off the stool and I feared for her balance. Yet she caught herself before she toppled. She poked at her hair as she studied her reflection in the mirror, though I can't say she made any improvements. A stray tress fell back over her forehead and she blew at it ineffectually.Without a word she wheeled around and made her way out into.