I was somewhat relieved to know that Jack had not hit on her first. Then she shocked me. ‘I’ll not hurt you any more Claire, I love you too much f...r that. I’ll leave as soon as a replacement can be found.’ ‘No Laura, I don’t want you to leave.’ ‘I have to leave, don’t you see, I love your husband.’ Then she started crying. ‘I didn’t want to tell you that, I’m sorry.’ ‘Laura, stop that bawling this instant.’ She choked back a sob and looked at me. ‘How long do you think I can hang on to my. “They should all be grieving the loss of their beloved Emperor! The Palace should be ringing with their lamentations!”Tamolith could feel the mood-altering pheromones pouring off the grief-stricken female dragon, the emotions varying wildly from anger to fear, then grief, and finally despair. Counting herself fortunate that she was immune to their debilitating effects, she approached the wildly temperamental Empress with caution.“Vilandrith ... my heart breaks for your loss, but the Empire is. Then he pulled his socks off and placed them in the shoes and tucked them behind the chair. Marie watched him, smiling, as she sat there bouncing one shapely stockinged leg on her knee and bit at the end of one of her fingernails.When Tom stood up and undid his belt buckle she leaned forward in her chair, her eyes shining, biting a little at her lower lip. She made no attempt to hurry him along, preferring instead to enjoy his discomfort as he lowered his pants to the floor, then stepped out of. "I ... I hope I haven't said anything to offend you." Her head bowed down to stare at her plate as she said this, and it was this heartbreaking display of genuine self-disappointment that made the castle of hatred go tumbling down into the ocean below. That is to say, I broke down crying at the table. Which, yes, didn't help Zoe's mood; naturally, after a brief glance up at me in shock and dismay, she began to cry, too. And Mom just sat there, staring, her fork halfway to her mouth, where she.