I’m in your debt.”“Oh, it was nothing, your Highness...”“Nonsense, Martin. I’d really like to repay your kindness. Tomorrow being Saturday...perhaps you might join me for lunch at my residence?”Martin was stunned, “Well, I don’t know what to say.”“Say yes.”“Yes then,” replied a bewildered Martin.“Good, where do you live? I’ll send a car for you.”Martin wrote down the address.“I’ll have the car pick you up at one o’clock. See you then, Martin and thank you.” The Princess kissed him on the cheek. "Honest Mol that just slipped out!" Get out of my house, William Cooper!" I can't go home yet. Our moms are still, uh, probably busy." I don't care!" She rolled off the condom, and threw the baggy balloon at him. He flinched as it slapped against his face and then dropped to the floor with a moist splat. "Okay, fine. Go downstairs and sleep on the sofa. You just better be gone when I come down in the morning. After that, I never want to see you again!" Molly, I'm sorry." He gulped. "What about. I strolled into the bathroom and beganfilling the tub, adding some bath salts and some bubble bath to themix. 'What the hell.' I said to myself. 'I might as well enjoy this, orLEARN to enjoy it. I'm going to be doing this for the next threeyears.'I went to the bedroom while the tub was filling, and got undressed. Itwas still very, very new to me to see this extremely female body in amirror, and I took my time, enjoying what I saw, while marveling at thesheer amount of technology that must have. He wouldmake a great king one day, a firm and merciless ruler who crushed hisenemies and led with absolute authority. He was both proud and wary.For as much as he trusted his son, he knew he could also be the source ofhis downfall.For now, though, he needed to understand why Virago planned to attackthem.CHAPTER 1June 1, Six weeks later.Major Andreas Wahl walked in to the Elsmerian base command HQ buildingwith plenty of time to spare before the morning briefing on the fourthfloor. He wanted to.