Ken noted that he was only briefly annoyed, but that embarrassment and disappointment ended up his primary emotions. Before he could say something to ...nnette though, Ken put a hand on his arm."Gary," he said, "I know this is going to be hard to believe. It's really Ari's fault, not Annette's. Don't blame your slave for something she couldn't stop." Of course she could stop it," replied the man. "She knows better than to play with someone without my permission. I'm really sorry, Ken. I. .Four precision shots with an unfamiliar and unsighted weapon. Who and what was this woman?!We ran forward. I grabbed the screaming rapist's hair and dragged him away from the prone girl. I doubted he could use a weapon, but I made sure he had nothing in his pants, shirt, or on the ground near him.Rachel was cuddling the sobbing woman. (She certainly was a woman!) When the sobs slowed, Rachel stated matter-of-factly, "I left the bastard alive for you. Do you want to off him, or shall I finish. That each time you'd decide to stay and be with me.”“I'm sorry,” I told her, stroking her back. “I can't help how I feel. I love you both, but...”“But he stole your heart. He's your soulmate.” Marissa drew in a deep breath. “I get that. He's a great guy. He was always willing to share you. I guess he knew you'd always come back to him.”“Always,” I whispered. Even in the previous life, I couldn't remember, when I would go to Marissa behind his back, I would return to him. “Well, I like your. Scarlet shrieked and pulled her hands away guiltily. ‘I-I didn’t hear you come in.’ He smirked, his teeth bright in the shadows. ‘I’m not surprised. You were otherwise occupied.’ Her anger came back at his soft, sarcastic tone. She pulled the covers around her and scooted to the far side of the bed. God, he was so unfair! So frustrating. Why wouldn’t he just let her finish? The sick sadistic ass. ‘I just came to let you know that I’ve hired a seamstress to make you a new wardrobe, seeing as how.