The electricity of the earlier dance was nothing compared to the lightning of his kiss. She felt the bolt run through her body, and she shivered in hi... arms. She knew him but moments, and yet she felt so right, with his arms around her, one hand holding her to him and the other clasping the nape of her neck.. He slowly lightened the kiss, drawing back from her reluctantly. He kissed her with a small touch of lips before stepping back. Her hands trailed back to his chest for a moment before she. I need to..." She smiled. She didn't finish what she started to say, and I didn't push it.Parking in front of a one story ranch style, she motioned for me to get down. She came around to my side, took my hand and led me inside.The house was sparsely but tastefully furnished. Oddly, there was no couch or real chairs in the front room, only three wooden benches. I made the guess that the wood was rattan, famous in the Philippines. There were some small tables spaced around with flowers—real. ? And he told me something else." What?" Nightman asked, impatiently.? "What else?" He said the Master had a mole in the Protectors." Damn, I was afraid if that," Nightman fairly shouted.? "Why didn't youtell us before now?" I was going to get around to it," Diego said, defensively.? "Thingshave been pretty intense the last few days, you know?" Nancy, can we believe what this boy is telling us?" Kurkland asked."People have a hard time lying to him, sir." In that case, I'm going to call this. He had died from a rare form of leukaemia and the speed with which he had deteriorated had shocked us all and had left a lasting impression on me as to how very tenuous our hold on our mortal existence is. I took great comfort though, from his visit to me just two days later as his spirit re-assured me that he was well, and that he was looking forward to when we could all be re-united as God dictated. That experience would stand me in great stead as I was presented with the sternest test of my.