"Can you believe he wanted to fuck you?" Mark asked as he put himself away."I think he was more interested in you, Marky." Would you have? If I said y...s?"Jo, bringing her dress back up over her shoulders, said "if you said yes I would've. But you said no."Mark shrugged and said "I didn't want to share you. Not this weekend."Jo's smile radiated. "I know, honey. Now let's get back on the road.-At Mark's request, Jo went in and checked in for their room. His load had dried to a crusty white glaze. ”“I ... I don’t think ... I could handle seeing them as ghouls. Ghouls are so infatuated with vitae, and brainwashed to love their owner.”“What about Antoinette’s ghouls. Do you take issue with how they think of Antoinette?”“That’s different. They weren’t family to her.”Nodding, Damien looked back over at Amanda. The Mekhet had already stepped out of listening range; must have picked up on the social queues.“Then you could embrace them.”“And ruin their lives?”“ ... has your life been ruined?”“I. Life to her is so much better now than just four short months ago. Maybe she should reward the driver that hit Josh and changed both of their lives for the better. If it wasn’t for him she would not be sucking and fucking Josh. Much less having drank what must be approaching more than 16 gallons of his wonderful sperm. Before Josh pulled his cock out of his whore mother’s mouth he knew all the cum would be sucked clean from his cock. She doesn’t ever miss a drop now. Sally, still on her. I don't..." He used to make you feel like the most special woman in the world, you said. And now he makes you feel like you're weak and stupid, and that all the pain and suffering you've lived through is somehow your fault. Which do you prefer?" Like at first." Then why, if he can't or won't make you feel that way anymore, do you keep giving him second chances?" the voice asked."Because I'm afraid," Marcie said, beginning to sob."But you faced him, Marcie. You beat him tonight. You don't have.