She released her breath in relief, only to suck it back in just as quickly. She watched in horror as he stopped his descent, looked up and locked eyes...with her. The slow grin that spread across his face was all she saw before she backed away from the railing and ran up the stairs. ‘Sloane. Stop!’ Gabe commanded. ‘Quit following me.’ Sloane shouted down at him. He was gaining on her fast. She cursed herself again for the umpteenth time for wearing the heels she had. Totally inappropriate when. Her jeans were worn and comfortable and the fleece jacket helped keep the chill away. Her eyes closed and her mind played back the images of just a few hours ago. She had heard the noises coming from upstairs. She had known what they were, and yet a small part of her a fraction of her held out, trying to convince her that it wasn’t happening again. As she topped the stairs, she had left herself. Tara’s body was just a shell of a woman walking toward her room. It was as if she were hovering. "Why is that such a heinous idea? Have there not been previous occasions in the history of the Guild where a change of leadership was called for by the others?" This is not one of those times!" But everything that you have told me, and everything that you have done since we first started working together convinces me more every day that Guildmaster Q'ixanna needs to step down."Q'yros' eyes glazed. "Do not say such a thing!"Uroddus was stunned into silence.Q'yros gripped the staff hard so that. Running his fingers over her cheek woke her up, an equally relaxed and exhausted smile creeping over her face. He wanted to pull his hand back, but she grabbed his wrist and pulled him closer.Her head turned slightly as she looked at him with one eye still closed. “Good morning.”Brian chuckled and leaned in to kiss her neck. “I didn’t just dream last night, did I?”Lucy turned around, locking her arm around him and pulling him in for a kiss, their lips meeting hungrily.Then she pulled back and.