”Lucilla quickly withdrew her hand, rambling through a string of apologies. Freydis didn’t seem to want to look at anyone, or even herself. She k...pt her gaze fixed upward, then dead-ahead when she sat up. Lucilla handed her a wet towel, and Freydis cleaned herself carefully, not daring to look at what had been done to her. “What you said earlier to the elf, about not denying me;” Freydis said quietly, “was it a lie?” “No,” Lucilla said, placing a tentative hand on Freydis’s muscular shoulder,. "To let Iva take the throne. Because, despite whatever it is that you and Grandma have going, there's something serious between you and your aunt too. At any rate, to convince me to do so, you're going to promise to step aside again when Iva's reign ends." "Close," I said. Once more, she feigned interest in her coffee, though her eyes never left my face. "I have worked out an agreement with Iva that I don't think my mother will be crazy about," I said. "And yes, I'm going to ask you to wait. "Thanks for coming to the rescue" she smiles with her blood red lips and dark eyes. "You know me," I say "I would never leave you all alone in the night.".We drive back to our city, chatting about nothing special. I have a hard time keeping my eyes on the road, as she unbuttons her coat, reviling a black lace top, with plenty of skin showing. As I pull up on her drive way, she looks at me. "How can I reward you?" she asks, her voice a little lower then normal. Before I can answer she touches. As she cut him off and Said, Bridget, as he said ok Bridget as he looked into her captivating eyes and said Bridget look deep within my eyes and be completely open to me you trust me fully as well as my associates like we are long lost friends as her mouth repeated “completely open” “Long lost friends” as she felt comfortable around Ed and his associates a little better as she was getting to know her business partners a lot better as she said oh we are here.The limo pulled up to a closed-up.