"What would you like for breakfast sweetie?" he asked as he leaned against the counter and looked at me.I shrugged my shoulders as I stared out of the...window. "It doesn't matter," I said quietly as I tried to figure out where we were. There were no signs around, and all I could see was a field and a bunch of trees.He sighed as he turned around to face the refrigerator. "Do you want scrambled eggs and bacon or pancakes?" he asked in what sounded like a disappointed tone."Scrambled eggs and bacon. I wondered to myself if Ann and Melinda had actually planned this morning together, or if it was totally Anns idea. I wondered if Ann and Melinda might be lovers. I wanted to ask but didnt. I wondered if Ann wanted to get her hands and lips on Melinda as badly as I did. A few minutes later the doorbell rang, and Ann sprang to her feet. Ann whispered, give me a few seconds to get upstairs before you open the door. Ann hustled quickly and quietly up the stairs. I let Melinda ring the doorbell a. " Tanya started to say."A judgment device used by the old race," Jake said. "It judged Béla once."'More than once have I passed judgment on the Carte Blanche, ' the Praetor said into all their minds. 'The Carte Blanche is a key to the survival of your family. Another key is the Second Phoenix, which the Carte Blanche will birth shortly. You would do well to stay together as a family or a tribal unit. Your survival in the future will depend upon it.'"Whoa!" Frank Junior said, sitting down on the. He'd lost a few of his allies, his sister included. That one had hurt, he'd hated to say what he had, though it was the only way he thought to save her. With Ephus thinking like a human as he'd heard, Ares was sure he'd have destroyed Enyo.Frustrated, he tried to growl finding that his voice and throat weren't working for the moment. Anger seemed to pulse through his body, his wounds starting to heal far faster than they were.Ares was barely able to open his eyes. He saw that both his beaten.