Mandy took me by the hand and led me into the master bedroom. Beth was sitting up. “I’m having a pretty good day,” She said.Mandy looked into my...eyes and said, “Dad, mom and I want to talk to you about puberty and me. I’m a lot like mom was. I find myself needing physical love a lot. We think I need a man to love me just as much as mom did when she was my age. Mom says if you hadn’t taken her with you after you broke up her Chinese wedding that she would have made a lot of bad choices trying to. “So the next question is, what are our plans?”Fergus had apparently been busy during our time in Wycome; while I’d fussed over Alistair and searched for Arathea, he’d somehow managed to find a ship – a pirate ship – and charter it to take us to Llomerryn. Apparently the only way to get to Lhanbyrde was by going through the pirate haven.It wasn’t going to be without risks; Llomerryn was supposed to be an entirely lawless place, and trusting a pirate to get us there and back safely was tricky,. The businessman sputtered a bit and slipped away quickly.My knight in shining armor put his hand out to mine. I placed my hand in his and he pulled me to my feet. He introduced himself as James and said that he had a private booth on the fifth floor in the executive club. I followed him like a puppy without even saying a word. We took the elevator to the fifth floor and walked to a door that said "Private Club, Members Only". We entered the club. It was beautiful. There was a lot of dark wood. In the middle of a sea of clear, shiny glass pieces rippling against the warm cement walkway sat a stunning woman, long brown hair framing an angelic face, as she carefully stayed tall and narrow, desperate to avoid any shards that might cause her bare arms and legs injury. It occurred to Alex for a moment that she reminded him of a mermaid perched upon her lonely rock, waiting for her sailor to save her as she softly bellowed her sad siren song. “Oh my god, I am so sorry!” he cried out as he.