I want you to leave Beijing now.’ ‘No,’ was all I replied. ‘Bridget, listen to me! These assassins are deadly. I have done my best to prepare ...ou but you are still no match for them. Perhaps if we had more time…’ Her words trailed off as I shook my head. ‘Ling, I am not leaving. I am not running away from here, from YOU.’ I searched her face, looking for a hint of what I thought I had seen before. ‘Don’t you understand Ling? I love you.’ The silence stretched out between us for what seemed like. It was a few hours later, as we came to the top of a small hill, that we finally saw the village. It was still a few hours away, but it made us all feel a bit better. It looked to be a fishing village, as many boats could be seen leaving and entering. The wide open plain meant that fishing and trade would be their main source of income. It also meant that they would not have a predator problem, as there would be no cover or brush to hide an approach. Knowing that there was no issue in that. I don’t tell her how you wanted to save that thrill for our wedding night. I can still see the excited look on your face as the moment approached. There was a fire in your eyes, even as there was fear. I can’t know why you were afraid, only that you were. You even pulled your thighs together as I slid between them to take my first taste of you. It was only after my soft caresses against you that you parted your legs enough for me to slip between. You were shivering and tense, the fear of the. ”“I was planning to talk to Alyssa just before we arrive at Karron,” John said, pulling the second twin into his arms. “Would you prefer to wait until later? You two can join us for the XO meeting.”Irillith’s violet eyes sparkled with delight. “Oh, absolutely! Our beloved matriarch has a way of making everything feel so much more debauched!”Tashana laughed and nodded. “Sounds like a date.”Rachel and the twins left together, taking the express grav-tube up to the armoury, so that they could.