"Adam said, "You really disappoint me, Mr. Upton. I had really thought you were a much stronger person that than. Clearly, I was mistaken in taking yo... for a superior man." I won't do it." You'll never leave here. You'll never rebuild your empire. You'll just be a nobody stuck in a cell in the middle of nowhere. What a waste."Two weeks later, Adam and Jeremy were riding in the back of a limousine through downtown Los Angeles. Adam, dressed in a suit, was calmly sipping on a glass of apple. He rolled off of her and into the position that was as much instinct to both as their mating had been, taking her place in his arms. Although she was thoroughly satisfied; she knew that just a few strokes of his hand over the right parts of her body, and need would fill her again in an instant. Woman closed her eyes, listening to the words that Man said to her, that she still could not understand, but did not need to, because her heart understood all: That Her Man would always give her the. ”“Not with money, but I remember a few times where you practically paid out all of your self-respect to bed a few women.”I glared for a moment and then smiled, “Let us speak no more of such misadventures.”“Did you at least relieve the pressure by hand?”“Christ, not so loud.”“Well?”“Yes, maybe once a month.”He whistled and shook his head. Soon Melissa came back in and began serving the pie. After she sat down, she said, “I must say, sir, you certainly have the strength of your convictions. I. Actually, probably her only friend.Her brother’s companion, slightly taller and broader, but in the same alert position, stood about a sixty yards away, off on his left. There were only two guards now. Her history lessons told her there used to be more guards guarding the Gate. In the early years there were as many as four score, but now, with eons of inactivity, there were only two.The Council of Five Tongues was calling for the abolishment of the Guard altogether. They called it a waste of.