.. that’s good; well there you go young fella!” I said, handing over the carton of milk.He glanced at the carton, offering me a smile. “Thanks M...’am. I’ll return a fresh carton to you later.”I smiled and waved a dismissive hand, “That’s okay ... no need.”There was a brief glimpse of disappointment on his face, then a smile and another nod. “Thank you.” As he turned and walked down the hallway I found myself ogling his neat waist and sexy butt before I closed the door.Back in the kitchen I got. The sure-footed lankys didn’t have to work too hard to get up the path to the tower. They had been up on the hill for about an hour looking at the tower when they heard the yelling below. They crouched down and looked over a short wall that stopped you falling off the path to the road below. “Shit!” said Olivia to Markus’ surprise.Thirty men had ridden into the carriage area and were yelling at the scientists and rounding them up. They were all armed to the teeth and dressed as mercenaries.. ‘—I’m not very good at ballroom dancing.’ His scent was surrounding her, distracting her every time she inhaled and it was doing strange thing to her insides. Her breasts were brushing against the fabric of her dress as they spun around the room, her nipples hardened against the contact and arousal shot through her. He was grinning down at her, and he seemed to be perfectly aware of how unsettling she wasfinding it. Infuriating man. Absently she noticed Richard’s younger brother William. The agony becomes softer, less potent. I closed my eyes and let the memories flood back. I had done something horrendous and it was time I remembered. I let it flow through me and into Amber. It came back tainted with compassion. It was no less real, but colors other than black flowed around it. The wound stopped bleeding, though it was still sore as hell. ‘You have to know who you’re staying with,’ I whispered. She pulled me in tighter. ‘The past is past,’ Amber said, ‘we can’t undo what we’ve.