His long hair was wild and unkempt. His torso lean and muscular but marred by scars of battle. Her mother had told her stories of this one, the Deamh...n Madadh-Alluidh, the Demon Wolf. She thought they were just tales to frighten her and her brothers into behaving themselves. But, there he stood. The tales of his ferocity were all true. He knelt by the bodies of her family she heard his low moan of sorrow. She didn’t realize she had done it at first, but this stranger with the flashing gray. “This all comes at a steep price.” I settled down into one of the two recliner chairs in our temporary bedroom. “I was totally in love with my girlfriend when President Dryden asked me to take a position in Homeland Security. We were about to get married when Muslim radicals staged an ambush, intending to kill me. They killed her and six of my men, instead...” Just remembering was painful. Talking about it was worse.“For a long time I focused on nothing but work. It helped – at least for a. You're going to ask her if your parents watched, right?" Paul asked,sighing as Anna-Jade tearfully nodded."I shouldn't, I know I shouldn't," Anna-Jade sobbed. "I should know bynow that they'll never accept me for who I am, but every time somethinglike this happens, I always get this hope, you know? This tiny glimmerof hope deep inside that maybe, just maybe, they'll finally see thelight and accept me as their daughter, just like Jessica's parentsdid... Every time, though, that hope just gets. I didn't tell her she couldn't go back to my old room. If she does though, I don't want any more of this fighting, and I want you both to quit doing things to upset Mama and Dad. You've both taken advantage of their hospitality, and I don't like that. If she does come back, and we have any more problems, you're both going to be asked to leave."Grace thanked me, hearing only the part about Jane being allowed to come back to their room. Dinner was served a half hour later, and Grace announced, to.