That was how Elizabeth had been. She had loved everything and everybody, almost never seeing the down side of anything. His vision blurred a little as...he blinked away the tears. He left his hands in his lap. No sense letting a subordinate know that he was an emotional boob.It was for that reason - the half formed tears in his eyes - that when Brad saw two women walking toward the limo he couldn’t see them as well as he’d have liked. One was Julie. Her form made that obvious. She was arm-in-arm. It was a frightful ordeal for most people and a dreaded time of the year for all. So, it was with great trepidation that Alina realized the truth of old Corina’s words as she peered into the night for herself. Indeed light shown from the castle’s myriad windows giving the impression that some hulking stone beast watched them with hungry eyes from the shadows. It took everything in her to stifle a gasp at the sight and she couldn’t stop her heart’s relentless thundering. Nothing about the light. I still had a hard time wrapping my head around that or the ideathat my sweet and innocent seeming Mom had actually been lovers with theDevil. But even though I was the daughter of the Devil I wasn't actuallythe Antichrist...not quite. That title went to some older brother whomI'd never met. He was welcome to it since who wants that kind ofpressure.The last week had been unbelievably strange, not just because I'ddiscovered who my Daddy was either. Just a week ago, I'd just been ahuman guy. Before you return home you will stand in a queue and piss yourself, at which point will call you a dirty bitch pointing out to everybody that you have pissed yourself. You can then go home and have a good long fuck.I have spoken. I am your Master. You will obey... TO - Night NurseFROM - MasterChapter 5 of Wards scored a generous 7 out of ten. It was beautifully written as always and made me want to book a holiday to a paradise island all of my own but what about the fucking SEX. One miserly.