Bobby had saved her from that fate. The gratitude she felt towards him, for that, was boundless. But she hadn’t slept with him out of gratitude. She...hadn’t been thinking about Batiste at all when she took Bobby to her bed.She took him to bed because she couldn’t stand not being in bed with him for another minute.She wanted to blame the wand for this. She was sure it affected the user. It wanted to own the user, like the user wanted to own other people. Both of them had used it. Had it lowered. "Mister Martin, please," I said."You don't have to say please," he said, continuing to kiss me. Hismustache tickled."Please stop," I said, pushing him back. I straightened my blouse.He laughed. "Vee, you are so damned cute. You got a little white inyou?"What? Could he tell. "No, sir," I said."You want one?" he leered."Mister Martin, you're a married man," I said."Oh, everything still works," he said. "Don't worry about that." Mister Martin," I said. "I'm not that kind of girl." Ain't but one. They became friends and became more close and finally, Arjun proposed her and she accepted. Anu was a cute girl, not thin, not fat but perfect. They were both virgins and had this fire inside them. But, like everyone, they had this first-time fear. And on a fateful day, they decided to go on a road trip to nearby hill station about 100 km which was not near but the nearest.There were 8 of them – 4 girls and 4 boys. All were couples. The plan was to reach there by evening and stay in one of. They held hands, as they often did, as they walked out of the room.Behind Brynhild the fire roared. She nodded to herself as the servants moved in to remove their dishes. The wind was wise. Things were already in motion. She made a fist with her left hand where the powder had touched her skin. Her palm throbbed and tingled with warmth. How odd. ~~The library stood at the top of the east tower. The stairs spiraled up and up to reach it. The rooms up there had once been part of a fortification,.