”“The Drakkar won’t know what’s hit them!” Dana exclaimed, a huge grin on her face.Her wild enthusiasm almost made him change his mind, sudd...nly filled with doubts about letting her loose on her own in the unproven mech. He gave her a stern look and said, “I want you to be extremely careful out there, Dana. If you get in trouble, call for help immediately; no playing the hero.”“I’ll be fine!” she said with a dismissive wave of her hand, smiling at him as she rolled her eyes at his. Opening her eyes, she looked at me and smiled brilliantly."Thank you!"I must have looked puzzled."Thank you for being here when I woke. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for last night. Thank you for taking me in in the first place ... Just ... thank you." Seems to me I have just as much to thank you for."She kissed me, just a brush of the lips. "Good. Very good ... I'm glad. But now... coffee!"She slid out of bed, but turned and held out her hand to me. I couldn't resist my sexy little pixie,. ’ Lara threw up her hands. ‘I swear, you’re doing this just to aggravate me.’ Ryan couldn’t hide a laugh. ‘You’re right. It’s much more fun to string you along over any potential love life I might have than to actually have one.’ She leaned back in her chair. ‘So there’s potential!’ Lara’s eyes gleamed. Ryan berated herself for bringing the subject up during a rehearsal. Well, Lara had brought it up, she thought, but Ryan should have ended it as soon as possible. Luckily the guys were. On the island of her birth she knew this hard truth from the moment she entered the salon at her first master’s invitation to greet his guests after their dinner. It wasn’t really an invitation. Slaves are instructed, they are ordered. They are not invited.This would not be the first time Sandrine had joined her master and a guest or two. She accepted it because she had no alternative. Her master was an attentive lover, and most of his guests made at least some effort to please her. This did.