"I have not waited this long to finally claim you both, only to lose you both because you do something utterly foolish." Nor have we." Aihola spoke so...tly. "I will watch out for us."Tarifa laughed softly as she leaned into Aihola. "Nya Istel ... you are more reckless than I." Tarifa exclaimed with false indignation.Isra shook his head with a grin remembering Martin's words to him about them. "We have strengthened our Mindvoice connection so that both of you can now reach me or Aelnala anywhere. But now he felt helpless in the face of the torture that Alma was going through. All he was able to do was stay silent and let Alma work this out by herself. Mechanically, he finished the food and then looked back at where Alma still hadn’t eaten. Gently he called, ‘Lady, you should eat something.’ Alma turned her red-rimmed eyes to the bowl she still carried and whispered, ‘Sorry. I’m not very hungry,’ and placed it on the ground next to her. Ranulf sighed, ‘No problem, leave it there, you. Hours passed as he watched the flames drinking can after can of beer. His mind kept straying back to Bella and he felt the desire begin to build in him once again, his hand slid down to the waistband of his jeans and slipped under the fabric. A knock on the door made him jump and he got slowly to his feet. He knew who he would see but he couldn't stop himself from opening the door. She stood not looking at him, he reached out and tilted her head up until she looked at him, her eyes were scared. ’ ‘I can imagine. Especially after they got you so often in the beginning.’ ‘That was pretty horrible indeed.’ ‘It took me quite some effort to come to terms with it all,’ Ashley said, looking at the wall. ‘I had to disconnect myself from my body. I had to tell myself all the time, don’t let them play with your mind. Don’t let them play with your mind. They only care about your body. And when I started to realise that indeed they only want my body, it got easier. The last day I actually managed.