Thus they saw to it that the Princess was forced to her knees in front of her half brother, and Kate thought it wise to follow suit without being prom...ted."You escaped me. It shall not happen again; you will belong to me, and serve me, as your Christian whore of a mother did my father. And you will bear more whores, sired by who I choose, for me to watch grow and use for my pleasures," the young man gloated.Without warning the Emir walked into the lounge."The Emir returns," said his Chief. I don't want to even think about that. Arlene has promised me she won't do it again and I certainly don't want anyone else to try, either." Yes, Dear," she responded with a chuckle.The two were quiet until they turned onto the county road where they met two of Security's SUV's. As one pulled ahead of them, Carter got out of the second one. "Good morning, Colonel. Good morning, Lieutenant." Good morning," Jeff and Kayla said as one. Then Kayla asked, "Why so formal this morning? I thought we had. Some had been with the firm for years and had been up before, but were passed over once or twice. Our firm did not keep senior associates (like Ernie was at the CPA firm), if you were not going to make partner on your third try you were encouraged to find a better fit elsewhere. Long-term it was a waste of resources, but then the partners are greedy assholes focused on the short term, so that goes without saying.Most of the dinner conversation was light chit-chat. Since we did not have water. He was such an amazing man, she had loved him deeply, and even though it had been more than five years since his passing, she still wore her wedding band, unable to break that last connection to him. She wept quietly, for the life that should have gone on for many years to come, for what they had lost, and what they had never had. Suddenly she felt the presence of another with her, and she turned to see a handsome man, a few years older than herself, handing her his handkerchief. She hadn't.