He winked at her before teleporting off to parts unknown.“It can’t be…”*****“How bad do you think things could get?” Eyota asked.“Based ...n what we’ve seen, it could be rough for quite a while,” Condoleezza said. “If the Illuminati are back, as it seems likely they are, they won’t appreciate it when we squeeze their assets to force them into a corner. You’ll want to be sure all known unicorn herds are protected from any acts of retribution.”“Agreed,” Eyota replied, looking out at the beautiful. Tomorrow I was going to spend time on the mats and those type of exercises and then probably need the same treatment again; no pain no gain. And I was in pain. The other girls had finished their workout and had gone back to the house.On the way back through the basement I stopped into Robert’s office once more and put all the paperwork that was in my file into an envelope. Robert was still marking everything important to me as top secret with a red stamp. I would find a few minutes to look. She always wears the same thing–a cotton dress, sandals. Her hair, undone and loose, the waves cascading down her shoulder blades, caressing her skin, just a hint of sweat. Everything just the same as it was the day she saw Rowan. Five years ago now, hard to believe. She was younger then, just a few years out of college. Back then, nearly every day she wore a cotton dress and sandals. It was pretty much her uniform. Five years ago, the day had come to her as a gift–all her work appointments. I took another quick shower—the first one had been at 3:30, which we'd shared—and shaved, and then dressed with frequent glances at the breathtakingly gorgeous woman who lay in my bed. To remember the joy we'd shared all night, including when we'd only slept, was almost more than I could bear.When I finally emerged into the hallway I was amused to see Asmedogh coming out of the guest room. Evidently he liked the softness of a mattress beneath him when he slept, and that had been the only vacant.