“Dr. Krasnov, what—was that?” He tried again.“Veronyka, please.” She insisted. “And it’s a long story, but the abbreviated version is th...t I accused the dragon of breaking one of its rules. The whole Geas thing that manages it thought I had a point, so we got to argue it out.”“Um, now what?” Adam asked, looking around.“Now Kyet’sol gets to argue her side. If we win? Score! If I lose...” Veronyka winced visibly.Adam shot her a stare. “If you lose, what?”“Death, probably.” Ben grunted. “That’s. .. because I deserved it." No. You didn't deserve it. You were only sixteen." That's not all." No. Please." The day he beat me up, I was coming here. I was running away to come back to you. You sent me the invitation. And that was the day ... the day ... I found out I was pregnant again." Oh fucking hell! NO! "I thought now I could come back and it would be like I never left and we'd have our child. And he beat it out of me! God wouldn't let me have what I killed." Rhonda, please," I whispered.. She said that if I insisted on knowing her name that she would just make one up, so what was the difference. She was absolutely right. So I said, “Okay then I’ll just call you Rose.” When she asked me why I told her that a rose by any other name would smell the same. She liked that answer and agreed that Rose would do just fine.She was not new to the idea of being picked up in a bar, however I was pretty sure that it was always on her terms. I was obliged to make the first offer and. "The morning went on like that. Two other girls came up and asked me about my second set of boobs. I invited them to join Alice and me at lunch. I would explain all at that time.By lunch, I met Alice and her sisters in the hall on the way to lunch. We went to the cafeteria. The other two girls met us at our table. Everyone was staring so I said all of you can touch them. They are not fake. They will not fall off. I was lightly fondled. I then explained that I want to make more money. I make.