"Because I love you," she said in a whisper.I looked seriously into her tear-filled eyes. "I know. I love you too."She shook her head. "No, not--I thi...k we're confusing what we really mean." Yes, you love me in a motherly sort of way. Okay. So I can accept that with our age difference. But don't you have any other feelings for me too, like I have for you? I mean, I love you, not as a master to a maid, not as a student to his teacher, or a patient for his nurse. I love you as a man to a woman. A. "What a wonderful specimen you have brought us." a voice said, "Yes she will make a fine whore for us, for the night" said another.She then could hear loud footsteps echoing, coming closer. "Whos there" she whispered out. She could only make out a silhouette standing in front of her.She awoke to the buzzing of her alarm clock. A jolt of electricity jolted her body awake. She sat straight up, beads of sweat trickled down her body. Her chest was heaving, her panties were soaked.Trying to collect. You may return to your duties."Toby's already heightened awareness reaches stratospheric levels ofvigilance. That was the behaviour of a countess to a scullery maid, not aguest to a hotel proprietress.But now it's Gemma who begins showing deference, for the young womandescending the staircase emits an aura that demands it.Her sleek, shoulder-length raven hair is brushed forward into a longfringe, framing pale, unexceptional features invigorated by intelligentalmond-shaped eyes and full, dark. His brother's looked shocked."Cole if one of us had done that to you, we'd be bleeding by now," Clayton made sure he had Jared's attention before he continued, "You're lucky he likes you," he blocked Caden's attempt to steal his meat with one arm, "You have to fight for your food around here."Jared had his tablet on the table on the corner he shared with Cole and typed with one hand.Can you thank them for me? They're trying.Cole chuckled, Jared could see the feeling running through him and.