'You know we can't change Ann.' I growled to her in my head. 'I know, I'm sorry.' She whimpered back as I moved away from him.Trying to calm myself do...n, I put as much distance between me and him by moving around to the other side of the table. He was watching me, his eyes pure black as he rubbed his face where I slapped him."What the hell posessed you to do that?" I growled at him agian."I have all the right in the world Niki, after all I am your mate." No Chris, no your not." I said to him as. Now, Marci is going to tell you more about this arrangement."Marci got up from kneeling and spoke. As the words came out of Marcimouth, her eyes glowed red from anger, and her presence felt menacing."Cindy I have great news, we have found you a place suitable for a personlike you... the gutter. You are nothing more than human trash.How dare you demean one of my students, and then when I got you out of myclassroom plan revenge on me. I was too nice getting you out of theclassroom. I should have. "Well, I see you've changed the course you like to run a little."Sandy looked over to see Jon Sizemore running with her. "Same course ... I just started from a different place this morning. OK, what the fuck do you want, Jon?" she glared."Why must I want something? Can't a guy just run with his ex-girlfriend?" Because, you always want something," she said stopping, causing him to stop as well.Jon laughed. "OK, I'll admit that I do. I just want to know a few things." OK, tell me quickly, so you. I brought another horse with me, hoping we could ride as I show you my ranch and you tell me what it is that brought you here.”“Marshal, may I call you by your name? My given name is William.”“My family and friends call me Eli.”“Thank you, Eli. Let me get my luggage, then I’d love to ride with you. I have always enjoyed the peace and solitude I feel on horseback.”“I know the feeling well, William. I’ll tie your bag behind your saddle and we’ll ride for a spell.”When they’d ridden across the.