"Whereto so early, Pelle?" she asked sleepily.He came back to the bed and gave her a kiss."I'm off to hunt deer, Ingeburg. We're running short of meat... and the Baron allows me a deer each month now. A young buck or a doe will make a fine roast, and we can smoke the rest." How long will you be? Shall I prepare a noon meal?" I hope to be back by noon, but I can't tell for sure." Do you have something to break fast?"He held up a knapsack."I have some bread. Wish me luck, Wife!"She kissed him for. I had a babysitter when I was little. I’m not sure exactly when my mom went back to work, but it was before I remember.”“Well, that’s YEARS down the road, anyway,” I said.We had a nice dinner, which again Katy paid for, and afterwards we went back to her house as we usually did. Katy’s parents were home, and after greeting them, we went up to her room to listen to music. We spent about an hour talking, kissing, and listening to music before she walked me out to the car.“Mom and Dad are going to. I flung my left arm around his neck and held on, silently begging for the building urgency to be released.Chris pressed his forehead against mine, his breath hot across my cheek. He growled suddenly. "Come for me, Holly."Just when I thought I wouldn't make it there, his hand slid up and gripped my breast again, almost painfully. I rolled my head against his supporting arm and ground down harder on his leg. My eyes flew open as a cry spewed from my mouth, my arms releasing him while my body. .”“Damn. That might help explain some things, how he was able to afford such a fine home on the surface while the rest of us suffered down here. And as Guildmaster, he had access to ... everything.”“Sapphire, didn’t you say you saw him tear off a journal page?”She started when I called upon her. “Um, yes, your royal, I did.”“I bet this is it, then.” I scanned the page. “Well, nothing to be done with that, then.” I handed it to Delphine. “Seize the funds from these accounts. At first glance, I’d.