‘What?’ Trenton exclaimed. ‘That’s not possible, this body hasn’t died yet.’ ‘The soul and the body don’t always…expire…at the sam... time,’ Viriquesesh answered. ‘The soul departed, a ritual kept the body alive, and then I inhabited it.’ ‘No wonder you were so hard to track. I was looking for a soul to sense that wasn’t there,’ Trenton pondered out loud. Viriquesesh’s body shuddered as she became cold. She had lost too much blood, which was flowing between the fingers grasping her stomach and. They followed behind him as the Marines chatted excitedly to each other while pointing towards the rock wall.“How did you guys do today?” Philippa asked as they sat down for dinner on the estate in Nobatia.“There was a colonel in charge of us by the name of Lucas and he was an arrogant son of a bitch,” said Julia. “He started trying to create his insurance in case we fail in our mission. He couldn’t believe that we were a group of civilians who were going to undertake a hostage rescue mission. "We were just having some fun."I cringed having my suspicions confirmed. I needed to get off the phone before I said anything more."I've got another call coming in. You and Kara go have fun without me," I said as I hung up.As soon as I hung up, I realized what a dumb ass I was being. This was the woman I loved. I was the one that wanted to spend time with Kara and her. I got up, went to Kara's room, and knocked. Kara answered the door. I saw Tracy sitting in a robe looking at her cell phone.. “Yes, fine.” “Let me help.” “Okay.” I placed my hands around her waist and raised her shirt up over her head. “Okay, your turn.” A cheap trick, sure. She couldn’t remove her bra since I didn’t have one, so she’d have to choose to take her pants off on her own. She unzipped and unbuttoned her fly, and started lowering her jeans. Again, I placed my hands upon her hips and helped slide her clothes off. She stepped out, one leg, and then the other. She stood there in white bra and pink lacy.