"Wha-" Leon muttered as he felt himselfgrowing dizzier. He turned back to his bed as he felt himself black out.When Leon awoke, he found himself spraw...ed on top of his bed. Lookingaround quickly, he saw that his bedroom door remained locked. He thenlooked at his clock and saw that it was Sunday. "I slept for a whole-"he started to exclaim and until he suddenly started coughing. "What -cough- the hell? My throat is burning!" As Leon started to become moreawake, he realized that it wasn't just. Grandpa is a good cook and we help him well."Eve released me except for holding a hand and leaned close to him. She whispered loudly toward his ear. "I know, Sweetie. I've had his breakfast before. I was teasing him. Girls do that with guys who they like." She paused for a half beat. "Would you let me tease you?" He nodded energetically. She gave him a little hug.Miriam had hugged Sarah and Hop. We all went inside and sat at the dining table. The food was good and the company was better. Joy. And as cheesy as it might sound, yeah, she’d made me want to be a better man, Heather had been so damn naive and innocent, so needy for someone to love and love her in return. It had been a real chore to convince her I was really interested in her and not playing some cruel joke. The more I’d gotten to know her, the harder I’d fallen. I’ve thanked God every day since that she felt the same way about me. All in all, I think it took me a year to convince her I was interested in her as more than. Silas pinned Ian’s arms down, then pulled on the tie at the back of his head until his neck bent backward and Ian’s noise silenced.“You will let me,” Silas hissed. “If I just wanted to fuck you, I wouldn’t need this room. I could overpower you in your own bed and be done with you in the time it takes to mix your drink. I am training you to be complacent. Eventually, I’ll work on obedience. I don’t want your desire, or I would try to groom and seduce you, slowly over time, until you want this as.