This smile was nothing like the last one. This smile was predatory. ‘I’ve just had an idea.’ 1623 AD Just outside Dublin, Ireland -Cariel- T...e soulless knight’s eyes seemed far away for a moment. His gaze rested just above my shoulder, his facedrawn tight with concern. That was understandable. I had just told him an archangel was outside. As I looked at him… for just a moment… I realized how many years had passed before those sad brown eyes. Mortal eyes were never meant for so much. I remembered the pleasure of flame. Of killing and marauding. Of eating bodies freshly cooked. Five centuries of repression, of self-denial, evaporated. I burned and burned and burned before I stopped myself.”She shook as my stomach twisted.“I managed to keep myself from burning the hordes of refugees fleeing from the cities I razed. Just.” More tears fell. “And, Gods, I almost lost control when I rescued you from Prince Gruber's army. But I had no choice. He had interfered, and you would not. ”“A bottle of champagne,” I said. That means I’d wasted precious minutes tying up a non-threat. When I got out of the hospital, I was through with being a detective. Riley was much better suited to the business than I was.“He thought you’d hit him with your fist,” Jordan laughed. “He has a tremendous amount of respect for you now.”“Well, don’t tell him otherwise, will you?” I chuckled. A true pack animal. You respect the one who is more powerful. I decked him, I’m the alpha male. How simple.. The first 2 months she did a great job, then one day she broke 2 eggs. That wasnt a big deal to me but I caught her trying to hide the evidence instead of just telling me. I was pissed.when she came back to the cabin that day I was waiting for her.I had never had to strictly disipline her before maybe a few smacks on the ass here and there but that was it. When she arrived to me I told her to fetch her collar and leash her eyes got big and knew she was caught. she brought it back and kneeled at.