. he has activated the flight deck’s boarding defense as well.”The Captain didn’t respond, but just sat thinking without even cursing, amazing e...eryone on the bridge.“Are you certain of this?” he asked, his voice at a normal volume for once.“As sure as I can be about the interference from the scout’s engine. The Paladin Commander’s exact strategy, well, I am guessing there, of course. But what other reason could he have other than taking over the ship? Should I kill you, he would be justified. Ok that was fun then the guilt hit. No, he hadn’t fucked me but I had still been in an intimate encounter with another man. Cheated on my husband of 24 years. I was disgusted with myself.Chapter 2I was still in town while the separation paperwork was in process. I decided to visit one of our old bars and chill a bit. I was sitting at the dark end of the bar when they walked in. I watched my soon to be ex wife shoulder to shoulder with a middle aged man. I decided to move to a booth on the other. I inspected the finished product in the mirror and I was pleased. I looked more like a miniature Greek goddess than a creature of the night. Louisa led me downstairs to the main dining hall. The entire coven was gathered, over two hundred strong, and they all watched silently as I descended the stairs to join them. In their midst was a vampire who radiated power. He must have been ancient. I approached him and respectfully bowed my head. I was in awe at the being before me. Surely this was a. Please tell me you will stay away from him for a while." No way!" Traci shrieked. "He's mine. You just leave us alone."Traci raced out of the room, crying, and slammed the door. Mandy cursed under her breath.Timmons stepped in front of Lorraine's desk. She didn't even look up, she just pushed the buzzer and the door unlocked. Timmons walked in to find Von Teufel and Jefferson already seated around a small table. Both of them looked up and Jefferson motioned to a chair.Timmons walked nervously.