"I just came by the church office to get some papers. I'd forgotten there was a wedding tonight. Sorry to intrude." Goodness, it's no intrusion. It's ...ice to see you."Ed Reeves was no fool. He had seen the way the good preacher's wife had been looking at him lately. She was a very comely woman and generously proportioned, but best of all, she was unusually fair of complexion, a true honey blonde. He wetted his lips when he saw the misty look in her eyes. It was either a look of lust, or the. Even an incompetent soldier can get lucky, so I still had to take the situation seriously. I had a 10-minute rest while the soldiers got themselves organized. This was enough of a break for me to be very close to completely recovered, and I was ready to take the fight to the soldiers.All I had to do was to knock down two more soldiers and they would have no chance of holding me with their line across the arena. They simply had been too long in ganging up on me. Now that I was recharged, I had a. A.”I lifted my head slightly.“How did you see that?” I asked.“I was putting your clothes away and it was there,” Skye said.“Why were you putting my clothes away?” I asked, focusing on the wrong subject.“It’s what an assistant does,” Skye said, rolling her eyes.“You’re not my assistant,” I noted.“Travis!” Skye said in exasperation.“Travis,” Ciera said in a softer voice. “I need to focus on your exercises. We can take a break in about five minutes if you want.”“Sorry,” Skye said. “It’s just. Just please, don?t make me your SLAVE! I will consent to anything, but I don?t want to be a slave or married! I am not ready for that. I will live up here in the big house and do anything else you ask of me. Please, I am begging you!? She implored him.?Beg all you want, but you will be my slave. I know that you try; that is why I have decided to help you try harder. You know that I love you. That is why I am taking the time to do this: to help you. If I did not love you, I would not be wasting.