Part of that is the ‘half’ in there, my own Father was long gone before Jerry showed up. I was just a little girl so I didn’t understand, but th... fact is my Mom liked sex, too! So I suddenly had a baby brother, I was 8 years old when he arrived. In no time at all, Jerry took up a LOT of space in my life! Jerry’s father did the same to him my own did to me, simply vanished, never to be heard from again. Growing up with a brother that was 220# by the time he was 12 was an advantage. I got picked. The circle of Iris' friends and acquaintances was completely swamped in a vast crowd that had congregated in open defiance of the punitive penalties imposed by the State of Emergency. Nonetheless, what could the severely depleted police force possibly do about hundreds of thousands of peaceful protestors? And, furthermore, the demonstration was being filmed and recorded by the BBC, Fox News UK, Al Jazeera, CNN and countless other national and international news services.The ostensible purpose. Fearful that you wouldn’t want me after all that Torquemada did to me. If you don’t, I will understand, not many men would.’ She looked up into Raynes face, and was surprised to see wet tracks glistening on his handsome face. Tears flowed from his beautiful blue eyes and a sob tore from his chest. ‘Not want you? I felt as if I were dead when I thought I had lost you. I searched the seas and pushed my men till most would have dropped from exhaustin to find you. And that mad man will never hurt. I turned to look at Borthun. The spear had struck him in the shoulder. He lay on the ground now with Yela holding him. A noise behind me made me turn again and I saw perhaps a dozen foot soldiers with spears and swords running towards the three of us."No!" I yelled without thinking, and reached out, for the first time in anger, and whipped every rock and pebble, every loose object within sight into a hurricane of debris that circled around the three of us. Heavy, light, blunt or sharp,.