None of them had known it, but this amulet was the badge of honor worn by a famous Mescalero war chief. It had been lost in battle to the Chiricahuas ...any years before, and the Mescaleros had never expected to see it again. Otto offered to return it, but Striking Snake refused to take it; he maintained that Otto had earned it properly in battle and deserved to keep it. Besides, Otto had shown himself worthy of such a badge of honor the time he had rescued Striking Snake's grandchildren.The next. Peering through the cracked door, I observe meticulously painted, square shaped, silver toenails. They shimmer atop five, dainty, light bronze toes. They are digging into the very jet black carpet that I installed myself a year ago at her request. I observe those toes clench the plush carpet and release. Before I know it, a smooth tapered foot sole is revealed as it lifts to pivot away from me. My eyes travel up this delicate side of a foot to a thin bronze colored ankle that is smaller than my. The next morning, Steve would take a limo from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base for his flight to Tucson and his reunion with his Father and aunt.The February 24th primary elections for the new Congress had decided who each party's candidates would be in the general elections that would be held on March 17th. The primary featured a number of upsets that saw a large number of party endorsed candidates go down to defeat. Candidates who ran negative campaigns tended to lose, while some of. Despite all the women you have bedded, the sex is empty to you without the emotion behind it.You had hired your executive assistant, Eva, three years ago to help you manage your estate. At least that is what you told her and yourself. In the past few years, despite swearing to give up on women after your bitter divorce, you have been feeling the pangs of loneliness. You had met the tall, redhead Eva at a technology conference and was smitten by her looks, intelligence, and charm. Not willing to.