Her attempts at negotiating were fruitless as there were no replies from the Armada. Admiralty communications experts assured the Queen that the signa...s had been received as initially a "wait" acknowledgement had been received. That information dealt the final blow to any hopes of even surrendering and the Queen ordered the Palace cleared but continued to broadcast her offer.Real time vids of the Settlement and its orbitals were coming down the FTL net and someone, probably Baron Westlake, had. Standing outside her dorm in a white cable knit sweater and tan slacks, her copper colored hair longer now that I had ever seen it and framing her face beautifully, I just could not help but realize that she may be one of the most beautiful women in the world. And she wasn't even nineteen yet! After her exposure in the newspapers for the prom dress, she had received repeated calls from booking agents and model agencies asking her to consider a career in high fashion modeling. So far, she had. Her eyes shot up at my puzzled look.. Ohh you never met Helen ''did you .. she's our head psychologist slash profiler.. What!! Rolling her eyes and shaking her head...Kate started giggling..You going to tell me, you two have been fucking each other and you don't even know her name..Fucking unbelievable .. fucking little sluts .. hehehe. Kate giggled loudly.Your in deep trouble Sara, the sudden change in her voice concerned me.. my eyes said it all without speaking.. her next words floored. We won't really harm her, although she will think we are killingher. Others won't be so kind." My son in particular, Reyna?" The Sultana asked resignedly. Reyna remainedsilent - the question did not require an answer."I myself will administer the punishment, Lady." Ali added in is calm voice."It will be no worse than it must be to get the child's full attention andto help her fully understand and respect its affects."The Sultana nodded her acquiescence. "Very well. How did the other.