Aage ki kahani,…Thakan ki wajah se meri aankh lag gayi, kuch der baad maa ne mujhe uthaya shaam kareeban 4.00 – 4.30 baje the, maa ne mujhe kaha h...ath muh dhole aur neeche aake chai pi le, mein fresh hoke neeche chala gaya, maa taiji aur didi baithe the,Tabhi taiji ne kaha ke woh aaj shaam ki aarti ke liye pass hi ke ek prasidh mandir mein jana chahti hai, maa ne kaha taiji se, didi mein bhi chalungi aur didi bhi jana chahti thi, taiji ne kaha ke mein unhe mandir le chalun, aur taiji ne mujh se. .." Isaid, trying to apologize again, before I couldn't say anything at all.Alicia had leaned forward pressing her lips against mine and proceededto giving me a passionate kiss. It caught me so off guard I justreturned it for several long moments before I came to my senses.Pulling back to stare into her vibrant blue eyes, I softly said, "AliciaI can't... I mean I love it when you kiss me but..." I know about you and Paul... It's okay.. I know nothing can happenbetween us, I wish it could. Women were yelling and asking questions, one after another, not even waiting for an answer."Shut the hell up, all of you! We have intruders on the property so everyone listen to me. Farley, Jubal, and I know what we are doing, so the rest of you just shut up for now!"I got a dirty look from Kat for that one, but I smiled at her before telling everyone to follow me. I took them back into the little alcove where Myrna used to sit to trade her penny stocks during the day. In reality it was a. It was even worse when most it of had to do with the Imperium.Duric draped his towel over the top of the chair and picked up one of the parchments. He smirked as he skimmed it. Another merchant clan delayed from arriving at the palace because of interception by Imperial Guardsmen looking for black market contraband. "You're up to something, Z'haas," he commented. "And I'll bet that summons has something to do with it." Master?"Duric put down the parchment and turned. Tanyee stood at the.