Anthe has to be able to control the woman unequivocally. “We need people that can manipulate men. The government wants women to get in close to dict...tors and enemies of the state and assassinate them without having ties to the government.”Harper raises an eyebrow at her. “Not all enemies are men.”Anthe shakes her head. “No, and that’s why we need women. Not only can they manipulate men, but they know how to do the same to women.”“And you chose me because I like women woo,” Harper surmises. “Why. Up they climb into the stand and move around until each is comfortable. It’s so dark they can hardly see each other and so quiet they can hear each other breathe. After about 20 min.. of just sitting Stacey feels Cole’s hand touch her arm and give it a squeeze. He slowly moves his hand up to her shoulder and pulls her over and as she leans toward him he kisses her cheek. He can’t see but Stacey is smiling………She turns her face toward him as his lips graze across her cheek and their lips meet. At. Roland was not sure what happened. He was about ready to shoot the man on the ground when he heard a voice, as if from a vast distance, tell him that all was well.Roland relaxed his pull on the bow. The figure on the ground groaned."Kill me!" he gasped to Roland."Why?" Roland asked curiously."You don't understand. I was possessed. I can't take the chance of that thing coming back. Please, kill me now," the man repeated his request in a pained voice."No. The thing that had inhabited you is gone.. ” The younger Borealan recoiled, hunching her shoulders in a display of submission. “I told you to treat the Instructor as your Alpha, obey his orders. Human packs work a little differently to ours, but their command structure is basically the same. Remember what I’ve been teaching you about ranks?”I looked on with my arms crossed as Raz corralled the newest Borealan pack that had been sent to the station for integration training, a dozen of them milling around her, even the smallest among them.