"There was silence. Brenda was thinking. And I was afraid I knewwhat and I was afraid I knew why. When I was in heat, in peak form,at my best, I wa... never able to make love to Brenda more oftenthan twice a week, maybe three tops, and rarely more than a coupleof times each time. If that much. Not unusual, that's how it was. That's how long it took for me to recharge my batteries. Nothing odd there, I suppose. The first year or so of our marriageI'd been a rampaging stud, ready for her. " He leaned in and kissed her deeply. When she moaned against his mouth, he sighed with pleasure and felt just a twinge of regret that it was the drug that made her ask him to love her."My lady."Arianna looked up from the book she was reading. She smiled absently at the young maid."Yes, Gloria?" Prince Randall wishes to speak to you. Shall I tell Arthur to patch into here?" Of course." Setting her book aside, when the light lit on the console next to her, she pressed the button."Good afternoon,. Gauti tightened his grip on his sword and shield. No words were spoken to, or between his men.They were fierce, fearless. They did not need to be convinced before a fight. They did not need to drink to find find their courage. They were his chosen warriors. When they bled on the battlefield, they would not ask for aid. Nor would they receive any. They followed Gauti not because they were obligiated to, but because they wanted to. For he was the prince. And twice the man his father was.The waves. His body was pressed hard against mine, his chest crushing my breasts and his thighs on top of mine.He had managed to grab one of my wrists while I was trying to knee him and he now had the advantage, his body pinning me hard against the ground while I squirmed and struggled desperately beneath him.I lashed out frantically with my free arm, trying to strike him wherever and whenever I could, while trying to evade his free arm. I was squirming and wriggling under his body but Ihe had me firmly.