He had not gone to school today, telling his father that he felt ill. Aarti thought she had a pretty good idea what had brought on this sudden onset o... 'fever', but had kept her speculation to herself.Aarti sat down next to her son. Vikram looked away from his newspaper to glance momentarily at his mother's knee. His mother's crossed legs had caused her robe to fall away, very becomingly he thought, to leave a good part of her left leg exposed. He glanced up to look at her face."Beta," Aarti. Normally I must invent a plausible explanation for the slave. I daresay that Tanyee was frightened enough that a quick pinprick and a request of 'do not tell the Overlord' was quite sufficient."Roquan was not sure whether to laud the man for his cleverness or berate him for his audacity."In any case, it helped me come to the conclusion that I have now," Vanlo continued smoothly. "That there is something foreign in their bloodstreams."At first, Roquan was too stunned to react. The next moment,. That’s when Dan turned to me. ‘Jim, let me introduce you to Sara Wilson, your intern for the next few months.’ NOTHING MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN A CONFIDENT WOMAN The hot water flooded over my body as the shower stall began to fill with steam. My morning routine was off and running. Coffee was made, morning news was echoing into the master bathroom from the bedroom, and now I found myself basking in the warmth of the water. This was always a great time to think through the tasks I had to accomplish. He closed the door and made a beeline for her bedroom. He found the shirt that she had worn last night, pleased that the maid hadn't arrived yet, so the laundry wouldn't be done. He held the shirt in his hands, focusing on the clothing. His eyes grew dark, ebony pools of liquid shadow that replaced the whites of his eyes. He felt an electric current leap from the shirt, passing along his body."Magic!" he growled, dropping the garment to the floor. He stared at it, his mind racing, trying to.