She felt herself stroking the balls, too... It all made her come wide-eyed awake again with a wet smile. She smiled at Duke, who stood before her pant...ng. Like he was in the dream, too. She moved to the edge of the couch and bent toward him. He walked up to her. She put her hands out, running her hands over his flanks from shoulder to hip and leaned slightly on him, feeling a vague desire in her loins. She rubbed his haunches and kissed him low on his back. He nuzzled her side and sniffed. "Well, with two of my favorite females flaunting themselves all over the place, that's not surprising! Even if we are family," I added hastily.She drank some more wine, then reached for the bottle for a refill, not something she usually did. "I suppose." I asked Beth to go to the dance with me Saturday," I announced casually. No big deal, right? Only my first real date, when most kids my age had been dating for a couple of years, some of them longer, and screwing, too."Did you! Well done!" She. In all three cases it was after discovering fellow telepath's within the borders of his empire. Two were men who seemed to use their abilities for the betterment of themselves. The third actually interested him.She was a young woman named Vonda Preston. She was 36 years old, single and lived only 30 minutes away by air car. She knew she was telepathic, yet did not take advantage of it. She had developed a natural shield which Richard had penetrated only after careful instruction from his. “I can help you with sexual deviations” he said, but remained in the doorway, blocking it. She was caught in a cul-de-sac. Again! “Well, I…” “No, don´t be shy…” The man took a few steps towards her. She swallowed. This could not be happening, not again, not already! “What exact deviation do you want to explore?” he asked in a soft, dark voice. Then he had his hand on the side of her hip. She looked down at the hand, stunned with surprise. The man came a little closer. “Who…are you?” she asked.