Against my teacher's recommendations, I had declined to enroll in New Amsterdam University's Medical Magics program years ago. While I'm sure others w...uld have enjoyed the prestige and wealth that being a medical mage would have brought them, my taste for magic had always been a bit darker. I loved reading historical accounts of the history of magic, of the early formulation of demonic summoning, the roots and battles of the first and second Warlock Wars, and the Masterton Incremental Soul. His hot breath on my naked skin and the touch of his fingers sent shivers through my body making my breath come out in gasps, the anticipation making me wriggle a bit. I felt his hand on my lower back as he planted a kiss on my neck. I rose just enough to let the top fall on the floor and moved to on my side to reach him with my hand, with his lips and hands still resting on my back. His chest was mine to explore with my touch but his shirt was getting in the way, so I pulled it over his. I don’t see a problem with it.”“Penny,” Alice said, “you can’t bug him about it and you have to keep your grades up.”“Mom!” she whined.“Penny, that’s enough!” Alice said firmly. “You have to have B’s or better in all your classes and you have to do your homework first. Steve, would Saturday mornings work for you?”I had opened my mouth, so now it had to play out.“It would have to be early, like from 8:00am to 9:30am; I have karate class at 10:00am. That’s actually the best time for me, too,. For 'Drea Taylor or her friends this was unheard-of behavior.Then the more she watched the younger woman the more puzzled she became. The girl moved with the grace of a dancer or a trained athlete. Her posture was utterly perfect. Moreover, Nita realized that she could listen to the girl talk for hours. Her voice was so cultured yet so musical. In fact everything about the girl reeked of refinement and breeding. At the same time, though, the pair were as kind and considerate to the store people.