He owns a small business in town, I don’t know if it will become serious, but I wanted you to know.” she finished.“I’m so happy for you Ashley... I really am.” I replied.“You mean it?” she asked, hesitation in her voice.“Yes, I mean it.” I responded.“Brian, I can’t tell you how glad I am to hear that.” she told me.“But, he better treat you like that all the time. If he hurts you, he has to deal with me.” I told her.“I have already told him that. He really wants to meet you. Oh, his name is Jeff. WHOOSH!Zetsa shot forward after him through the dense vegetation, to a meadow that stretched out to dozens of kilometers.Killing intent reflected in her eyes. The marks on her chest already vanished, but the painful sensation lingered. Her transformation was not perfect and only enchanted her external traits. If she moved slower and Gaklin's claws hit her lower stomach, even if he failed to penetrate it, her internals would have still suffered greatly."You can't escape!" Zetsa roared. She did. They thought about getting something to eat first but decided that since there was food at the house, they would eat there."Julie?" Christy said shortly after stepping into the house. "We need to talk."Julie took a look at her sister-in-law and knew that she knew about her andJames. She wanted to deny everything but the smile on Christy's face told her it would be useless to do so."I'm so sorry," Julie cried, as she sat down on the sofa."Why?" Christy asked, as she sat next to her."Why?" Julie. ' Go on." I'm sorry I made you worry." My voice was lifeless as I carefully made my way back to the bedroom, gently shutting the door in Morgan's concerned face. "Are you by yourself?" I asked."Now, now, none of that. We wouldn't want your babysitters to become suspicious. And, of course, she's just fine here." I could hear the smile in her voice and I tried to reign in the wave of anger that rose."That's not true, you know that," I said, letting my anger slip a little, over-riding my.