”“I do, but honestly, I needed that. I guess I really let Jocelyn convince me that I’d been abused by you when I really hadn’t.”“What’s ...er problem?”“Andrea Dworkin. When Jocelyn was sixteen, she went to hear Dworkin speak in Berkeley, and she also went on some march in the red-light district with Dworkin.”“Who the hell is Andrea Dworkin?” I asked.“A feminist author. According to Jocelyn, she’s really outspoken about how men have power over women and enforce it by law. That men terrorize women. Never coming closer to me than I allowed. Never invading. He hardly spoke. And when he did it was to give me better fighting tips. Like it was all play time for him. A game. A dance.Finally I asked his name. "Lucus Von Irving" was his response. That seemed to open me up more and between sword thrusts, he would ask questions of me. Then he made an offer. Something that was strange. Sounded odd to me. Offers of a sire that would never betray me. A sire who would be strong enough and man enough to. DeShade is entitled to a total of three Silver Stars besides the one here today." He has also been given several commendations for actions under fire from when he was originally in the service. Most of what he did is classified, but I will state that he earned each of them."The judge said, "Let the record show that Senior Investigator Reach for the Naval Crime Scene Investigation unit has stated that Mr. DeShade is in fact entitled to a total of four Silver Stars, one Bronze Star and two Purple. “It’s done,” Baltoh said, releasing Molly and stepping back while becoming invisible.Without even seeing Baltoh behind her, Molly bolted to her feet and looked around wildly, more disoriented than the night she discovered peach schnapps. She looked at Selene, gripping the sides of the table as if an earthquake was shaking the building. The memory of Baltoh crashing through the office building and Selene revealing his identity was flashing in her mind like a strobe light. Selene’s bright green.