All of a sudden, she had all that responsibility piled on her. Many people would have given up, been bitter, consoled themselves with booze or drugs o... sex; somehow her children would have suffered. Not June. Providing her children with the best life she possibly could was a duty, a trust, a privilege. And pure joy.June is a unique woman. She is able to look at what's there and instinctively know the right thing to do. She'd had enough talks with her son since we met to know what was in his. The doctor said that he was very experienced doing these procedures and that he never had a patient end up not happy with the outcome. I told Jimmy I was fine with anything he wanted. I signed a ton of paperwork, releasing them from liability and giving my consent to perform the procedures. In the operating room the doctor said they were going to give me a general anesthetic. I wasn't nervous at all when I drifted off into unconsciousness. When I woke up my mouth was dry and I couldn't open my. Illakia is ruled by the Emperor (currently Alexander IV). The Emperor is the supreme ruler of the land and, Illakians believe, the world. He has this power by not only being deemed a living god, but the god of gods. The other gods are deceased Emperors, and this pantheon exists to advise the worldly Emperor, who becomes their leader on taking the throne. This theory is at the centre of the Illakian Cult of the Emperor, the state religion if there is one, which almost all Illakians believe. . She gasped in surprise, but arched against him and returned the kiss in kind when his tongue flicked across her lips teasingly. Her tongue sought his, her fingers wove into his still-damp hair, and she gave herself up to the feel of him, his hands stroking her back, his taste in her mouth, his hard body pressed against her from knees to shoulders. He groaned softly as she fisted her hands, using his long, silky hair to pull him closer.When he released her lips to shift his attention to the long.