“Then we are done talking about money,” I said.“Julian, be reasonable,” he said.“Did you actually say that to me?” I said.“Julian, what ...ou are looking for is revenge not money. I know it. Ava knows it. Hell, anyone who knows the story, and there are a few of us now, knows it. Twenty million, no strings! How about it?” he said.“No,” I said. “Not even close. And revenge? I don’t know if I would characterize things that way. I sacrificed everything for the woman, and you; and Candace too though I. "Go backto the shower and do it now and hurry!" she demanded.You hesitated."I think I'm feeling sick," you lied. "I don't think I should go tochurch today." What's wrong?" I have a bad headache." I guess. You can also have breakfast if you aren't going to church." Maybe later."You returned to your room. Your bed was already made. You recognizedthe comforter. You saw for the first time that the pillowcase waspurple which matched the comforter. On top of the bed was the outfityour mother. ”“I was only four when she disappeared, but she’d had left a profound impression on me. She had an accent to her speech similar to yours. I remember her saying some of the words you used with Ulu. My mother said she taught many people her language and I only just realised you used it too as some of the words have become common to us.”“Anyway, my father had us look everywhere for her, but she was gone, and her box was no longer connected to an entity, so he couldn’t use it to find a new mate.. ’ Pellenica said, as she looked me in the eye to gauge my reaction. I must admit I probably could have reacted better, but it was quite a shock as you can imagine. The last bit of information pushed me over the edge, the shock and surprise was so great. ‘Eight wives!’ I squawked. ‘Yes.’ Pellenica replied plainly. ‘EIGHT!’ ‘Yes.’ ‘WIVES!’ ‘Yes!’ Pellenica replied a little more firmly with a queer look in her eye. ‘At the same time?’ I asked, still shocked. ‘YES!’ Pellenica shouted shaking her.