The marine pondered my question thoughtfully and said, "He has a history of quietly removing obstacles to his plans. Yes, he might, if some unseen all...ance required Lady Derwen's shipping empire under control and Lord Atum believed she was leaning towards another suitor." A picture of the maid seeing me kissing Lady Derwen, holding her close, ran through my mind. "I will have to think some wizard gadgets up for the ship, " I thought.I gathered both Swarta and Derwen in my arms and said, "Show. Meine H?nde warenfrei. Ich ?ffnete z?gerlich meine Augen und sah nur eine wei?e glatteFl?che... Wo war ich? Nach und nach erinnerte ich mich wieder, was passiertwar."Bin ich tot?..." fragte ich matt. Ein leises Lachen vor der Seite lie?mich meinen Kopf drehen."Nein, meine Kleine. Du bist nicht tot. Du hast nur eine kleine Platzwundeam Kopf."Erkl?rte mir der Mann, der neben dem Bett auf einem Stuhl sa?. Langsambegriff ich, das ich im Krankenhaus lag... und ich kannte den Mann, derdort sa?. Es. What???The first thing I felt was ... hot. My body – I suddenly knew I had one – was hot. It was terribly hot and I needed rescue from the heat that tormented the body I didn't know I had.Hands...I felt hands all over my body. They traveled everywhere, and they were very wet. The wetness contained some elixir that cooled me every place it touched. The coolness was a blessing, and the blessing spread across my front until it reached an impediment.Voices...The first voice I heard was quite firm,. A walk on the wild(ish) side...By Bethany JacquesThe breeze blows gentlyCool across my nylonned thighsI step out of the doorAcross the threshold of my houseFor the very first timeShaking as the realisation hits meI can't be doing thisPeople like me, 'decent' people, middle-aged people, professional people, menDon't do this.But I am doing itI am determinedI have thought long and hardDebated with myselfConsidered the optionsKeep it locked up inside of me?For yet more years and years?Or go for it,.