She and Bran had an argument but an hour ago--albeit about stupid things, but she couldn’t let her dignity go, now could she! So Kitty had banished ...er lover, her husband, to the sofa for the night.It was so difficult to stay angry with Bran for very long, and while she was still cross with him, she missed the comforting cuddle of their bodies together.The fire of anger was still burning bright when Kitty heard the door open. Her back was to the wall, but it was unquestionably Bran. It was at. At least, never failed until now.Time slowed to a crawl. Despite her mind feeling like air compressed and spit out the back end of a jet engine, she tried to grasp what she could.She didn’t like what she managed to understand. Her mouth moved without her volition. Somehow her throat produced words in countless languages.I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA, Jessica cried out against her will. Tears leaked from her eyes as her mind knew what would come next. I HAVE BEEN CONTENT TO ALLOW YOUR LITTLE. " And a delight to your hands, lover." I was thinking, as he was arranging my tresses, and I so enjoy having my hair touched and fussed over, particularly when he washes and braids it for me, such a simple, yet intimate pleasure.Richard took my hand and we went upstairs to the bathroom to make him taste delicious. After we entered the bathroom we undressed and I gave him my hairbrush and asked him to brush my hair.My Sweetheart smiled and took the brush from me, and then he brushed my hair. She lifted the top and looked inside. Although she expected to see something inside, it wasn't even lined with velvet or any other material. She ran her fingers over the edges of the box, the engravings on the sides and scratched her head. Her grandmother started to laugh; the sound was a mix between a girlish giggle and the chuckle of a much wiser woman."Nana, I don't want to sound un--"Before Claire could finish her sentence, her grandmother had reached forward and, with a pair of scissors.