’ ‘Oh.’ Marla was enjoying Paul’s attention. She was touched by how, whenever she caught his eyes looking at her in a clearly appraising way, ...e visibly blushed and looked away. Although he was soft-spoken, Marla wasn’t at all sure how much that was to do with his peculiar English dialect or if it would be the same whatever his native tongue. ‘Shall we go for a coffee?’ she asked. ‘A coffee?’ wondered Paul, the freckles on his face deepening again with his ready blush. ‘But I hardly know you,. That all meant one thing. Evidence. Either there was a traitor in the council trying to kill me or there wasn’t. And I just wanted to put my mind to ease one way or another. Having to watch my back constantly didn’t seem to be doing me any favours. I needed to be certain to plan the next course of action.So, it was after this inner contemplation that I decided that I had to revisit the area where I had unlocked my ability. Tonight. It didn’t matter that the trace of the grim reaper would still. The glares I received when I mentioned breakfast convinced me I wasn't really hungry. We all piled into my car and headed home. Amy lay her head on my shoulder and rubbed my chest all the way home. Megan leaned over the backseat and lay her head on my other shoulder, kissing my neck periodically. Hayley sat in the back and laughed at us. Somehow, I managed to make it home without wrecking the car. Of course, Megan knew I would.Elizabeth and Larelle were waiting for us when we entered the living. Her resolve stayed strong all that day until his knock on her door that afternoon. She opened her mouth to give him a well rehearsed statement but when she saw him she crumbled and silently stepped aside for him. She led him into the lounge, the same room that he had found her in on that night, and sat down next to him on the settee. He introduced himself as Alan as they chatted for a few moments before he took his handcuffs from the case attached to his belt. “These are the type we use.” He.