"I need to know, Damien. That first time; when you showed me your pain. I know it was an accident, but I have to know. Did you make me fall in love with you?"You cut me to the bone, my lady. But I can't blame you for thinking this. No, I didn't make you fall in love with me. I allowed you into my mind that time. You saw the real me inside that quick glimpse. Yes, there is a lot of pain and suffering I carry with me, but since I have fallen in love with you, it has gone away. We saw into each other's souls in that brief moment, and I believe that is why we fell in love."I see your point. You're right, I saw your soul and I knew we were meant to be together from that moment on. Okay, I'm not mad at you anymore. I love you too much to stay mad at you. Friends forever?"I am your servant, my lady. I love you with all my heart and soul. I only ask one small favor. I am going to give you a phrase to say, and you must repeat it exactly as I give it to you. Will you do that?She furrowed her
Elena smiled and felt a wash of contentment. He liked her cooking. Then the enormity of the comment hit her. Best breakfast in two hundred years; there isn't a woman in the world that has ever had that compliment paid to her. She smiled even bigger and rubbed him behind his ears, right where he liked it the best. She cooked her two eggs the same way, and only had three slices of bacon. She couldn't eat like this every morning; but once in a while, she liked to splurge and go all out with an artery hardening delicious breakfast.By the time she was sitting down to eat her breakfast, Damien was licking his plate clean. He sat back and let loose a gigantic rumbling belch. He managed to look embarrassed, but he was grinning, showing all his teeth.That was better than fresh liver right from the belly of a cow! Thank you again, my love. That was great.She laughed, thinking how strange it was to have that particular 'meal' compared with her cooking. Well, he liked it and that's what counte
"Good morning, Deputy Lock. Yes, I decided to do this. I have to do something, and I guess this is the best way to get him to stop.""I know it's not perfect, but it's the best I can do for you right now."He seemed to want to say something more. He looked around to see if there was anyone within hearing distance, and he started to look uncomfortable."Miss Elena, uhhh, I want to ask you something, but I'm not sure where to begin."Elena was used to men getting nervous around her, she knew she was good looking, but she never let it go to her head. Watching guys get tongue tied around her was nothing new. Grinning, thinking she knew what he was going to ask next, she nodded."What is it, Deputy Lockhardt?""Well, uhhmmm, oh, damn. I feel so embarrassed about this, but, well..."He was turning red, blushing, and he couldn't quite meet her gaze. He was shifting his weight back and forth on his feet, and his hands were twitching nervously. She watched this display, having seen it before,
He could obviously tell when she was lying, so this made it extra tough on how to proceed. Well, according to one of her professors in psychology, the best lies are 95% truth. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly."Okay, but I need to know, how much trouble am I in? Are you going to arrest me for what I was doing last night?"Elena was so frightened that she started trembling. She knew that if he wanted to, he could arrest her right now and there was nothing she could do to stop it."I thought about it, believe me. It was a complete and utter shock to me to see that. However, I also believe that what a person does inside their own home, as long as nobody gets hurt, is their own business and it should stay inside the home. So, that being said, since that is your choice to do that, I'm not going to officially do anything about it."He took a deep breath and sighed. He had just told her he was willing to break the law for her. He was skating on thin ice right now and whether she
"My friend literally scared the piss out tom . Not figuratively, literally—he wet his pants and ran. My friend didn't attack him, didn't do anything but stare at him, but that was enough. Tom ran away scared shitless. I imagine that his male ego didn't take to well to that display and that's why he acted out."She met Mark's gaze head on, not looking away; trying to believe her own words--which weren't a total fabrication—and found it relatively easy for her to do. Mark chuckled, shaking his head."Okay. Yeah, I can see that happening. Your friend is huge and if I had to stare right into that, I guess I'd be more than a little intimidated myself. Knowing that he took on a grizzly and tore it apart, yeah, I'd be scared shitless too. Okay. So, tom freaks out and goes running off. What did you do then?""I knew that when he freaked out and ran off that I was in deep trouble. So, I packed up all my stuff and left."She left off several details, but that wasn't really lying, so it didn't b
He didn't like the fact that he was risking his career and even jail time himself if he allowed her to file the sexual assault charges against tom. Then it dawned on him, she wouldn't have to file them to get the restraining order. He suddenly smiled and sighed with relief."Okay, here's the deal. Don't press the issue of the sexual assault; just tell the judge that you misunderstood his intentions. However, it's the truth about those two guys with guns, and they did try to prevent you from going home and tom put them up to it. You can truthfully tell the judge that he attempted to kidnap you at gunpoint, although by proxy, and that makes him just as guilty.""As for the shooting last night, tell the judge the truth; well, almost the truth. Don't tell him that you have a wild wolf in your house, which would be a crime. Tell the judge you have a half-breed wolf/dog mix and that you got it from a friend who couldn't take care of an animal of that size. That is legal, and you will be cov
"Well, I guess I better get back to work. Uhhmmm, look, Elena, I meant what I said about being friends. If it would be okay, would you mind if I stopped by your house when I get off shift tonight around 7 o'clock?"His expression was one of slight embarrassment for having invited himself to her house, but he wanted to talk to her some more about this whole situation and he wanted to do that out of uniform and away from the courthouse. She eyed him suspiciously for a second, but didn't detect anything in his voice or manner that said he had ulterior motives. Then she decided to send him a clear message."Yes, that would be okay, as long as you don't mind the fact that my boyfriend will be there."She managed not to blush too deeply this time when she said it. He snorted and gave her a lopsided grin."I'll say it again; Elena, you've got balls of steel. And, yeah, I sorta figured your 'boyfriend' would be there too. I don't mind if you don't. How's that?"She grinned."Okay. I'll see yo
"Damn, I guess I never would have thought it possible; but after this past year, with that Letterman thing, I guess it shouldn't surprise me that it was only a matter of time before the big bad world found its way to our little corner of heaven. You know, thinking about that case; when people get wind of this, there's going to be a lot of talk. You won't be able to hide in a town this small. Do you have any idea what you are going to do if it blows up and gets crazy?"She hadn't thought that far ahead yet. She was just trying to get through that day, not next week. She thought about the media circus that surrounded the Letterman thing and went pale."Whoa! You okay? I didn't mean to scare you. I just wanted you to know that the shit is going to hit the fan on this one if the big news outlets get a hold of it. They'll try to tie it to the Letterman thing and milk a few points out of it for ratings.""Christ, mark! I never thought of it like that. I was just worried about little ol' me,