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1,834,964	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1834574}'	No	2024-05-20 19:15	active	816	296777053490463		🏀🌟 Exciting News! 🌟🏀<br /> Are you ready to take your basketball skills to the next level? Join us for our upcoming Dribble Drive Basketball Camps this summer!<br /> 📅 Summer Camp Dates & Locations:<br /> June 17-21, 2024 at Jewish Community Center, Woodbridge, CT<br /> June 24-28, 2024 at Holy Trinity Catholic Academy, Shelton, CT<br /> July 15-19, 2024 at Holy Trinity Catholic Academy, Shelton, CT<br /> August 5-9, 2024 at Holy Trinity Catholic Academy, Shelton, CT<br /> August 19-23, 2024 at Jewish Community Center, Woodbridge, CT<br /> Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to improve your game! 🏀✨<br /> 🎥 Watch Our Testimonial Video: Hear from parents and players about the quality of our camps and why you should join us this summer! <br /> Ready to register or have questions (copy/paste)? <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdribbledrivebasketball.net%2Fregister%2F&h=AT1x6JhsYOTo2CCVUrvLkTHGx64oAiuOnxo69B0bAA0FOfPugRto-3sGQb1p_RGg-Px0z1qqhIK0bmE-i42i-KDC9nhMKznc255rZ7AquGaut7dc5Ua6AlurC4b-p_z9kiuHE1OPTlix6Q" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy">https://dribbledrivebasketball.net/register/</a>...<br /> Contact Dennis Kelly via FB Message or call mobile: 203-668-9370. You can also email us at dribbledrivebasketball@gmail.com.<br /> Let's make this summer unforgettable on the court! See you there! 🌟🏀<br /> #DribbleDriveBasketball #BasketballCamp #Summer2024 #NextLevelTraining #RegisterNow	CALL_NOW		106453132539732	Dennis Kelly	https://facebook.com/dennis.kelly.718	22	1	414,540,051,355,468	2024-05-20 02:00	person_profile	eligible	NONE	1	0	Call now	Dennis Kelly	6598902841572		NONE	video			2024-05-20 09:53	https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/443711679_985517542700693_7822691218900503695_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=SF9_OH1DccAQ7kNvgHTHP09&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=00_AYB4hyF8Fk5PUsacigQMWDb0X3ooR1ghGExGuF-QnWi3Cw&oe=6651D19E	person_profile	0			3	Dennis Kelly	2024-05-20 02:00	View Edit Delete
1,834,594	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1834574}'	No	2024-05-20 19:15	active	816	801296768597697		School is almost done and its time to start planning Summer activities to keep the kiddos busy! <br /> <br /> KDA has four different options to help do just that!<br /> <br /> Option 1(Ages 2.5 to 5): Try us out for FREE starting in June (see pic for dates and info)<br /> <br /> Option 2 (Ages 3 to 9): Sign up for one of our Imagination & Adventure Camps that is a compilation of imagination, music, crafts, games, activities and of course, Dance (see pic for dates and info)!!! All of these classes have themes incorporating today's kids favorite shows/characters to make it even more exciting! <br /> <br /> Option 3 (for all athletes, sports minded or artistic, up to Age 18) If you have a "go-getter" who truly loves a physical challenge and wants more than recreational level skills, we will also be holding skill focused classes (balance, core development, agility, functional muscle through flexibility, etc) (see pic below)<br /> <br /> Option 4 (Adults): Love to social dance but have a lack of confidence in your ability? Can't get your spouse/partner on the dance floor? KDA offers social dance instruction focused on styles that cover most music genres! Swing, country, waltz, rock, etc! For both partners and singles! Held Wednesday June 5, 12, 26, and July 10, 17, and 24, 5:30-6:15 at KDA in the mall! <br /> <br /> So there you have it! Just email dancekellys@gmail.com to get all the specifics you need!	CALL_NOW		183371255089	Kelly's Dance Academy	https://facebook.com/dancekellys	1,041	1	411,598,771,837,321	2024-05-20 02:00	regular_page	eligible	NONE	1	1	Call now	Kelly's Dance Academy	6545045833434		NONE	multi_images			2024-05-20 14:24	https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/442489354_409016938781050_2741546310822623905_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=hKG4-BIH-v8Q7kNvgGSVxQY&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&oh=00_AYCZ1lzIOv0WXsaRmTluQT9naqgJI2e0MHKi4IbgPa39Sg&oe=6651B23C	person_profile	0			3	Kelly's Dance Academy	2024-05-20 02:00	View Edit Delete
1,834,633	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1834574}'	Yes	2024-05-20 19:15	active	816	1389773611597584	Blabber Brains Show - S05 E01 - Fifth Anniversary Show Featuring: Keli Price & Rocky LaPorte	It's Blabber Brains Show's Fifth Anniversary (if you can believe it). So we put together a very special show with Happy Anniversary messages from just about every past guest we've had on the show. Then, Michael and Mark welcome back Keli Price (Season 4, Episode 1) and Rocky LaPorte (Season 3, Episode 1) and check in with them to see how much their careers have been lifted high after appearing on the show! The boys and Rocky also get into some great Football talk.<br /> In-between, Michael and Mark talk about the Kentucky Derby, reflect back on 5 years of the show, as well as talk about if this should be their final season or not.<br /> <br /> 0:00 - Intro<br /> 4:30 - The Kentucky Derby<br /> 9:42 - Anniversary Messages from John Cooper (Skillet), Ricky Phillips (Styx, Bad English, The Baby), Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Dio), John Elefante (Kansas), and Keli Price (Producer, Actor, Writer).<br /> 11:10 - Update interview with Keli Price.<br /> 25:10 - Anniversary Messages from Jonny Hetherington (Art of Dying), Natalie Shugars, and Trevor Tyson (Trevor Talks, Heal the Hurt).<br /> 26:45 - Reflecting back on 5 years of Blabber Brains Show.<br /> 31:00 - Not going as planned (a plea for sponsors).<br /> 32:50 - Anniversary Messages from Cindy "Mothership" Blankenship (Backstage with Mothership), Dustin Pari (Ghost Hunters), Frank Nicotero (Punchlines with Frank Nicotero), and Rocky LaPorte (stand-up comedian).<br /> 34:40 - Update Interview with Rocky LaPorte<br /> 52:50 - Anniversary Messages from Tom Megalis (artist, writer, comedian), Joe Marini (Jim Donovan and the Sun King Warriors), Jeff James (former Secret Service agent), Joe West (Grammy Award winning writer and producer),and Chip Dominick (Chip and the Charge Ups).<br /> 54:10 - Show support for Rocky LaPort's daughter Toni, who is currently battling cancer.<br /> 56:00 - The wrap-up<br /> <br /> Keep up with Keli Price here:<br /> <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpriceproductionsltd.com%2F&h=AT0Yq_BgtF9dvcOxpeGNB8Dx7Ec9IhK-BoVQ6gzCrOe_0d-FIkZMDGhx_8pbqIrYaFgi2aOUmES_DtS5QQS5rSOC68t5l4zk8vHc7rhcG4VecjwwNI58_PxxUjVbme28JkIzl7HQSsGjjQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy">https://priceproductionsltd.com/</a><br /> <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fkeliprice&h=AT1EFQtTU0BD8V61_xT4VOx1fGJ7V-4IAYqCzxr7qxWW-Emo9EDw7qhaDaN0zmceXQt-27sVRBqV2T00d6TpFa9alHkfeNSPDcKCIZN6TiRigtQnWI8cg5fAlApYyrZoxE_10UtLxNtpdA" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy">https://www.instagram.com/keliprice</a><br /> <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fpriceproductionsltd&h=AT3P5B2cI719eMwvzN1zJCT-Yq2gRw-Vgnx5dTOU4qOAUFiT2zWrTjPbIK83rL72nb9L0CHqYtRY_tCEAt9zZQgV6cuBrQfgqlHEWO44Vp-izdpOqnMnAhqqnjhQ7DRT47HeQV5RCEt18A" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy">https://www.instagram.com/priceproductionsltd</a><br /> <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Fname%2Fnm2802157&h=AT16wk1bfv1Aut_UPbFFLZFzdRmsSCE57-Al2Z3dw7KgKUO7GBmVUjqtCpmzOAgG-vzQ4-E_1xYtdtiKzQluV_XJp9rNgCY7pSu5svEZLrhhHZ3S0AAT1GxoEfLjq-jeGJu5uUjT1p8i8A" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2802157</a><br /> <br /> Keep up with Rocky LaPorte here:<br /> <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinktree.com%2FRockyLaPorte&h=AT1dYNQQCJ86DVPr22z9ezBxYC_kQeJUElKN2F0Jsi2KXgn8yDUELrCsxF16k83PFBA5RDSHmUI-bRDrCoGBOk06DTVUiFMw0N33Q1KnZqHgh-hARKuxCwdkfqy_Q5UnGVnxSNrXKvR4tA" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy">https://linktree.com/RockyLaPorte</a><br /> <br /> Please also consider supporting Rocky's Daughter's GoFundMe campaign and she is in a battle for her life with cancer.<br /> <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gofundme.com%2Ff%2Ftoni-laportes-cancer-fight&h=AT2N-RO67pMG6iB-PcfPZ5dLnkYcBOuJtYIblsrBK1aew3k7qzMBPb73gLqTeTSdS1pgehonXjuRMX5ayCcA-e4IvRDDUprLVAoLcPHuiPGuEHsM7p7UC3zl72SLeFnfLTIxTN8V9rm5rw" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy">https://www.gofundme.com/f/toni-laportes-cancer-fight</a><br /> <br /> Follow us on all major platforms: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinktree.com%2Fblabberbrains&h=AT2p5fdtKF3huJA8fjUWbX94xyPDPuRQnt60bqWTlrLPbiIgCUgwqR02A6r9r5_SyCKzWgIHKPzZ6vKOaj5MU36yOdV8evNsBraQD7GACiI7VIbK5sdE3KRCkq4Zn-uKvHczQzJmIWzFyg" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy">https://linktree.com/blabberbrains</a><br /> To be informed on upcoming shows, join the mailing list on our website at <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blabberbrains.com%2F&h=AT1_9dISXPtr6GslbHP7OaPlOYbb7BEyWlDbXmgtkRuyHBRPi4jstL7vzi9bFJUJFqLXbzOeKcP0PPvAGDurztVv3ZEMT7f91PaJTGaGCfCny7rjMD2kujic66ZThTSvUJk-DvGHOxZQ6g" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy">www.blabberbrains.com</a><br /> <br /> #TalkShow #Podcast #WolfMountain #TheCurseOfWolfMountain #MurderAtHollowCreek #TheHyperions #OnThinIce #Bandit #PriceProductions #StandUpComedy #RockyLaPorte #DryBarComedy #WetBarComedy #MulligansMovie			104267791258324	Blabber Brains Show	https://facebook.com/blabberbrains	575	1	1,452,996,768,911,845	2024-05-20 02:00	person_profile	eligible	NONE	1	0		Blabber Brains Show	6600468663743		NONE	video			2024-05-20 13:55	https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/442505754_1133519594515481_903157575383806951_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=5Upr8HbLtU0Q7kNvgFb8V91&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&oh=00_AYDTYn60_OOw8MpcVFEc39bo-cfc9p6lW5qVEmjrI4QamQ&oe=6651D4D2	person_profile	0	Blabber Brains Show	https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/441574340_1111732386605347_7136713674013460724_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=EcjRU2TI9pMQ7kNvgES8A2Z&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&oh=00_AYDHJdmSB-UHXlbKa2kIiSusYQF-M3LycW90JcEx0WcC3w&oe=66519E72	3	Blabber Brains Show	2024-05-20 02:00	View Edit Delete
1,834,838	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1834866}'	No	2024-05-20 19:15	active	816	1017314273058403	🔥🔥 Click to Read 👉🏻👉🏻	"How long have you been with her?"<br /> "Mira."<br /> "Answer the question!" She snapped.<br /> "A year." Casey said quietly and Eddie turned and glared at her.<br /> "Shut up!"<br /> "Thank you." She took off her wedding ring and laid it quietly on the table. She didn't care about anything else, there was no coming back from that. "I'm going to go pack a bag. All further communication between us will go through our lawyers."<br /> _____________<br /> Bastian Avery was typing up some court documents when there was a soft knock and his assistant and best friend since childhood poked her head in. "Hey Bast, do you mind if I run home for an hour?" Her full lips were pursed and her brow furrowed as she looked down at her phone.<br /> "Everything okay?" Bastian stopped what he was doing. Mirabelle Adrien never asked to go home in the middle of the day out of the blue. She drew a hard line at staying past her office hours unless there was a court date coming up, but she worked her hours with her focus one hundred percent on him and whatever he needed.<br /> "I'm not sure. My neighbor texted me and said I need to get home as quickly as possible but won't elaborate."<br /> "Do you want me to come with you?"<br /> "No, I think I'll be fine." She looked up and flashed him a quick smile. "I promise to be back in time to prep for the meeting at two."<br /> "Go ahead Bunny. Text me and let me know if it's something serious." He waved her out and went back to his document.<br /> "Thanks Bast." Mira shut the door quietly, grabbed her purse, and headed out, shutting the door to her office and flipping the "Do Not Disturb" panel across, knowing Bastian would lose his mind with the small interruptions that were sure to happen without her there to stop them. On the way out she stopped at the receptionist's desk and informed her she would be out for about an hour and Bastian wasn't to be disturbed.<br /> She drove to her place in Astoria and frowned when she pulled up and saw her husband's car parked in the driveway and his best friend's car on the street. Her heart began to pound and there was a ringing in her ears. She had kind of suspected something was going on, but Eddie had reassured her there was nothing, even going so far as to tell her that she should quit her job because working for one of the highest-priced divorce attorneys in New York State was causing her to distrust him.<br /> She parked out of sight of the windows and walked up, letting herself in quietly. She didn't have to go far, He had Casey bent over the arm of the couch and was railing her while she gasped and moaned. She stood in the hallway, unable to look away until he looked up and met her eyes.<br /> "GOD!" He shouted and she was pretty sure he ejaculated at that moment because Casey let out a low moan.<br /> "Yes baby, give it all to me."<br /> Mira felt bile rise in her throat and she turned and threw up in the plant. The sound of her vomiting let Casey know she was there and she let out a scream.<br /> "Mira. What are you doing home?" Eddie pulled out of his best friend and grabbed at his pants. Casey stayed frozen just staring at her.<br /> Mira wiped her mouth and walked out the door. Eddie chased her but she made it to the car and was able to drive away before he got to the sidewalk. She drove back to the office automatically. Her phone was blowing up with texts and phone calls so she reached over, muted it, and turned off the Bluetooth so it would stop interrupting her music, then dug gum out of the center console.<br /> She got back to the office, let Bastian know she was back and began to prep for their two o'clock. She sat through the meeting, having the presence of mind to record it so she could get the important parts later, and just tried to look present and engaged. Bastian kept looking at her in concern and she tried to be herself but it was forced. When the meeting ended at four, Bastian ushered her into his office and sat her down, pulling a bottle of water out of his mini fridge.<br /> "What happened Bunny?" He said quietly.<br /> "Eddie was Casey on the couch." Her voice came out robotically.<br /> "That prick!" Bastian swore. He reached out and pulled Mira into a tight hug. She put her head on his shoulder and began to cry. He was going to destroy that man. He never liked Mira's husband and thought she could do so much better - if he was being honest, by better he meant he was better, but that wasn't the point right now - Casey, he didn't know very well. She was beautiful but she reminded him of his ex-wife and when she hit on him, he bluntly turned her down by telling her he didn't date women like her.<br /> "What does that mean?"<br /> "The type I see in court." was all he said. The implication was clear, he generally represented rich older men who married the twenty-something side piece during their mid-life crisis and didn't have the sense to get a prenup beforehand.<br /> "What do you need me to do Mira?" He spoke quietly, needing her permission to get started.<br /> Mira sniffed and looked up at him. "Tear him apart."<br /> "Good girl." Bastian smiled coldly and picked up the phone. Several phone calls later and they were heading back to her house. She walked in and found them both sitting on the couch. Eddie had his head in his hands and Casey was rubbing his back. They both looked up when she appeared in the doorway, Bastian was outside and she was recording on her phone.<br /> "Mira!" Eddie started to get up. "Let me explain..." Mira held her hand up and he fell silent. Bastian had coached her on what to do and say on the way back.<br /> "Remain calm and emotionless. Ask questions and don't let him deflect or gaslight you. Stay on track." He reached over and took her hand, squeezing lightly. "You got this Bunny and I'm right beside you."<br /> "How long have you been with her?"<br /> "Mira."<br /> "Answer the question!" She snapped.<br /> "A year." Casey said quietly and Eddie turned and glared at her.<br /> "Shut up!"<br /> "Thank you." She took off her wedding ring and laid it quietly on the table. She didn't care about anything else, there was no coming back from that. "I'm going to go pack a bag. All further communication between us will go through our lawyers." She laid Bastian's card on the table next to her rings. "He will let your lawyer know when I will be coming to pick up the rest of my things."<br /> "We don't need to go through lawyers Mira." Eddie's face paled.<br /> "Oh, I think we do." She turned and headed to the bedroom, pulled her suitcase from the closet, and began packing it. Eddie followed her, pleading for her to keep lawyers out of it. She pulled out her phone and texted Bastian to come in. She ignored Eddie and continued to pack her important documents, clothes, and jewelry.<br /> "All communication with my client goes through me from this point forward." Bastain came into the room and stood to one side of the door with his arms folded. At 6'2 and 210 lbs. of muscle and an air of around and find out about him, Eddie backed off and went out and sat on the couch next to Casey.<br /> "We slept." Bastain heard him mutter which made him grin. Bastian always went above and beyond for his clients, but he would go to the ends of the earth for Mira.<br /> Over the next six months, Bastian began to systematically destroy Mirabelle's soon-to-be ex-husband. She had them on recording admitting to the year-long affair and Bastian had a financial auditor who combed through their joint financials and found Eddie had spent upwards of twenty-five thousand dollars on Casey, booking hotel rooms, mini-vacations, and buying her gifts. He handed the findings of the financial audit over to a private investigator who used them to find numerous security videos of the two of them at various hotels, restaurants, and public spaces all around the country.<br /> Their house was sold and the money was taken from his portion of the sale to go back to Mirabelle. Because Eddie and Casey worked together at a very prestigious law firm themselves and had used company resources to perpetuate the affair, and Bastian and Mirabelle were former employees of said firm and still on good terms with the law partners there, they had quietly passed along the findings and gotten them both fired.<br /> Eddie didn't sit by quietly while all this was going on. He showed up at Mirabelle's new condo numerous times, begging her to stop what she was doing and to show some mercy. Bastian was done with the harassment and told Mirabelle to text him the next time he showed up and keep him talking until he got there. So she did as he asked, the next time Eddie ambushed her in the lobby, she stopped to hear him out.<br /> "Mirabelle, please, I made a mistake, I'm sorry and I'm begging you to stop this nonsense, for God's sake."<br /> "No."<br /> "What do you mean no?"<br /> "I asked you if I needed to be concerned about Casey, and you said no. I asked you to step back from her, not cut her off, just step back because I was uncomfortable and you told me I had to get over it and deal with your friendship." Mirabelle smiled. "But when you wanted me to spend less time with Bast, I did. I told him I couldn't work overtime unless there was an upcoming court case. I stepped back and told him we needed some distance because you were uncomfortable and because I loved and respected you enough to do it."<br /> "So to that end, when it comes to Bastian handling the divorce and what you're now going through I suggest you get over it and deal with it. You're the one who decided to have a year-long affair, not me. You should have just asked for a divorce before you slept with her. I would have given it to you, no questions, none of this nonsense."<br /> "You were told not to contact my client!" Bastian came storming up to him.<br /> "Relax, Avery. She agreed to talk..." Eddie trailed off as he looked back at Mirabelle. "You bimbo."<br /> "My client did what I instructed her to do if you showed up at her home looking to talk to her again. Message me and keep you talking until I got here." Bastain handed him an envelope.<br /> "What's this?"<br /> "An emergency order of protection. You and Miss. Harrison are to stay at least three hundred feet away from Ms. Adrien. You have been told numerous times to stop your harassment of her by both me and your lawyer and you have refused to do so. Going forward, you'll be arrested should you decide to inflict your presence on her again." Bastian looked at Mirabelle. "Go upstairs Mira, I'll be up shortly."<br /> Eddie was reading through the paperwork. "I can't believe this." He glared at Bastian. "Seriously?"<br /> "Seriously. I can't believe you're a lawyer and are struggling with the concept of only contacting someone through their lawyer when told to do so."<br /> "I know you're only doing this because you think she'll turn to you."<br /> "I'm doing this for her because we've been friends since we were eight years old and she deserves so much better than you."<br /> "Prick."<br /> Bastian shrugged. "Yeah." He chuckled. "I am." When he got up to Mirabelle's condo he knocked and let himself in. "You okay?<br /> "I'm great. I got to say some stuff I wanted to say. Felt good." Mirabelle walked over and handed him a scotch. "And thanks to you, I don't have to speak to him ever again."<br /> "Mira, it has been my absolute pleasure." He raised his glass to her and took a sip, sitting next to her on the couch.<br /> "What would I do without you?<br /> "Find another lawyer who wouldn't be as ruthless." He grinned at her. "It's only another month and this will all be over Mira. They've set the court date."<br /> "You just keep bringing me good news." She smiled at him.<br /> Bastian threw his arm around her shoulders. "I also think his lawyer is gonna convince him to settle." He gave her a gentle squeeze. "I was thinking, when this is done, you want to head up to the cabin for a week? I think we could both use a break."<br /> "That would be incredible!" She studied him. "What aren't you telling me? Why do you need a break?"<br /> "John wants to bring in another lawyer. The current front runner is Kelly."<br /> "As in his daughter Kelly? the one who tried to baby-trap you?"<br /> "That's the one." Bastian put his feet up on her coffee table and glared at them. "If I leave and start my own practice, you'd come with me, right? Dust off your law degree and be my partner?"<br /> "Well duh. I chase you to Henderson, Bastian. I follow you when you leave. You're stuck with me for life." She smiled at him. "And I'll have your back no matter what."<br /> Three months later, Bastian stopped by her desk on his way in. "Hey Bunny." He smiled and passed over the tea he had picked up for her. "You ready for our cabin trip?"<br /> "Thank you." Mirabelle flashed him a smile. "Is it actually happening this time?"<br /> "We have court this afternoon and then I've cleared my calendar for the next week."<br /> "Uh-huh. Forgive me if I don't believe you." She sipped her tea and passed him some paperwork.<br /> "I swear, no more rescheduling." He promised.<br /> "I'm going with or without you this time." She shrugged. "So if you reschedule, you'll be working here without me for a week."<br /> "Threats Mira?" He raised his eyebrow.<br /> "No, Bast. Promises. My boss has approved the time off." She smirked. "It's not my problem that the new lawyer has decided you are the answer to all her problems and you indulge her. I refuse to put off my much-needed vacation for her or you any longer."<br /> "I have no choice but to "indulge her" Mira." Bastian frowned. "Henderson keeps letting her take cases on that she's not ready for and I don't want us fell into disrepute because Daddy wants his little girl to succeed."<br /> "Mmm." Mirabelle hummed. "Regardless, I'm leaving tomorrow at ten, with or without you."<br /> Bast tapped the papers on her head. "I'll be ready. Come on, let's go find the princess and go over this stuff one more time before we head to the courthouse."<br /> They won the case and as Bastian and Mirabelle were leaving, Kelly came running up behind them. "Bast! Come on, we have to go celebrate!" She shoved her way between them and gripped his arm. Bastian frowned as Mirabelle stumbled and just caught herself before she fell.<br /> "Oh, sorry." Kelly smirked at Mirabelle before turning her attention to Bastian again. "Please?" She drew the word out childishly and Mirabelle gave her a look of deep disgust.<br /> "One drink." Bastian allowed. "Mira? Are you coming?"<br /> "No." Mirabelle glared at him and walked away.<br /> "What's her problem?" Kelly asked. "You shouldn't let you're assistant speak to you that way, you know, it sets a bad precedence."<br /> "Mira can speak to me any way she wants to." Bastian frowned at her. "You should learn to act like an adult and not a teenager." He pulled his arm free. "I have an hour if you want to get a drink, I have to be ready to go early tomorrow."<br /> Mirabelle got in her car and let out a frustrated scream. She hated that woman. She almost instantly regretted saying no. Bastian shouldn't be left alone with her. She was willing to bet one drink would turn into several and another baby scare in a few weeks. She was dumb enough to not remember the last time.<br /> Bastian and Mirabelle had met Kelly Henderson at a Christmas party three years ago and she had latched herself on to Bastian like some kind of whiny woman-child leech. <br /> Bastian had woken up the next morning with her in his bed and a vague memory of her getting in the cab with him and taking her home. She had come into the office six weeks later and pushed past Mirabelle to slam a positive pregnancy test on his desk. John Henderson had come in as well and began yelling at Bastian about making an honest woman out of her until Bastian got over his shock and started to laugh.<br /> When asked what was so funny, he informed them that he had gotten a vasectomy five years before when he caught his pregnant ex-wife cheating on him and a DNA test proved he wasn't the father. He had done all the follow-ups and had medical proof his semen count was zero but he would step up as long as a DNA test on the fetus proved it was his.<br /> Kelly had gotten very quiet and it was only when Henderson promised to make Bastian a partner that he backed down from quitting and suing Kelly out of existence. "She's young and stupid Bast, I'll keep her away from you." John had forgotten his end of the bargain. She knew Bastian was getting his ducks in a row to leave and doing his best to not cause waves, but that meant Mirabelle had to put up with Kelly's attitude too, and the attempt to push her down had pushed her past her breaking point.<br /> Bastain was taking far too long to make his exit, if he wasn't ready to go tomorrow morning, or if she got there and Kelly was in his bed, she would be leaving her resignation on his table, along with the check for his services as her lawyer. He had refused payment after the divorce was settled, but she had written the check anyway and planned to just deposit it into his account, knowing he would never notice.<br /> She looked up and saw Bastian coming toward her car. She seriously considered driving away but decided to see what he wanted. When he was beside her door, she lowered the window. "Are you sure you don't want to come?"<br /> "I could come, but you'd be bailing me out tomorrow."<br /> "Mira..." He sighed. "You have to be professional."<br /> "Why? She isn't."<br /> "You're better than her."<br /> "So why don't you hold her up to the standard you hold me up to Bast? Why does she get away with almost shoving me to the ground, but I'm told to be professional for expressing my displeasure at it?" She glared at him. "Thanks so much for standing up for me back there, the way you came to my defense warmed my cold, dead heart."<br /> "You're right Bunny, I'm sorry. I should have said something." Bastian felt guilt curl in his stomach. Mirabelle scoffed and folded her arms. "It's only a little bit longer Mira and we'll be able to leave."<br /> "I'll believe it when I see it Bast." She shook her head. "I'm near the end of my rope, she treats me like I'm less than a dog, and honestly, the fact that you agreed to a drink with her..." She shook her head again. "Be ready at ten, I will leave without you if you're not." She pulled out her parking space and drove off before he had a chance to reply.	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1,834,812	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1834864}'	Yes	2024-05-20 19:15	active	816	473458455147912	🔥🔥 Click to Read 👉🏻👉🏻	I am the president of the Ranger MC. My name is Reaper. I am 23 years old. My VP is Spirit, and my enforcer is Ghost. Spirit and Ghost are mated and marked. They are the same age as I am. I had a mate once. When I was 15 years old, she died in a car wreck. That was five years ago. She cheated on me. Her name was Lisa. They both died in that wreck. I have not found my second chance mate and do not care if I do. <br /> <br /> As we rode into the compound and parked our bikes one of the prospects walked over to me. "Reaper, you should know that a woman with three teen boys, a girl, and a baby bought the house across the street."<br /> <br /> "Just what we need, a bunch of teenagers."<br /> <br /> "Something else you should know. I was at Wal-Mart shopping, the girl walked past me and I could have sworn she was a she-wolf. She was covering her scent."<br /> <br /> "Are you sure?"<br /> <br /> "Yes, I am sure."<br /> <br /> "Was anyone else with her?"<br /> <br /> "Yes, two of her brothers. They all were trying to cover their scent."<br /> <br /> "That at least makes me feel better. They are not human."<br /> <br /> "So have they talked to any of you, while we were gone?"<br /> <br /> "No."<br /> <br /> "There she is, walking to the garage."<br /> <br /> I turned and looked at the girl. "She must be 16 years of age, I told him."<br /> <br /> "She does look pretty young."<br /> <br /> I couldn't take my eyes off her. My wolf stirred in the back of my mind.<br /> <br /> "Mate, she is our mate. We need to mark her."<br /> <br /> "Human, she is beautiful."<br /> <br /> "Wolf, she is too young for us."<br /> <br /> "No, she is not too young. We need her, we want her."<br /> <br /> "I said, no."<br /> <br /> "You are going to deny us our mate? What is wrong with you?"<br /> <br /> "I can smell her from here."<br /> <br /> I lifted my head and sniffed the air. I slowly turned and looked across the street. I looked into the man's eyes. I slowly backed away, turned, and ran into the house. <br /> <br /> "Human, why did our mate run from us?"<br /> <br /> "I don't know, Wolf."<br /> <br /> "Stop running from our mate, human. He is made for us."<br /> <br /> "Silver, We can't. We don't know if he is like that man that took us a year ago."<br /> <br /> "Our mate would never hurt us."<br /> <br /> "Really, and just how would you know that?"<br /> <br /> "Reaper, I yelled your name three times. She is your mate isn't she?"<br /> <br /> "Ghost, she is my mate but I can't have a teenager for my mate."<br /> <br /> "Reaper, you know that looks can be deceiving."<br /> <br /> "Doesn't matter, I have no intentions of getting to know her."<br /> <br /> I heard Spirit and Ghost gasp. "You can't be serious, Ripper."<br /> <br /> "Dead, serious."<br /> <br /> I turned and walked into the club. I walked over to the table and sat down. I opened the drink that had been placed in front of me. I leaned my head back leaning it against the walk and closed my eyes. <br /> <br /> All I could think about was my second chance mate. In the back of my head, I felt Wolf move around. Then I heard what he said.<br /> <br /> "You will not reject our mate, you will not hurt her, or make her feel bad."<br /> <br /> "Shut up, Wolf. We don't even know her. We have not talked to her. She ran from us."<br /> <br /> "Wolf, it is for the best. We are too old for her."<br /> <br /> "Human, you are wrong. She is not a teenager. She is a full-grown woman."<br /> <br /> As I ran into the house I looked at my brothers and mom. "What is wrong with you, Julie?"<br /> <br /> "You look like you have seen a ghost." My brother, Stanley said.<br /> <br /> "I just saw my mate."<br /> <br /> "What, did you just say, Julie?"<br /> <br /> "I just saw my mate. He is the president of that club across the street."<br /> <br /> We started laughing. You have to be kidding us. <br /> <br /> "The president of that club, is your mate?"<br /> <br /> "Would I lie about that, William?"<br /> <br /> "No, she wouldn't like something like that."<br /> <br /> "Bobbie, I can't have a mate like him. He looked at me as if he hated me."<br /> <br /> "He is just like a bad guy, the wolf that kidnapped me last year."<br /> <br /> "He hated me too. I don't know why, but he did."<br /> <br /> I looked at my mom.<br /> <br /> "Silver, what is it?"<br /> <br /> "My mate, he says that his human thinks you are too young for him."<br /> <br /> "Wolf says that he is going to stay away from us. That he is not ready for a second chance mate."<br /> <br /> "Mom, I need to run, I need to think."<br /> <br /> "Be careful, Julie. We have not checked the woods out yet."<br /> <br /> I walked out the back door and toward the woods. I didn't see my mate leaning against a tree, watching me. I got to the woods and turned into my wolf. I let Silver take over and she ran and ran. not stopping until she grew tired. <br /> <br /> "Human, I know you can hear me."<br /> <br /> "I can feel our mate close by. His wolf wants us, but his human is scared."<br /> <br /> "No, Silver. I saw the look on his face. He hates us. He doesn't want us and our mate knows it as well."<br /> <br /> "His wolf is lying to you if he says his human wants us."<br /> <br /> "Ask him yourself. Go on. Talk to him."<br /> <br /> "Wolf, is it true what my human is saying?"<br /> <br /> "Yes, Silver. It is true. He doesn't want your human."<br /> <br /> "I am sorry."<br /> <br /> "Don't be sorry. I am sorry he doesn't want us."<br /> <br /> "After all, my human knows he hates here. Just like the wolf that took her one year ago." <br /> <br /> "The one that did those horrible things to her. The one who has left fear in her, then made her angry, and wanting revenge."<br /> <br /> "Wolf, it is best that you and your human stay away from us. Especially since he doesn't want a second chance mate."<br /> <br /> I stood up from the ground and ran back to the house. I blocked Wolf from trying to talk to us. I will stay away from our mate.<br /> ---------------<br /> Spirit’s POV<br /> I am named Spirit, I am Reaper's VP. I am also his biological brother. I know what he is thinking. I know he is going to make the biggest mistake of his life. I looked down at my woman and sighed. <br /> <br /> "Spirit, what’s wrong? And do not tell me nothing."<br /> <br /> "Since you all came back from the run, I have seen a change in Reaper."<br /> <br /> "The girl across the street. She is Reaper's second chance mate. He told Ghost and me that he can't have a teenage girl as his mate. He is going to ignore her."<br /> <br /> "Sara, he will hurt her. I have a bad feeling that Reaper will live to regret it. That he is making a big mistake."<br /> <br /> "Won't he go and introduce himself to her mother?"<br /> <br /> "No, he thought they were human. But, one of the prospects said he smelled her at Walmart when he was there. He stated that she was trying to cover her scent."<br /> <br /> "Why would she do that?"<br /> <br /> "I don't know, but she must have a reason."<br /> <br /> "Let's go outside and sit on the porch. Maybe they will be outside."<br /> <br /> We looked across the street and soon saw three boys carrying a box out from the garage and started sitting up in a swimming pool. It must have been 22 feet round, and five-foot deep. Soon one of them put a water hose in the pool. <br /> <br /> We watched as a woman with long red hair walked out the door carrying a little boy. She walked over to where a girl sat and she sat in a chair next to her. I watched as the little boy reached out to the girl. <br /> <br /> "Spirit, you don't thank that she is the mother of that baby do you?"<br /> <br /> "No, I think he is her little brother."<br /> <br /> We continued to watch them and heard the older woman say something. One of the boys made a phone call on his cell. About 40 minutes later we saw the pizza and pop being delivered. They all sat on the front porch and ate. <br /> <br /> We looked over as Shotgun drove into the compound. He got off his bike and walked onto the porch and sat down in one of the chairs. I watched him as he looked over at the house. <br /> <br /> "I think I am in love." He said.<br /> <br /> "I always had a thing for redheads."<br /> <br /> "So, has Reaper gone over and introduced himself yet?"<br /> <br /> "No, and he doesn't plan to," Sara told him. <br /> <br /> I looked over at her in shock. "What do you mean, he doesn't plan to?"<br /> <br /> "Just what I said. He wants nothing to do with him. Especially with his mate."<br /> <br /> "Please tell me the redhead is not his mate."<br /> <br /> "Nope, the blonde."<br /> <br /> I looked at her in shock. "The blonde is Reapers, mate, and he doesn't want her?"<br /> <br /> "That's about right."<br /> <br /> "Why not?"<br /> <br /> "He thinks she is too young for him."<br /> <br /> I started laughing. I fell out of my seat laughing.<br /> <br /> "I think that is funny. He is lying, isn't he?"<br /> <br /> "Nope, he doesn't want her."<br /> <br /> "But, he won't get a third mate. Is he crazy?"<br /> <br /> "Look, Shotgun. I don't understand it myself. I just know he is making a big mistake. He will lose her."<br /> <br /> "Are you all talking about me?" Reaper asked, walking onto the porch.<br /> <br /> "Just then he grabbed a girl and kis sed her."<br /> <br /> I stood up and looked at Reaper. <br /> <br /> "Reaper, what are you doing?"<br /> <br /> "I am kis sing a girl who’s not my mate."<br /> <br /> "I can see that. I never thought my own nephew would hurt his mate on purpose. At least not until now."<br /> <br /> "I am going home. I won't sit and watch you be a bad guy."<br /> <br /> I walked off the porch to my bike. I glared at Reaper before driving out of his compound. I watched as one of her brothers lifted her in his arms and carried her into the house. I shoved the girl away. <br /> <br /> "Get away from me."<br /> <br /> "But, you kis sed me."<br /> <br /> "I kis sed you to hurt my mate. Now leave."<br /> <br /> Reaper did not see Ghost and Kelly standing behind him.<br /> <br /> "Why, why would you hurt your mate on purpose, Reaper." Asked, Kelly.<br /> <br /> "Because she is too young for me, and I don't want her."<br /> <br /> "Sara let's go introduce ourselves," Kelly said.<br /> <br /> We watched as the girls walked off the porch and crossed the street. We walked up onto the porch and talked to the red head.<br /> <br /> "Hello, my name is Kelly, I am the mate of the enforcer, my name is Sara, I am the mate of the VP."<br /> <br /> "Pleased to meet you. My name is Peggy. My daughter just went in, her name Julie, she is 20 years old, and walking out the door is my son, William, he is 22, This is my son, Stanley, he is 21, and that is Bobbie. He is 23."<br /> <br /> "And this little man here is Johnny, he is one year old."<br /> <br /> "Have a seat. Would you like something to drink?"<br /> <br /> "No, thank you, we are fine."<br /> <br /> "We sat and talked to Peggy for about one hour."<br /> <br /> "With our wolf hearing, we could hear Julie crying."<br /> <br /> "We should go now. Sara said."<br /> <br /> "Come for coffee any time. I always have a pot on."<br /> <br /> "Thank you, we would like that."<br /> <br /> We watched as Kelly, and Sara walked across the street to their club. <br /> As we walked back onto the porch we looked at the guys. <br /> <br /> "Well, how old is she, and what is her name?" <br /> <br /> " Her name is Julie and she is 20 years old."<br /> <br /> "So, she is not a teenager." Said, Spirit.<br /> <br /> "That's right, she is a grow-up."<br /> <br /> Soon, we heard a door slam across the street. We watched as Julie walked to the garage. Soon we heard a bike start and ride out onto the road. Ghost whistled. <br /> <br /> "Reaper is going to be so jealous. His unwanted mate owns the very bike he wants."<br /> <br /> Later that night we watched as Reaper dragged a girl down the hallway to her room. We all knew what was about to happen. And then we started to hear the screams from across the street. Outside several members looked across the street and they knew. They knew the girl was Reaper's mate.<br /> <br /> "How long is he going to be with that girl?” one member growled.<br /> <br /> "I don't know but I wish to God he would stop."<br /> <br /> "He is killing his mate, and he doesn't care," another member said.<br /> <br /> "I can't stand her screams anymore,'' three other members said, walking to their bikes.<br /> <br /> We all followed them and left the compound. Across the street, Peggy and her brothers were trying to help Julie work through the pain. <br /> <br /> "We are going to go over there and rip him off the girl he is with, if this continues." Her brothers told their mom. <br /> <br /> Finally around 3 in the morning it stopped. "Mom, we should all get some sleep now," Stanley told her. Mom looked up at us. <br /> <br /> "Look at her stomach, look at her thighs. The bruises are bad, boys."<br /> <br /> "Mom, I will never do this to my mate. I will never hurt my mate."<br /> <br /> "Boys, I am sure you will do the right thing, now go to bed."<br /> <br /> We will look in on her after we wake up. And we will talk in the morning. Several hours later I slowly opened my eyes. I hurt so bad. How could my mate do this to me? How could he cause me such pain, knowing what it would do to me?<br /> <br /> I slowly climbed out of bed and walked to my bathroom. As I showered the tears fell. Dear Moon Goddesses, how could my mate do this to me? He is made for me, but he doesn't want me. I can't deal with this every day and night. <br /> <br /> Please forgive me for what I am about to do. I need to have Aunt Shawn use her magic to block our mate bond. I can't take this pain. I can't take that he hates me and doesn't want me. I finished my shower, dried, and dressed.<br /> <br /> I slowly walked down the stairs and walked into the kitchen. We looked up as Julie made her way over to the table and slowly sat down. Mom put a plate of eggs, bacon, fried potatoes, toast, and coffee in front of her. <br /> <br /> "Mom, guys don't hate me for what I am about to ask for."<br /> <br /> "Mom, call Aunt Shawn and ask her to come and block the mate bond."<br /> <br /> "I can't take this pain, not again." <br /> <br /> I looked at all of them. "You all know it is going to happen again, tonight."<br /> <br /> "We know," Mom said. "We do not blame you. We understand."<br /> <br /> After eating I slowly stood up and walked outside to sit on the front porch. "William, take a cup of coffee and a blanket to your sister."<br /> <br /> The members working across the street heard the door shut across the street. They watched as the girl slowly walked over to the chair and slowly sat down. Then they looked over at Reaper, glaring at him.<br /> <br /> "Kelly, look at her. She is in so much pain." Said Sara.<br /> <br /> "I can't believe that Reaper would do that to his mate."<br /> <br /> "I turned and looked at my mate. She is so pale, and you could see she was in pain."<br /> <br /> "Human, you did that to our mate. I hate you right now. Silver hates me just as much as she does you."<br /> <br /> Two hours later I looked up from the bike I was working on. I saw the hate my brother had in his eyes. <br /> <br /> "Go ahead, call me bad guy for hurting my mate."<br /> <br /> "Oh, you are that. But, you are about to lose your second chance mate. That means you will never get another mate, never have a pup of your own."<br /> <br /> "What are you talking about?"<br /> <br /> "It looks like they have company over there. The witch, Shawn. She just carried a suitcase into the house."<br /> <br /> "I bet she plans on blocking the mate bond. And once it is blocked long enough, she won't feel it anymore. You can date as many girls as you want. She won't feel a thing." Ghost told him. <br /> <br /> "You are lying, Ghost."<br /> <br /> "Go look if you don't believe me. They are all sitting on the front porch. You not only lost your first mate, the cheating girl, but you are about to lose your second chance mate, the only one that would have given you a pup."<br /> <br /> "Listen to me Alpha Reaper. I am glad mother and father are not alive to see this one."<br /> <br /> I walked out of the garage and looked over toward my mate's house. I did not want to believe it but, the witch was indeed sitting on the porch talking to them. I didn't want it to come to this. I wanted her to get older. Not lose my mate.<br /> <br /> "Human. What did you think our mate would do after you had fun with that girl all night, causing our mate to scream until you stopped and went back to our room?"<br /> <br /> "Most of the members left the club last night. They couldn't stand hearing Luna's screams. And they felt the pain just as much as she did."<br /> <br /> "Right now they are all angry at you, she didn't know how to close the link between the Pack members."<br /> <br /> "She is not Luna yet."<br /> <br /> "Keep telling yourself that."<br /> <br /> "All I can say is that she is very good at getting her revenge."<br /> <br /> "You have it coming to you, Human. She is a mate without a mate. She may never let you mate and mark her after what you did."<br /> <br /> "And you can't tell us she didn't know that you were her mate."<br /> <br /> "And, human. Remember the "were her mate."<br /> <br /> "You won't accept you, and she won't reject you."<br /> <br /> "You can never, mate and mark another she-wolf."	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1,834,819	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1834815}'	No	2024-05-20 19:15	active	816	761435372639559	🔥🔥 Click to Read 👉🏻👉🏻	"Do you know what you did?" he growled at me.<br /> An apology would have been the proper thing right then.<br /> "Yes. I'm quite aware I went for a ride."<br /> Quick as a flash, his arms reached out and grabbed me to him, my knees still on the bed. "Now is not the time for your mouth. You caused an uproar, wife, and you inconvenienced me and all my men."<br /> "Let me go," I hissed.<br /> "You need to learn your place," he snarled back. "I will not have my life disrupted because you cannot accept that which has always been."<br /> －－－－－－<br /> It hurts. It hurts me so badly. I always wonder if my parents knew, when they married me off to the warrior, that his peoples' tradition included the males keeping and flaunting their mistresses. Knowing my parents, and the great love between the two of them, and just the two of them, I cannot imagine they did or they would not have given me over to him.<br /> I sigh as I realize I have no choice but to continue to live here, my heart dying a little more every day as I sleep alone in my bed, the warrior not alone in his. He is with her. My only hope is that someday he will allow me to live away from him at one of his other estates. Since he doesn't seem to care about family, maybe once he has his heir, he will let us go.<br /> Defeat is hard for me to accept, and as soon as I think that thought, my anger at myself grows. Who says I have to accept my lot? What if I were to run away? I had some money my mother slipped into my trunk before we left.<br /> "A woman should always have her own money," she'd whispered and I'd nodded my understanding. "Unpack it when you get home and hide it well in case there is ever need for it."<br /> She was assuming in case we were ever overrun with raiders, I could use it to ransom my husband if he were ever taken.<br /> I also had jewelry I could sell.<br /> Thinking back to the first – and only – time he had given jewelry to me, I frown. It was the day we had arrived at Bellford and I discovered...her.<br /> A servant had summoned me to his library and the warrior waited in there for me, holding a velvet bag in his hand.<br /> I'd walked into the room, keeping my eyes to the floor, even after I heard the servant bow out and close the door.<br /> "I have made arrangements for Mrs. Kelly to give you a tour of the estate and to go over household matters with you. Bellford Keep has been without a mistress since the old lord and lady died."<br /> I continued to stare at the ground and I did not acknowledge that I heard him. His boots came into my view after a few moments of silence.<br /> "Are you well, my lady wife?"<br /> Just a short nod from me as answer.<br /> His fingers nudged my chin up, but I still managed to keep my eyes downcast. "What is wrong that you will neither speak to me nor look me in the eye?"<br /> "May I leave?" I asked.<br /> Sensing his irritation, I was not surprised that his answer was swift. "No, you may not. I would like to know the cause of your distress and I have a surprise for you."<br /> That got him my eyes, but they were enraged. "I never want another surprise from you ever again."<br /> "This one you will like," he assured me, and spilled the contents of the velvet bag into his hand. It was a beautiful diamond and emerald necklace.<br /> Pushing his hand away, I snapped. "I want nothing from you. Give it to her, give all of your gifts to her. But do not ever attempt to give me a gift, ever again. You have nothing I want."<br /> Then I left him in his library, holding the jewelry I rejected.<br /> The memory was bitter and made me reconsider accepting his gifts. Perhaps I should have taken them, then I could sell them and book passage on a ship to another country and start a new life there, never having to see the warrior with her again.<br /> Liking this plan, my mind begins to add details to it, making the impossible seem possible, within reach. So deep am I into my thoughts that I don't notice the sun setting and the stars peeping out at Sir and me. My stomach rumbles, so I know it is well past the evening meal. How sad that my spirits are lifted at the thought of missing a meal, missing her making eyes at the man I am married to from her place further down our table. My humiliation never ends.<br /> Fortunately, the moon is full and provides enough light for Sir and me to get back. We've come much farther than I thought and it takes hours to get home since I won't allow Sir his head to run as I did when there was light still.<br /> About half an hour from home, I see a rider heading toward me with a torch raised high. He reins in as he comes alongside me.<br /> "Milady, are you well?"<br /> I smile at his concern. "Thank you, yes, Sir Alcarn."<br /> "Were you lost?"<br /> "No; I only lost track of time and rode farther than I thought. When I realized and turned back, I could not allow Sir Neigh to run as he had earlier, when there was still sun."<br /> "Everyone is out looking for you."<br /> What on earth? "Why?"<br /> His look is part relief and part anger. "You disappeared, milady, without an escort, and you missed the evening meal. Then when you still did not return, my lord sent all of his warriors out to find you."<br /> "Yes, I'm sure he couldn't be bothered to look himself."<br /> That bit of bitterness came out before I could stop my mouth. I'd broken a rule of my own, that no one should know of my marital discord, and I fidgeted uncomfortably in my saddle.<br /> "No, milady. He was the first one out to look for you when you didn't show up for the evening meal. When he couldn't find you, he sent all of us out, my lord himself included."<br /> With the bit of light we had from the torch, we trotted back toward the keep. Every so often, Alcarn would blow a horn he had shrilly.<br /> "In case anyone is close enough to hear, they will know you have been found and will pass that along."<br /> Sure enough, on the ride back, four more knights joined us, grouping themselves around me.<br /> The upheaval my ride had caused took me by surprise. At home, although my parents didn't like it, I would disappear until well after dark all the time during the summer.<br /> "I apologize," I told my escorts. "At home I would often lose track of the time and return late. My parents never sent out anyone to find me, so I had no idea the warrior would."<br /> "Be prepared, milady," one of my escorts said.<br /> "For what?"<br /> "My lord is not used to being...concerned, and your disappearance did not sit well with him. It's a wonder he didn't kill Braden."<br /> "Why on earth would he do that?"<br /> "Braden knew you'd ridden off and informed no one until he was questioned."<br /> "A mistake he will never make again," Basik chortled.<br /> The keep came into view, other riders coming toward the stables from opposite directions. I thanked my escort, apologized to them and allowed one of them to take Sir and wipe him down so I could head to my chambers.<br /> As soon as my maid undid my laces on my dress, I dismissed her so she could sleep. Then I crawled into my bed and fell to sleep immediately.<br /> I never knew if it was hours or minutes later but the door to my chambers burst open and hit the wall, startling me awake.<br /> Then it was slammed shut and I could barely make out the form of the warrior as he stalked to my bed.<br /> "Do you know what you did?" he growled at me.<br /> An apology would have been the proper thing right then.<br /> "Yes. I'm quite aware I went for a ride."<br /> Quick as a flash, his arms reached out and grabbed me to him, my knees still on the bed. "Now is not the time for your mouth. You caused an uproar, wife, and you inconvenienced me and all my men."<br /> "Oh, I'm so sorry," I cooed. "Did I infringe on the time you could have spent with your woman?"<br /> His fingers tightened on my upper arms. "Is that what this is? A tantrum about my camaspoza?"<br /> "Let me go," I hissed.<br /> "You need to learn your place," he snarled back. "I will not have my life disrupted because you cannot accept that which has always been."<br /> "For you, it is tradition. For me, it is the worst insult you can give a wife. It demeans me and my position and every day I hate you more than the day before. I am miserable with you; I abhor the life you are forcing me to live. And I will never accept that which has always been because I will never accept something that destroys me. If I fell dead tomorrow, I would rejoice that my shame would be at an end."<br /> The warrior drew back at the poison I spewed at him.<br /> "You have no choice but to accept."<br /> "You are wrong. I will do my duty by you and give you an heir, but no more than that."<br /> "You cannot keep yourself from me."<br /> "There you are wrong, Warrior. I already do keep myself from you. You have my body, but that is all. Everything else that is in me despises you with a hatred so deep, it is beyond measure."<br /> "Do not fool yourself. Your jealousy makes you think it is hatred, but you are only jealous because you care."<br /> "No. I used to care, and you know that I fell in love with you in our month together before we wed. I was prepared to make you my everything and to share a beautiful life with you, sharing our joys and sorrows and concerns, raising our children together. What I dreamed of was as magnificent as I thought you were. But all of that was gone in a moment when you introduced her to me. It killed everything good I was feeling about us in but a moment, and your lack of respect and your continued humiliation of me – your preference for her – have changed my feelings to quite the opposite of what they were on the day we wed."<br /> "Your body says otherwise."<br /> He didn't understand. "You are skilled in bed, no doubt. You have enough experience to give me pleasure despite my wish otherwise. But you do not touch my heart or my mind or my soul. My parents have a true marriage and that is what I was raised thinking I would have. And instead, I have nothing."<br /> "You have my loyalty and affection and protection."<br /> "I most certainly do not have your loyalty nor do I have your affection."<br /> "I come to your bed; what is that if not affection?"<br /> "That is doing your duty and every time you do, something in me dies. It is not something that enhances our love or our connection as husband and wife; it is assuredly killing anything that I once thought I felt. A body is just a shell."<br /> I look away because what once would have thrilled me breaks my heart, especially given the crude way he says it. "Once I am pregnant, I would like to go into seclusion at another one of your estates."<br /> "No."<br /> "Why?" I demand, frustrated. "What possible reason is there for me to stay once I am pregnant?"<br /> "Because you are my wife and you remain where I say. You need no other reason."<br /> "Just go," I demand.<br /> But he doesn't. "I think I will take my pleasure now, wife."<br /> And he does, but I remain impassive and resistant as long as I can. Which is not long at all.<br /> "Take your pleasure," he whispers into my ear. "It is not shameful to do so."<br /> Tears streaming down my face, I do. I cannot help it. "I hate you," I whisper to him. "I want you to stay away from me."<br /> ...<br /> The next day, the warrior comes to me and tells me that the king's messenger has arrived and summoned him to court immediately. That explains the servants scurrying to pack his trunks and provisions.<br /> That last night of pleasure before my husband left for the king's court had filled me with a baby. Part of my reasoning for visiting the estates was to select my favorite one, and so I did. That it happened to be the farthest from Bellford Keep was part of its allure. Fernwick was much smaller than Bellford, more rustic, but near a charming village that had excellent midwives. It felt homier to me, the right place to enter my confinement period and to birth my child.<br /> My hand smoothed my belly and I felt my child kick heartily. Smiling at the movement, we played a little game of press and kick, wherein I would press against the tiny foot or bottom and my baby would kick back. My midwives had given me much advice, and contrary to the established norms, they did not believe in lying-in period. Instead, they encouraged me to be active and to take daily walks.<br /> So I did, along paths with trees arching over them and wildflowers scattered along the way. One of my favorite places to walk was along a creek and the sound of the water moving slowly over the rocks soothed me.<br /> Every morning I walked into the village, stopping at the bakery and wandering among the other shops, greeting the villagers. I made friends with all of the wives, who did not stand so much in awe of me as their husbands did because of who my husband was.<br /> I invited the ladies to Fernwick once a week, to talk and discuss happenings in the village. At first, they seemed scared to join me, but after the first two gatherings, we chatted and laughed easily. I had never had friends like this before, and certainly none after my marriage.<br /> They'd even gathered the courage to ask about the warrior and I told them that we would live separately.<br /> "He has...another to keep him company and they suit one another."<br /> Each one of them looked affronted and I know that the poor had different types of unions, but openly carrying on with another who was not your spouse was not acceptable.<br /> "I cannot believe he would choose another over you," Maggie told me brashly. I adored Maggie as she spoke her truths unflinchingly. She was also one of my midwives. "You are his wife."<br /> "Only to give him an heir. Nothing more." I laughed as a particularly hard kick took my breath. "And it is fine. I will have my child and a quiet life here and I will not have to see him with her."<br /> After a few weeks of settling in at Fernwick, I wrote the warrior a short note. As we had traveled, following each visit at an estate, I sent him a brief summary of my visit, letting him know that things were in order. There was nothing personal in my communications to him; I did not inquire after him, nor did I say anything about my health. Unless he was in touch with the stewards of the estates and they had spilled my news, he did not know of his impending fatherhood. I determined I would have to write him with news of his child; I could put it off no longer. If he wasn't still at court, I'm sure he was busy with her and might care about my news only if I was delivered of a boy.<br /> This note I sent from Fernwick was straightforward. I told him I had begun my confinement and offered him a chance to do the right thing.<br /> I am at peace at Fernwick. Although I know very well you do as you want without regard for my wishes and well-being, I beg of you not to do anything to upset my quiet life here. In case you have not heard, I am with child and it is better for the baby if I am not constantly upset, sad or at war with you. Plainly speaking, I do not wish to see you or her here. I will send you news of the child after I am safely delivered. (And if I am not, then I have made arrangements for the babe to be guarded until you can be summoned, and my midwife, Maggie, will care for the babe and find a wet nurse. I have informed several people that I trust as to the location of a letter I have written to you that should be sent in the event of my death.) 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1,834,810	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1834866}'	Yes	2024-05-20 19:15	active	816	436116162349287	🔥🔥 Click to Read 👉🏻👉🏻	"How long have you been with her?"<br /> "Mira."<br /> "Answer the question!" She snapped.<br /> "A year." Casey said quietly and Eddie turned and glared at her.<br /> "Shut up!"<br /> "Thank you." She took off her wedding ring and laid it quietly on the table. She didn't care about anything else, there was no coming back from that. "I'm going to go pack a bag. All further communication between us will go through our lawyers."<br /> _____________<br /> Bastian Avery was typing up some court documents when there was a soft knock and his assistant and best friend since childhood poked her head in. "Hey Bast, do you mind if I run home for an hour?" Her full lips were pursed and her brow furrowed as she looked down at her phone.<br /> "Everything okay?" Bastian stopped what he was doing. Mirabelle Adrien never asked to go home in the middle of the day out of the blue. She drew a hard line at staying past her office hours unless there was a court date coming up, but she worked her hours with her focus one hundred percent on him and whatever he needed.<br /> "I'm not sure. My neighbor texted me and said I need to get home as quickly as possible but won't elaborate."<br /> "Do you want me to come with you?"<br /> "No, I think I'll be fine." She looked up and flashed him a quick smile. "I promise to be back in time to prep for the meeting at two."<br /> "Go ahead Bunny. Text me and let me know if it's something serious." He waved her out and went back to his document.<br /> "Thanks Bast." Mira shut the door quietly, grabbed her purse, and headed out, shutting the door to her office and flipping the "Do Not Disturb" panel across, knowing Bastian would lose his mind with the small interruptions that were sure to happen without her there to stop them. On the way out she stopped at the receptionist's desk and informed her she would be out for about an hour and Bastian wasn't to be disturbed.<br /> She drove to her place in Astoria and frowned when she pulled up and saw her husband's car parked in the driveway and his best friend's car on the street. Her heart began to pound and there was a ringing in her ears. She had kind of suspected something was going on, but Eddie had reassured her there was nothing, even going so far as to tell her that she should quit her job because working for one of the highest-priced divorce attorneys in New York State was causing her to distrust him.<br /> She parked out of sight of the windows and walked up, letting herself in quietly. She didn't have to go far, He had Casey bent over the arm of the couch and was railing her while she gasped and moaned. She stood in the hallway, unable to look away until he looked up and met her eyes.<br /> "GOD!" He shouted and she was pretty sure he ejaculated at that moment because Casey let out a low moan.<br /> "Yes baby, give it all to me."<br /> Mira felt bile rise in her throat and she turned and threw up in the plant. The sound of her vomiting let Casey know she was there and she let out a scream.<br /> "Mira. What are you doing home?" Eddie pulled out of his best friend and grabbed at his pants. Casey stayed frozen just staring at her.<br /> Mira wiped her mouth and walked out the door. Eddie chased her but she made it to the car and was able to drive away before he got to the sidewalk. She drove back to the office automatically. Her phone was blowing up with texts and phone calls so she reached over, muted it, and turned off the Bluetooth so it would stop interrupting her music, then dug gum out of the center console.<br /> She got back to the office, let Bastian know she was back and began to prep for their two o'clock. She sat through the meeting, having the presence of mind to record it so she could get the important parts later, and just tried to look present and engaged. Bastian kept looking at her in concern and she tried to be herself but it was forced. When the meeting ended at four, Bastian ushered her into his office and sat her down, pulling a bottle of water out of his mini fridge.<br /> "What happened Bunny?" He said quietly.<br /> "Eddie was Casey on the couch." Her voice came out robotically.<br /> "That prick!" Bastian swore. He reached out and pulled Mira into a tight hug. She put her head on his shoulder and began to cry. He was going to destroy that man. He never liked Mira's husband and thought she could do so much better - if he was being honest, by better he meant he was better, but that wasn't the point right now - Casey, he didn't know very well. She was beautiful but she reminded him of his ex-wife and when she hit on him, he bluntly turned her down by telling her he didn't date women like her.<br /> "What does that mean?"<br /> "The type I see in court." was all he said. The implication was clear, he generally represented rich older men who married the twenty-something side piece during their mid-life crisis and didn't have the sense to get a prenup beforehand.<br /> "What do you need me to do Mira?" He spoke quietly, needing her permission to get started.<br /> Mira sniffed and looked up at him. "Tear him apart."<br /> "Good girl." Bastian smiled coldly and picked up the phone. Several phone calls later and they were heading back to her house. She walked in and found them both sitting on the couch. Eddie had his head in his hands and Casey was rubbing his back. They both looked up when she appeared in the doorway, Bastian was outside and she was recording on her phone.<br /> "Mira!" Eddie started to get up. "Let me explain..." Mira held her hand up and he fell silent. Bastian had coached her on what to do and say on the way back.<br /> "Remain calm and emotionless. Ask questions and don't let him deflect or gaslight you. Stay on track." He reached over and took her hand, squeezing lightly. "You got this Bunny and I'm right beside you."<br /> "How long have you been with her?"<br /> "Mira."<br /> "Answer the question!" She snapped.<br /> "A year." Casey said quietly and Eddie turned and glared at her.<br /> "Shut up!"<br /> "Thank you." She took off her wedding ring and laid it quietly on the table. She didn't care about anything else, there was no coming back from that. "I'm going to go pack a bag. All further communication between us will go through our lawyers." She laid Bastian's card on the table next to her rings. "He will let your lawyer know when I will be coming to pick up the rest of my things."<br /> "We don't need to go through lawyers Mira." Eddie's face paled.<br /> "Oh, I think we do." She turned and headed to the bedroom, pulled her suitcase from the closet, and began packing it. Eddie followed her, pleading for her to keep lawyers out of it. She pulled out her phone and texted Bastian to come in. She ignored Eddie and continued to pack her important documents, clothes, and jewelry.<br /> "All communication with my client goes through me from this point forward." Bastain came into the room and stood to one side of the door with his arms folded. At 6'2 and 210 lbs. of muscle and an air of around and find out about him, Eddie backed off and went out and sat on the couch next to Casey.<br /> "We slept." Bastain heard him mutter which made him grin. Bastian always went above and beyond for his clients, but he would go to the ends of the earth for Mira.<br /> Over the next six months, Bastian began to systematically destroy Mirabelle's soon-to-be ex-husband. She had them on recording admitting to the year-long affair and Bastian had a financial auditor who combed through their joint financials and found Eddie had spent upwards of twenty-five thousand dollars on Casey, booking hotel rooms, mini-vacations, and buying her gifts. He handed the findings of the financial audit over to a private investigator who used them to find numerous security videos of the two of them at various hotels, restaurants, and public spaces all around the country.<br /> Their house was sold and the money was taken from his portion of the sale to go back to Mirabelle. Because Eddie and Casey worked together at a very prestigious law firm themselves and had used company resources to perpetuate the affair, and Bastian and Mirabelle were former employees of said firm and still on good terms with the law partners there, they had quietly passed along the findings and gotten them both fired.<br /> Eddie didn't sit by quietly while all this was going on. He showed up at Mirabelle's new condo numerous times, begging her to stop what she was doing and to show some mercy. Bastian was done with the harassment and told Mirabelle to text him the next time he showed up and keep him talking until he got there. So she did as he asked, the next time Eddie ambushed her in the lobby, she stopped to hear him out.<br /> "Mirabelle, please, I made a mistake, I'm sorry and I'm begging you to stop this nonsense, for God's sake."<br /> "No."<br /> "What do you mean no?"<br /> "I asked you if I needed to be concerned about Casey, and you said no. I asked you to step back from her, not cut her off, just step back because I was uncomfortable and you told me I had to get over it and deal with your friendship." Mirabelle smiled. "But when you wanted me to spend less time with Bast, I did. I told him I couldn't work overtime unless there was an upcoming court case. I stepped back and told him we needed some distance because you were uncomfortable and because I loved and respected you enough to do it."<br /> "So to that end, when it comes to Bastian handling the divorce and what you're now going through I suggest you get over it and deal with it. You're the one who decided to have a year-long affair, not me. You should have just asked for a divorce before you slept with her. I would have given it to you, no questions, none of this nonsense."<br /> "You were told not to contact my client!" Bastian came storming up to him.<br /> "Relax, Avery. She agreed to talk..." Eddie trailed off as he looked back at Mirabelle. "You bimbo."<br /> "My client did what I instructed her to do if you showed up at her home looking to talk to her again. Message me and keep you talking until I got here." Bastain handed him an envelope.<br /> "What's this?"<br /> "An emergency order of protection. You and Miss. Harrison are to stay at least three hundred feet away from Ms. Adrien. You have been told numerous times to stop your harassment of her by both me and your lawyer and you have refused to do so. Going forward, you'll be arrested should you decide to inflict your presence on her again." Bastian looked at Mirabelle. "Go upstairs Mira, I'll be up shortly."<br /> Eddie was reading through the paperwork. "I can't believe this." He glared at Bastian. "Seriously?"<br /> "Seriously. I can't believe you're a lawyer and are struggling with the concept of only contacting someone through their lawyer when told to do so."<br /> "I know you're only doing this because you think she'll turn to you."<br /> "I'm doing this for her because we've been friends since we were eight years old and she deserves so much better than you."<br /> "Prick."<br /> Bastian shrugged. "Yeah." He chuckled. "I am." When he got up to Mirabelle's condo he knocked and let himself in. "You okay?<br /> "I'm great. I got to say some stuff I wanted to say. Felt good." Mirabelle walked over and handed him a scotch. "And thanks to you, I don't have to speak to him ever again."<br /> "Mira, it has been my absolute pleasure." He raised his glass to her and took a sip, sitting next to her on the couch.<br /> "What would I do without you?<br /> "Find another lawyer who wouldn't be as ruthless." He grinned at her. "It's only another month and this will all be over Mira. They've set the court date."<br /> "You just keep bringing me good news." She smiled at him.<br /> Bastian threw his arm around her shoulders. "I also think his lawyer is gonna convince him to settle." He gave her a gentle squeeze. "I was thinking, when this is done, you want to head up to the cabin for a week? I think we could both use a break."<br /> "That would be incredible!" She studied him. "What aren't you telling me? Why do you need a break?"<br /> "John wants to bring in another lawyer. The current front runner is Kelly."<br /> "As in his daughter Kelly? the one who tried to baby-trap you?"<br /> "That's the one." Bastian put his feet up on her coffee table and glared at them. "If I leave and start my own practice, you'd come with me, right? Dust off your law degree and be my partner?"<br /> "Well duh. I chase you to Henderson, Bastian. I follow you when you leave. You're stuck with me for life." She smiled at him. "And I'll have your back no matter what."<br /> Three months later, Bastian stopped by her desk on his way in. "Hey Bunny." He smiled and passed over the tea he had picked up for her. "You ready for our cabin trip?"<br /> "Thank you." Mirabelle flashed him a smile. "Is it actually happening this time?"<br /> "We have court this afternoon and then I've cleared my calendar for the next week."<br /> "Uh-huh. Forgive me if I don't believe you." She sipped her tea and passed him some paperwork.<br /> "I swear, no more rescheduling." He promised.<br /> "I'm going with or without you this time." She shrugged. "So if you reschedule, you'll be working here without me for a week."<br /> "Threats Mira?" He raised his eyebrow.<br /> "No, Bast. Promises. My boss has approved the time off." She smirked. "It's not my problem that the new lawyer has decided you are the answer to all her problems and you indulge her. I refuse to put off my much-needed vacation for her or you any longer."<br /> "I have no choice but to "indulge her" Mira." Bastian frowned. "Henderson keeps letting her take cases on that she's not ready for and I don't want us fell into disrepute because Daddy wants his little girl to succeed."<br /> "Mmm." Mirabelle hummed. "Regardless, I'm leaving tomorrow at ten, with or without you."<br /> Bast tapped the papers on her head. "I'll be ready. Come on, let's go find the princess and go over this stuff one more time before we head to the courthouse."<br /> They won the case and as Bastian and Mirabelle were leaving, Kelly came running up behind them. "Bast! Come on, we have to go celebrate!" She shoved her way between them and gripped his arm. Bastian frowned as Mirabelle stumbled and just caught herself before she fell.<br /> "Oh, sorry." Kelly smirked at Mirabelle before turning her attention to Bastian again. "Please?" She drew the word out childishly and Mirabelle gave her a look of deep disgust.<br /> "One drink." Bastian allowed. "Mira? Are you coming?"<br /> "No." Mirabelle glared at him and walked away.<br /> "What's her problem?" Kelly asked. "You shouldn't let you're assistant speak to you that way, you know, it sets a bad precedence."<br /> "Mira can speak to me any way she wants to." Bastian frowned at her. "You should learn to act like an adult and not a teenager." He pulled his arm free. "I have an hour if you want to get a drink, I have to be ready to go early tomorrow."<br /> Mirabelle got in her car and let out a frustrated scream. She hated that woman. She almost instantly regretted saying no. Bastian shouldn't be left alone with her. She was willing to bet one drink would turn into several and another baby scare in a few weeks. She was dumb enough to not remember the last time.<br /> Bastian and Mirabelle had met Kelly Henderson at a Christmas party three years ago and she had latched herself on to Bastian like some kind of whiny woman-child leech. <br /> Bastian had woken up the next morning with her in his bed and a vague memory of her getting in the cab with him and taking her home. She had come into the office six weeks later and pushed past Mirabelle to slam a positive pregnancy test on his desk. John Henderson had come in as well and began yelling at Bastian about making an honest woman out of her until Bastian got over his shock and started to laugh.<br /> When asked what was so funny, he informed them that he had gotten a vasectomy five years before when he caught his pregnant ex-wife cheating on him and a DNA test proved he wasn't the father. He had done all the follow-ups and had medical proof his semen count was zero but he would step up as long as a DNA test on the fetus proved it was his.<br /> Kelly had gotten very quiet and it was only when Henderson promised to make Bastian a partner that he backed down from quitting and suing Kelly out of existence. "She's young and stupid Bast, I'll keep her away from you." John had forgotten his end of the bargain. She knew Bastian was getting his ducks in a row to leave and doing his best to not cause waves, but that meant Mirabelle had to put up with Kelly's attitude too, and the attempt to push her down had pushed her past her breaking point.<br /> Bastain was taking far too long to make his exit, if he wasn't ready to go tomorrow morning, or if she got there and Kelly was in his bed, she would be leaving her resignation on his table, along with the check for his services as her lawyer. He had refused payment after the divorce was settled, but she had written the check anyway and planned to just deposit it into his account, knowing he would never notice.<br /> She looked up and saw Bastian coming toward her car. She seriously considered driving away but decided to see what he wanted. When he was beside her door, she lowered the window. "Are you sure you don't want to come?"<br /> "I could come, but you'd be bailing me out tomorrow."<br /> "Mira..." He sighed. "You have to be professional."<br /> "Why? She isn't."<br /> "You're better than her."<br /> "So why don't you hold her up to the standard you hold me up to Bast? Why does she get away with almost shoving me to the ground, but I'm told to be professional for expressing my displeasure at it?" She glared at him. "Thanks so much for standing up for me back there, the way you came to my defense warmed my cold, dead heart."<br /> "You're right Bunny, I'm sorry. I should have said something." Bastian felt guilt curl in his stomach. Mirabelle scoffed and folded her arms. "It's only a little bit longer Mira and we'll be able to leave."<br /> "I'll believe it when I see it Bast." She shook her head. "I'm near the end of my rope, she treats me like I'm less than a dog, and honestly, the fact that you agreed to a drink with her..." She shook her head again. "Be ready at ten, I will leave without you if you're not." She pulled out her parking space and drove off before he had a chance to reply.	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