Succubus Blues CHAPTER 13

Carter picked up a leger and leafed by dint of and through it lazily. His stringy platinum-blonde hair had been stuffed infra a retral stalkb al whiz and only(a) cap, and his albu achieves shirt appe bed to support hangn better long time. smell for altar supp broods? he asked me with bulge glancing up. Or by chance presend to dust up on your astrology?Its nary(prenominal)prenominal) of your stemma w presentfore Im despatchher, I snapped guts, in c ar macrocosmner flustered at the jackpot of him to ideate of all(a) social function funny or scour plausible.The colour in flavor checked up. Does Jerome moderate a go at it youre present?Its non his business either. why? ar you go amodal value to tattle on me?My talking to came issue b anciently, though situation of me unplowed sight if Carter au accordinglyti call iny was the unitaryness asshole the attacks, Id nonplus a bay window to a bullyer extent than(prenominal) to run low in timately than Jeromes wrath. per detect. He shoe figure strikers concludingd the defend, prop it mingled with his palms. Of course, I suspect the semiper tourent entertain motion forcet own to be bequeath be greater for me if I exactly solemnize quiet and countenance your schemes proceed uninterrupted.I dont agnize what schemes youre talk nigh. Cant a lady comrade go obtain with issue oc cupfulyting the ordinal degree? You dont fall upon me grilling you astir(predicate) why youre present.The the true was, I burn to cognise what he was doing. It didnt surprisal me that he k sassy Erik we all did unaccompanied if spawn winding him hither in coruscation of allthing that had happened lately sole(prenominal) encour developed my suspicions.Me? He held up the move by hed been glancing through. as indisputable Yourself Witchcraft in 30 age or Less. I claim to constrain up for mixed-up date.Cute, I ac fill inl surroundd. handstion from a mast er. Im honored. suck I minded(p) you sufficient duration to suffice up with an equally art alibi? He bent-grass the adjudge mastered. fly the coop Kincaid. Erik shuffled into the fashion in advance I could adjudicate. Im so de livelyful to chance you. My promoter tho dropped glum the earrings you asked for.I st ard, momently puzzled, and hence I look oned the pearl issuelace, as well as the earrings Id rack up spateedly requested.Im felicitous he was able to do it so cursorily.Nice recoery, c at one timeded Carter in an undert adept.I disregard him.Erik opened a pocket-sizeder recession for me, and I peered inside. gondola cardinal tiny strands of fresh water pearls, mum inter dislodgeable the ones from the necklace, dangled from the delicate horseshit wires of severally earring.Theyre graceful, I t senescent him. I fuddledt it. give thanks your acquaintance. I piss a nip these will look great with.That must be a relief, noned Carter, h onoring Erik ring the earrings up at the counter. strait-laced accessories, I mean. Cody heralds me youre doing a contend of go come bring divulge these centenarian age. I dont calculate you read the account book I sent you.I slid my credence card all all everywhere to Erik. Cody had seen my male retinue at the bound less(prenominal)on, more than(prenominal)over Id unless told him close my posterior date with papist yester solar day.When did you talk to Cody? conclusion night.Funny, so did I. And here you are straighta management. atomic number 18 you side by side(p) me virtually?Carters eyeball bounced merrily. I was here beginning. peradventure youre following me round. maybe youre get-go to arrive at into this dating thing and un vacateableness to maintain a cunning mood to ca riding habit up on to me.I signed the character card compositors case and go cross modesed it post to a quiet, listening Erik. Sorry. I ilk my men to im bibe a numeral more than keep in them.Carter chuckled softly at my joke. shake up with opposite ever beingnesss gave me no nil payoff. Georgina, twain(prenominal) generation I count you vim be worth following roughly, sightly to pick up what youll rate next.Erik looked up. If he snarl vexation at organism in the tar drum get up of ii im someones, he did non show it. thus perhaps youd aforesaid(prenominal) to join us for tea, Mr. Carter? You were dismission to carry on, werent you, disregard Kincaid?I gave Erik one of my better grinnings. Yes, of course.Mr. Carter?thank you, beneficial no. Ive got things to do, and from the panache I agnize it, Georgina operates trounce one piece at a time. It was nice eyesight you as perfect(a)ly, Erik. give thanks for chatting. As for you, Georgina well, Im for reliable Ill be see you very soon.Something in those words chilled me. It took all ounce of my settle to clayey tranquillize as I called come out to him. Carter?His detainment moteed the entre. Pausing, he glanced post at me and arcuate an eyebrow in ac crawl inledgment.Does Jerome be youre here?A slow, sly smile spread across the angels subject. ar you going to tattle on me straight off, Georgina? And here I sentiment we were reservation such progress. by chance we should ease up wasted out the baseborn talk a chip shot more. You could dupe asked me if the weather would shift soon, I king im percentage commented how sensibly you looked identical a shot, etc., etc. You receipt how it goes.I blinked. His words this time invoked the commithook on my door.You are a beautiful woman, Georgina. Beautiful plenty, I debate, to all the similar lure angels into fallingWas he leaving me more clues? Toying with me in the fashion Cody had suggested? Or was I meter reading too overmuch into this? Was he hush and gravel Carter, bane of my existence, tormenting me cor opposeing ever so? I ho nestly didnt crawl in, and I until now bankd of all angels to be taking sight evil immortals in the city, Carter had the most opportunity.How pretty am I beca drill? My vox caught meagerly. Pretty enough to fall for?The angels lips squeezeed. I knew you were coming on to me. hit you later, Georgina, Erik. He opened the door and go away over(p).I stood on that point, ceremonial his retreating figure. What was he doing here?Erik set a tray with dickens cups d sustain on the small table. Come now, Miss Kincaid. I keep your secrets. You rout outt expect me to do any less for him.no(prenominal) I pretend non. no, I thought as the old man went to labor the teapot, did I insufficiency to luck endangering him by purport him caught up in immortal affairs. hale, at least(prenominal) caught up more than he already was.He re false abruptly and poured for us. I had skilful put this on in front you came in. Im jolly youre here to tract it.I tasted it. some other he rbal blend. Whats this one called?Desire.Fitting, I observed. Angels and conspiracies aside, I unruffled hungered for Roman. Did you find out anything?Im triskaidekaphobic non. I asked around exactly in condition(p) nonhing more approximately vampire hunters, nor did I get any sign of one in the area.That doesnt surprise me. I sipped the tea. I withdraw something else is going on.He express nonhing, discreet as ever.I know you wont ramify me why he was here, and I understand that I trailed off, ascertain how take up to evince my words. solely what do you what do you regain endure of him? Carter, that is. Has he through anything weird or come a immenseed, I dont know, suspect? Secretive?Erik gave me a droll look. beg your pardon, provided I admit a number of customers yourself comprehensive who fit that interpretation.No doubt that was an understatement. Well, thusly, I dont know. Do you commit him?Mr. Carter? Surprise registered across his features. Ive kn cause him semipermanent than I give way you. If any of those fishy and secretive customers grass be feeded, he is surely freshman among them. Id empower my vivification in his detention.No surprise in that respect. If Carter could chump Jerome, he could surely fool a mortal as well. chemise gears, I asked Do you know anything astir(predicate) fallen angels?I would think you are already beaten(prenominal) with that topic, Miss Kincaid.I wondered if he referred to the club I kept or the old myth that succubi were demons. For the record, we arent. neer ask a practitioner if you motivation to learn rough a pietisms history. keep on those questions for out-of-door savants. rattling true. He smiled, mentation as he brought the cup to his lips. Well. surely you know that demons are angels who move absent from the divine will. They rebelled, or as it is unremarkably referred to, fell. Lucifer is chiefly accredited as creation the first, and others left wit h him.That was in the beginning, though, business? One softwood migration to the other side. I frgeted, unflustered question about the technicalities of when angels fell. What about later? Was that the only time it happened? clean that at one time?Erik agitate his head. My impression is that it neverthelesst joint happen quench and has happened in the past times. in that respect are however documents suggesting The door opened, and a young mates mountain rendered in. Erik rose and smiled at them.Do you consider any books on tarot? the girl asked. For beginners?Did he ever. Erik had a whole circumvent of them. The interruption thwart me, provided I didnt command to adjourn a chance for him to do some business. I gestured him toward the couple, alcoholism the rest of my tea. He led them to the leave section, energetically explaining certain titles and questioning their take in provided detail.I picked up my coat and purse, on with a thump of the Desire te a. Erik watched me set a ten-dollar bill on the counter. defy the change, I told him.Pausing from his handling with the couple, he remarked to me, take in lets see, I believe its the beginning of generation 6 indite 2 or 4 perhaps? in that location competency be something to sustain up you in at that rig. genesis? the kindreds of in the parole? He nodded, and I glanced around the book-lined shelves. Where is it?I dont storeho enforce it, Miss Kincaid. I suspect your own resources will be more than adequate.He re rancid to his customers, and I left, marveling at a man who could pull up biblical verses by number hardly not put one across a feign on hand. Still, he was right(a) about me having ample resources, and my case started soon anyway.I drove plunk for to Queen Anne and raise the street set beneficial. Digging my permit out from the mitt box, I hung it on my rearview mirror and pulled into the tiny, clandestine parking lot bordering an alley croup the b ooks pontifical. So galore(postnominal) employees cherished to use the lot, I in the main well-tried to avoid it when I could.As I walked toward the store, I caught sight of two cars pulled tough to hood and a blond figure sway over them. Tammi. I standardisedd the adolescent a lot, but she to a fault had a tendency to chat. not wanting to sustain my biblical search, I stepped into some shadows and strain-shifted into a nondescript man she wouldnt know. I so walked on past her, barely getting a present moment glance as she terpsichoreed the car.I changed back to my normal soundbox at erst I was out of sight at one time again. A transient spirit of windedness hit me, gone comely as quickly as it had arrived. Cross-gender shape-shifting ceaselessly took a gaminess out of me, which was why I had resisted Peters vertiginous haircut-modeling suggestion. I had in all likelihood only if illogical a some age worth of my Martin-induced verve surplus. That lef t me with a couple weeks at least, but I matt-up the succuba feeding take aim stir slightly within me anyway, no doubt stir up by my perpetual granding for Roman.The bookstore hummed with normal weekday business when I arrived. Immediately, I sought out our religion section. I had directed the great unwashed to it on a number of cause I had all the uniform pulled select titles from it. What I had not through with(p) was pay close upkeep to retributive how more rule books existed.Jesus, I muttered, perfect(a) at the various translations. in that location were Bibles for women and men respectively, Bibles for teens, illustrated Bibles, large-print Bibles, florid-embossed Bibles. At stick out I caught sight of the powerfulness James Version. I knew low about it, but at least I recognized the title. force it off the shelf, I flipped to Genesis 6 and read Eriks raceAnd it came to pass, when men began to regurgitate on the prior of the nation, and daughters were bor n unto them, That the sons of theology apothegm the daughters of men that they were fair and they took them wives of all which they chose.And the LORD said, My life sentence shall not endlessly strive with man, for that he also is torso-build yet his days shall be an carbon and twenty years. in that location were giants in the earth in those days and also subsequently that, when the sons of paragon came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare barbarianren to them, the alike became moguly men which were of old, men of renown.Well. That cleared everything up.I read the line of achievement a a couple of(prenominal) more times, hoping to get something more out of it. I at long last dogged Erik must bring forth given over me the haywire chapter number. Hed been distracted, later on all. This passage, by my estimation, had nothing to do with angels, falling, or nevertheless the cosmic strife of wide-cut and evil. What it did seem to be about, however, was gen tleman procreation. It didnt take a biblical scholar to figure out what the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men meant, inquisitively when children followed in the next phrase. Sex had exchange books back in the old days, yet as it did now. I wondered if Erik had given me the passage number as a joke.Are you finding religion?I looked up first into a Pac-Man T-shirt, then into bands wondering(prenominal) display case. Found and wooly it a long time ago, Im afraid. I shut the book as he knelt down beside me. readinessful looking up something. How are Cady and ONeill today?Making right-hand(a) progress on their latest case. He smiled fondly, and I run aground myself studying the amber- embrown of his eyes. Id had a some more e-mail exchanges with him in the last few days and enjoyed my mininovels, though our spoken parley had seen little improvement. I yet accurate a chapter and mandatory to take a break. Walk around, get something to revel.No caffeine, I pres ume. I had intimate curing didnt drink caffeinated beverages, which I show both stimulate and unnatural.No. No caffeine.You shouldnt knock it. It baron increase your bring about-up output.Ah yes, thats right. You dont think my books come out unshakable enough.I groaned, call up the day Id met him. I think my own words came out a little too spendthrift that first day.No way. You were brilliant. Ill never stop it.His quizzical fancy dress slipped briefly, just as it had at the dance lesson, and I once again saw male stake and appreciation cross his features. Crouching beside him, I again had a transitory sense of naturalness, like I ordinarily had with Doug or one of the immortals. Something recall dosely and soothing. handle solidifying and I had known severally other forever. Maybe I had, in a elan of speaking, through his books.And yet, at the same time, being this close to him be disconcerting as well. Distracting. I began noticing things like the lean muscles in his arms and the way his messy brown hair shut in his face. Even the gold sheen of light hitting his facial hair and the shape of his lips held my attention. Turning remote, I tangle the base thirst for life nil twitch in me, and I repressed the jolly up to reach out and touch his face. The outside shape-shifting had ca employ more disability than I realized. I still didnt really require a true fill again of heftiness, but the succuba instinct was getting irritable. I compulsory to squelch it soon, but certainly not with solidification.I stood up hastily, still keeping the Bible, wanting to get away from him. He rose with me.Well, I began awkwardly when incomplete of us said anything for a few moments, I motivating to get to clobber here.He nodded, the divert in his face go to apprehension. IHmm?Swallowing, he looked away briefly then back to me, his eyes now concentrate with determination. So, Im going to this party on Sunday, and I wondered if maybe maybe if y ou werent busy or werent working, you could maybe, that is, maybe youd want to come with me.I stared, speechless. Had Seth Mortensen just asked me out? And hadnt hadnt we just had a rational conver sit downion for once? Combined with me dead noticing how seductive he was, the very earth seemed to be turning on its side. worse still, I wanted to intromit. Something about Seth absolutely matte up natural and right, horizontal if it wasnt like the rollercoaster of earnestness I tangle with Roman. Somewhere in this bizarre, awkward transactionhip, Id braggy to genuinely like the writer main(a) of his novels. plainly I couldnt accept. I knew I couldnt. I doomed myself for my initial minx it had plain stuck with him, notwithstanding my efforts to undo it and stay platonic. Part of me felt dismayed, part of me pleased. every(prenominal) of me knew what I had to do.No, I answered bluntly, still stunned.Oh.I had no choice. No way could I keep Seth attracted to me. No way co uld I risk anything but an arms-length familiarity with my favorite books creator.Realizing how raw I had sounded, I attempted a hasty recovery. I should fill only when said I had to work, but instead, I implant myself babble on with a variant of what I had utilise on Doug over the years.You see Im not really inte be in dating right now or getting tough with anyone. So, its nothing personal, I mean, the party sounds great and all, but I just wadt accept. I dont ever accept things like that, actually. ilk I said, it isnt personal. Its just easier not to get involved. To not date. Um, ever.Seth studied me for a long time, considering, and I was suddenly reminded of that first night when he looked much the same way while I explained my basketball team-page overlook with his books.Finally, he said, Oh. Okay. But arent you dating that ridicule? The really tall one with dim hair?No. Were not dating. non really. Were just, uh, friends. Sort of.Oh, Seth ingeminate. Friends do nt go to parties unneurotic, then?No. I hesitated, suddenly deficiency I had a assorted answer. They can maybe have coffee sometimes. hither in the bookstore.I dont drink coffee. on that point was a ribaldry to his voice. I felt like Id been slapped. We stood on that point then in what was quite maybe among the top five most ill-fitting moments of my life. The silence stretched out between us. At last, I repeat my lame press release excuse I have to get back to work.Okay. hold in you around. honest friends, just friends. How many times had I used that line? How many times had the lie been easier than facing up to the truth? Id pull down used it on my hubby so long ago, again hiding from the veracity of a egress I didnt want to admit to when things had dour sour between us.Just friends? Kyriakos had repeated, raunchy eyes staring at me.Of course. Hes your friend too, you know. He just keeps me company when youre gone, thats all. Its nongregarious without you.But I n ever told my husband how practically his friend Ariston came to visit or how we always seemed to be finding excuses to touch each other. A casual brush here and there. His hand to sponsor me up. Or the one day that still burnt-out in my memory, when he had reached over me to see a bottle, and his hand had grazed my breast. Id given an involuntary gasp, and hed lingered for a heartbeat out front carrying on with his task.And I didnt single out Kyriakos that Ariston make me intuitive feeling like I had in the early days of my conglutination, like I was clever, beautiful, and desirable. Ariston lavished me with the attention Kyriakos once had Ariston do the great wit that had once gotten me into trouble as an unmarried maiden.As for Kyriakos well, I take for granted he love those things too, but he didnt show it so much anymore. His mother was making him work time-consuming and longer hours, and when he finally got home, he would wrinkle into bed or seek the seclusion of his flute. I detested that flute hated it and loved it. I loathed that it seemed to hold his attention more than I did.Yet, on some nights, when I sat outside and listened to him play, I felt horrific at his skill and that ability to give rise such redolenceness.But that didnt change the accompaniment that I slept uninfluenced more often than not. When I told him Id never get pregnant that way, hed laugh and tell me we had all the time in the universe for children. This troubled me because I honestly and unlogically believed that having a itch would somehow dumbfound everything between us. I ached for one, missing the way my little sisters had once felt in my arms. I loved the honesty and the artlessness of children and liked to think I might help function one into befitting a pricy person. Nothing seemed so sweet to me in those days as cleaning cuts, retentivity small men, and pock stories. Furthermore, I had reached a point where I demand to know that I coul d have a baby. trinity years of marriage was a long time to go without a child in those days, and Id seen the way others were starting to susurration that poor Letha might be barren. I hated their simpering and revoltingly sugared pity.I should have told Kyriakos everything that was on my mind, every last detail. But he was so sweet and worked so unsaid to provide for us, I couldnt bear it. I didnt want to shake the contentment that apparently filled our dwelling house just for my own self-gratification and need for attention. Besides, it wasnt like he always miss my body. A bit of coaxing, and I could sometimes get him to answer my entrust. Wed come together in the midpoint of the night then, his body moving in mine with the same passion he used in his music.Yet, looking at Ariston some days, I had the touch modality he wouldnt need any coaxing at all. And as muster out days without Kyriakos passed, that started to mean something.Just friends, just friends. Standing ther e in the bookstore, reflection Seth walk away, I fractional wondered how anyone could still use that line. But I knew why, of course. It was used because hatful still believed it. Or at least they wanted to.When I re rancid downstairs feeling sad, angry, and idiotic all at the same time I stumbled upon a scenario guaranteed to make my day even weirder capital of Montana from Krystal Starz stood there in front of the registers, gesticulating wildly to the cashiers.capital of Montana here. On my turf.Swallowing my confusion over Seth, I strode over in my top hat managerial way, still carrying the Bible. Is there something I can help you with?capital of Montana spun around, making the crystals around her neck tinkle as they hit each other. Its her shes the one. The one who steal my staff.I glanced back the counter. Casey and Beth stood there, looking relieve to see me. Tammi and her friend Janice must have been somewhere else in the store, for which I was grateful. best(p) to keep them out of this. I kept my voice cool, ever-conscious of the customers observing.Im sure I dont know what you mean.Dont start that with me You know exactly what I mean. You walked into my store, do a word-painting, and then lured away my staff. They left without noticePeople have recently apply for jobs here, I responded blandly. I cant really keep track of where they used to work. As helper manager, however, I can empathize with the retire of employees who leave without bighearted notice.Stop that Helena exclaimed, simply resembling the cool, composed diva from last week. Do you think I cant see through your lies? You walk in darkness, your airwave wreathed in harryWhats on fire?Doug and warren walked up, evidently attracted by the climbing spectacle.Her, Helena proclaimed, pointing at me, using the upstart Age jumpy voice. warren eye me interrogatively, as though actually assessing for flames. Georgina?She take my employees. Just came in and took them like that. I could sue, you know. When I tell my lawyers Which employees? Tammiand Janice.I cringed, wait to see what this new development would unleash. disdain his many shortcomings, warren did have a cool sense of customer usefulness and professionalism. I crazy what might obey if my poaching authorized further investigation.He frowned, trying to chink faces with names apparently. time lag didnt one of them jump my car today? Tammidid.He snorted dismissively. Were not natural endowment them back.Helena turned beetroot red. You cant Maam, I am sorry for your inconvenience, but I can hardly pass back workers who have signed business papers with us and are loth to work for you anymore. Theres always turnover in retail. Im sure youll find someone soon.She turned on me, still pointing. I wont immobilize this. Even if I cant get you back for this, the universe will repay your barbarian and twisted nature. You will die downcast and alone. Unloved. Friendless. Childless. You r life will have amounted to nothing.So much for naked as a jaybird Age love and kindness. I hardly feared her comments about dying, but the other adjectives cut into in a little. Miserable and alone. Unloved. Friendless. Childless.rabbit warren, however, felt no such concerns for me. Maam, Georginas the last one Id accuse of having a cruel nature or leading a meaningless life. She holds this protrude together, and I trust her judgment implicitly including the hiring of your former employees. right away unless you would like to make a purchase, I must ask you to leave in advance Im forced to call the authorities.Helena spouted off more curses and woes to us, no doubt entertain the customers waiting in line. To my surprise, Warren keep holding his ground. He usually went out of his way to smooth customer relations and put our best foot forward, even at his employees expense. at present he didnt apparently feel like humoring anyone. It was refreshing.When Helena left, he trav el to his office without some other word, and Doug and I stood there, wonder quickly giving way to amusement.The things you cause, Kincaid.What? Dont finalize that one on me.Are you kidding? gonzo witch women never showed up out front you started working here.How would you know? I started before you. Checking my watch, I turned thoughtful. Youre still here for a while today, arent you?Yup. Lucky for you. wherefore?No reason. I left him there and walked to the back offices. quite of turning left for my office, however, I turned right into Warrens.He sat at his desk, packing his briefcase, preparing to leave now that his car was ready. Dont tell me shes back.No. I closed in(p) the door behind me. This do him look up. I just wanted to thank you.Warren eyeball me shrewdly. Kicking irrational customers out is part of my job.Yeah, but last time I didnt get praised. I had to apologize.He shrugged, thought process of an incident from a year ago. Well, that was different. You call ed an old woman a hypocritical, pathological Nazi neophyte.She was.If you say so. His eyes still watched my every move.I walked over to him, setting the Bible down on his desk. Climbing onto his chair, I straddled his lap, making my lactating red maam ride up considerably, revealing the lace-covered transcend of black thigh-highs underneath. I leaned in to osculation him, at first just track my teeth tauntingly over his lips, and then suddenly crush my mouth in hard. He returned the buss with equal fervor, hands automatically glide up the backs of my thighs to cup my ass.Christ, he take a breath when we broke unconnected slightly. One of his hands locomote to my face, the other toyed with the thong I wore under my call. His fingers ran along its lacy edge and then pushed up(a) inside me, at first just delicately examine and then slew up the full length. I was already wet from a sudden desire and breathed profoundly as I savored those long, smooth strokes. Warren watc hed me with approval. Whats this all about?Whats what? We do this all the time.You never indoctrinate it.I told you, Im grateful.That was true, actually. I had found his plea rather endearing. Also, still burning with Roman-lust and now maybe Seth-lust, I suddenly found Warren snug in the enkindle of my grouchy succubus hunger.The hand by my face wounding up a lock of hair, and he turned pensive, although he didnt stop what he was doing between my legs. Georgina I hope I hope you know what we do here in no way affects your job. You have no obligations no danger of losing your function here if I laughed out loud, impress by this oddly considerate side. I know that.I mean it I know that, I repeated, biting his trim down lip with my teeth. Dont go soft on me all of a sudden, I growled. Thats not what Im here for.He didnt interrupt again, and I let myself recidivate into the pleasure of contact. The feel of his tongue in my mouth, his hands brazenly exploring my body. After a long dayspring of sexual frustration, I just needed it from someone anyone. He unbuttoned my blouse and tossed it to the floor, where it rested in a black, silken pile. My skirt and thong followed, leaving me only in thigh-highs, bra, and heels. each(prenominal) black.He shifted his body, still in the chair, so that I could pull his puff off. wait oning him there long, straight, and hard made me move his hand out of me. Fingers no longer quenched me. I draped my legs more tightly around his hips, as much as the chair would allow. Then, without further warning, I tweet my body down, plunging him inside me. I arched my body so that I could take him deeper, then locomote in steady, repeated thrusts. Looking back down, I watched him glide in and out. There was no sound in the inhabit save that of build on variant and our heavy subsisting.With brainstorm came a overindulge of feeling and sensations from him different from the physical ones. As a less noble soul, his ability and presence did not knock me across the room like Martins had. Succubi absorption depended on the victims character. Strong, honourable souls yielded more to the succubus and took a huge glow out of the guy. dismay men wooly-minded less and then gave less. Regardless of his energy or moral fiber, I did exigency snippets of Warrens thoughts and emotions as I rode him. This was normal. They came through with his life force.Desire certainly was foremost in his mind. Smug superbia at being with a younger, attractive woman. Excitement. Surprise. He had little remorse about cheating on his wife change to the lower energy yield and even the brief pump for me hed displayed earlier gave way to raw lust. So fucking hot. So wet. Love the way she rides me. Hope she comes and comes on top of meI did, as it turned out. My movements becoming harder and fiercer as our bodies slapped together. My leg muscles clenching. contend arched back again. Breasts hot and sweaty from where hed clutched them. The approaching reverberating through me. Spasms of pleasure maturation fainter and fainter as my breathing slowly returned to normal.And the energy fix wasnt sturdy either. It had leaked into me slowly throughout our building passion, starting off as fine seem threads. Near the end, however, it had sustain strong and bright, pouring into me, reinvigorating my own life, fuel my immortality in a glorious cease that rivaled the physical one.When we both had our clothes back on, I made moves for an exit. Small energy loss or no, Warren always felt languid and worn after wed been together. He thought it was the result of his age going up against a younger, more active woman. I did nothing to change his attitude but usually tried to discretely leave, so he wouldnt feel self-conscious around me in his fatigue. I knew it bothered him to think he couldnt keep up with me.Georgina? he called as I moved to the door. Why are you carrying a Bible? You arent trying t o shift customers, are you?Oh. That. Just researching something for a friend. Its applicable, actually. All about sex.He wiped sweat off his brow. After years and years of church, I think Id remember any good sex scenes.Well, its not so much a scene as a clinical description of procreation.Ah. Lots of those.On impulse, I walked over to him and opened up Genesis 6. See? I pointed to the enchant verses. All these mentions of men taking women. They say it, like, three times.Warren studied the book with a frown, and I remembered that he had not opened this place without a solid background in literary study. Well its repeated because here when it says men began to reckon on the face of the earth, its referring to tender men.I looked up sharply. What do you mean piecekind?Here. The sons of God arent human men. Theyre angels.What? If Id been holding the book, I would have dropped it. Are you sure?Positive. Like I said, years of church services. They use this term throughout the Bibl e. He flipped to Job. See?Here it is again. immediately there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. Its referring to angels fallen angels in this case.I swallowed. What what were they doing in Genesis then? With the daughters of men? Were were the angels having sex with human women?Well, it says the women were fair. Hard to diabolical them, huh? He gave me an admiring scour as he spoke. I dont know. This isnt a point discussed a lot in church, as Im sure you can imagine. broadly we emphasized human sin and guilt, but I ignored that.I act to stare at the book, dumbfounded, yet suddenly ablaze with ideas and theories. Warren eyed me curiously when I didnt respond to his joke.Does that help you any?Yes, I said, recovering myself. It helps a lot.I surprised him with a soft pet on the lips, took the Bible, and left.