"Now that you're awake, Jun explained why Yuko is behaving so badly," Tish said, and Sigrid looked to her curiously. Henry's expression was more guarded."She said that the binding she used on Stanley with her tears is still affecting her as she is soul bound to him until she's pregnant with his child.""What?!?" he exclaimed in shock. "She said the binding was broken for her, too!"Tish gave him a sad look. "She lied.""GAH! That little... FUCK! She drives me nuts!" Henry exclaimed."Jun said that Yuko will be driven mad if she doesn't find a way to break the bond, and there's only one way. She needs a child."Henry's mind was reeling with this latest disclosure. Pieces were falling into place. The reason for Yuko's release from her punishment in Japan, the purchase of a condo in his building, and the times she attempted to kill him! "I'll bet you there is another way to break the bind. My death. If I die, the binding is gone." Yuko couldn't have maneuvered her own release or the con
"I'd love to get that shield spell for my pack and Mary," Roy sighed.Ignoring Roy, Camila got Henry's attention once more. "You came in for this afternoon's meeting with the Directors? Why don't you take a nap in the interim?" She gestured to her couch.He was sorely tempted, but he had a few things he had to take care of, and he'd promised to set aside time for Siobhan for whatever she needed. "I-I can't. I'll try to take a nap at lunch, and I'll go home directly after our meeting. I-I should get started." When he got a nod, he stood and headed for the door with his head down.Camila looked to Roy then unlocked the door before Henry got to it. He went through and closed it behind himself. He gave Felix another nod then headed to his office. He sighed in guilty relief when he saw Marisa wasn't at her desk as he really wasn't up for another conversation. He unlocked his office door, stepped inside, and locked it behind himself before dropping his ass in his seat. He leaned forward to
"Good! I'll make us dinner. I make a mean seafood and pasta dish!" she explained and enjoyed how Henry's face flushed hot pink."Th-that sounds yummy!" he stuttered as he glanced at the message on his cell. "Seven it is."Letting him off the hook, Siobhan stood and walked to his door. "See you then, and thank you!"He just nodded as his cheeks felt like they were glowing.Siobhan left his office, closing the door behind herself, and looked to Marisa's curious gaze."So?" her friend asked, her need to be filled in evident in her tone."You're right," Siobhan said.Marisa's curiosity flared. "About what?"Siobhan headed for the door and glanced over her shoulder with a happy little smile. "He is the sweetest man."She grinned as she left Marisa with a frustrated look on her lovely features.As Siobhan walked to the elevator, she felt the tingles of anticipation run up her spine. She was so looking forward to their first date.Chapter 10Carl de Bellisle sat brooding in his study. He was
"Wait, you're saying the application has access to the hardware's system-level commands?" Yasmin asked with a frown."Only for the actual transmission and receipt of data packets through the network interfaces. The app is responsible for managing the flow of data through these cards. If there are unaccounted data bits in the stream, that's something the application will identify and act upon," Henry indicated."That's not feasible! It would add way too much lag to the interfaces!" Laurence Franklin insisted.Henry grinned at the group. "Does this mean we've reached the demonstration portion of the presentation?"The three techs were all frowning but eager to see Henry's outrageous claims go up in smoke.Henry walked the group over to the test rig. "This is a blade server I purchased and configured for running the firewall application. The specs for this are in the data packages I've prepared for you. This configuration is optimized for the demands of the application. You can't scrimp
Camila changed her glamor into her workout clothes before walking out of her washroom. She saw Henry had tidied himself up and was snoring softly. She paused to watch him for a moment and felt that odd tugging in her heart again. She gave her head a shake and went to her desk to call Sigrid."Hey, are you available now to join me in the gym?" she asked when Sigrid picked up."Now? Let me check," the Head of HR said as she checked her calendar. "Yeah, I can spare an hour. I'll meet you down there."Down there meant the basement where Roy's security personnel had a gym. Once they built the boardroom, they realized they had sufficient space for this additional purpose. The team and a few executives were given access to it. No Humans were allowed inside. They'd be able to push themselves beyond Human capabilities, and she had energy to burn! It felt like she was walking an inch above the floor.Camila gave Henry another fond look and added a trench coat over her skin tight workout clothes
Soft music was playing, and the artist was singing in a language that teased his brain.A small kitchen was tucked into the corner, and heavenly scents were floating out its door."Something smells wonderful!" Henry said with a wide smile."Thank you, Henry!" Siobhan said, preening as if he'd just complimented her. Henry glanced at her in surprise, then gave her a raised brow as she giggled."How went your big meeting today?" she asked over her shoulder as she went to the kitchen to chill the wine.Henry nodded to himself. "Camila said it was a success, so that's good enough for me.""That's wonderful! Give me a sec and make yourself comfortable."Henry sat on the sofa and took in the art around the room. Beautiful seashells, surf-polished glass, some rough but interesting stones, and photos of wild coastlines with rustic cottages on hillsides. And sheep. He spotted several small plush sheep dolls scattered throughout the apartment.Siobhan returned from the kitchen, and Henry turned
Henry snorted as he contemplated how often he was being used for stress relief these days.Siobhan pulled back slightly to look up at his face in false outrage. "What? Don't you think women enjoy casual flings, too!""Uh, you do know who you're talking to, right?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. "The one thing I'm very aware of is the sex drive of my female friends." His expression suddenly froze with remorse. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry! That was an overshare."Siobhan burst into delighted laughter and clung to him. "Ah, Henry. You're so charming!"They swayed to the music, enjoying the feel of their bodies touching. Siobhan purred as she enjoyed squeezing his muscular body. She recalled being pressed up against Stanley's chest in an elevator with Marisa pressed up against his back. Stanley had been a much smaller man. She marveled at the difference between the two sizes of the same man.She tilted her face up to ask him about it when his lips found hers. Sparks shot from their kiss to
She froze as an expression flashed across her face.Siobhan suddenly pulled his face to hers, and her tongue was in his mouth in a frantic kiss. She moaned and shook as she flopped back down to the bed."What was that?!?" Henry exclaimed.Her eyelids were still closed as she leaned her face away from him, panting and licking her lips as if trying to capture the last drops of ice cream from her lips. He watched this odd behavior with increasing unease."Damn, Henry! You taste so good! Like nothing I've ever had before!" she gushed.He leaned back from her. "What have I done?" he muttered in dread."No, Henry! Please! It's good, I-I just need to recover from the initial shock, and I'll be able to get control of my senses once again." She went quiet, and a look of embarrassment crossed her face. "This may sound like a terrible request after what we just shared, but it might be easier for me to get control back if I was alone. You're just too strong a source of Wild Magic."Her face froze