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stood looking out the window of the living area of his suite.  The New York skyline was dreary with overcast skies and drizzling rain.  It soured his mood further.
    “Mmmmm…this spread of food looks awesome. Thanks.”
    Turning, he saw Annika taking a seat at the dining table that took up the left corner of the living area.  She was wearing the tight mini-dress she had on last night, and he knew for a fact that she didn’t have any underwear on.  Focus, Kieran.   She was barefoot and her hair was still wet from her shower.  She looked fresh, young and innocent.
    After filling her plate, Annika started eating.  When she opened her mouth for the first bite, he got a glimpse of her pink tongue and there was another piercing.  He glimpsed the small silver ball briefly before she forked eggs into her mouth.  Wonder what that would feel like while she was giving him a blow job?  
    Fuck!  Concentrate Kieran.  
    After fixing himself a plate, he sat down on the opposite end of the table. “So, you were going to enlighten me on the reason for the sexy librarian act…”
    “Works every time.”  Her face held an amused grin as she shoveled a huge forkful of pancakes into her mouth.
    “You do this a lot, huh?”  Somehow, that didn’t surprise him and it didn’t set well with him.  He wasn’t a prude by any means but the thought of Annika pulling the sexy librarian act on another man had him fuming.  That act was too special…too unique.  It should have been for him alone.
    “Oh, it comes in quite handy.”
    Kieran didn’t say anything and clenched his teeth.  He wasn’t sure he’d get an answer out of her, and frankly, did it really matter?  They had wonderful chemistry in the bed so could he really be mad about last night?  Maybe a change in tact would work.
    “Why did you take a shower rather than just spell cleanse yourself?”
    Annika merely shrugged her shoulders as she continued to eat.  “When in Rome…”
    “So by your accounts then, every inhabitant of The First Dimension goes about pulling glamours to trick unsuspecting people?”
    Annika swallowed her food and set her fork down.  Her jaw was clenched.  That clearly hit a nerve.  “I won’t apologize for what I did if that’s what you’re looking for.”
    “I’m not asking for an apology.  I’m just asking why.”
    Annika wiped her mouth with her napkin and threw it on her plate.  She settled back in her chair, stretching her legs out in front of her.
    “I’m an empath.”
    “You can read people’s emotions, right?”
    “That’s right.  So when word was sent you wanted to meet with me, I wanted to check you out first, to figure out if you had any ulterior motives.”
    “So you spied on me?”
    “Essentially.  But again, not going to apologize. I wanted to know who I was dealing with and what your intent was.”
    Kieran let that settle on him for a minute.  He couldn’t blame her.  She had left Vyronas a long time ago, an outcast to her family.  She went to great lengths to cut ties to that world.  Then someone from Vyronas shows up wanting to talk to her.  He could see how it might make her a little nervous.  He’d let it go.
    “Okay, let’s forget why you pulled the wool over my eyes last night and let’s concentrate on the proposition I have for you.”
    Annika poured herself a glass of orange juice and then stood up from the table.  She walked over to the L-shaped couch and sat down, curling her legs up underneath of her. “I’m listening, big guy.”
    Kieran stood up from the table and walked into the living area.  He didn’t take a seat but put his hands in his pockets and stood in front of her.  “I’m not sure how much you know about what has happened in Vyronas over the last several years…”
    “I’m aware of the war that was waged by Ava Clairmont to regain her throne.  I still have contacts with people from our AltVeritas.”
    Kieran nodded.   That would make his story a lot