"I had no idea it would be like that," she said.
Douglas grinned over to her, extended a hand and caressed her. "It changes every time," he said. "From visiting heaven, to frustration when things do not happen as they should." He smoothed her from neck to knees and all parts in between. "You should have no difficulty in finding a partner whenever you seek one, with a body like yours."
Melcorka said nothing as she walked her fingers toward him and over him. "Show me again," she invited, "I see you are ready." At that moment, she did not want another partner. She wanted the Black Douglas, for she knew she was in love. This man was to be her partner in life. She had found one part of her destiny. The other, she did not know.
"We have to get rid of the Norse," she said, although, for the fi
