it had been a long time since he had seen stryker show any anxiety over a woman , good or bad . having to deal with candace might end up being a good thing for stryker . the general was married and had kids and grandchildren of his own . they were what kept him balanced . stryker was stressed most of the time . the general knew that it would take a toll on a person , even on a man as hard as
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demo was picking goat hair out of his baguette when a voice hailed him . '' was that one of my enemies ? '' he said . '' it 's a fortune teller , '' said sally , pointing at a llama sitting at a table outside a hovel , near the ishtar gate . '' that 's no ancient babylonian , '' said
demo

lily was spirited and hilarious and nate knew somehow that she could n't be spiteful if she had to do it to save her own life . '' lily , calm down and listen to me . '' '' i am calm ! '' she shouted not the least bit calmly , her outburst surprising even her and that subdued her . she bit her lip and her eyes slid sideways . then she sighed before admitting , '' okay , maybe i 'm not
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