Status Updates From Een lady in gevaar

'In numbed disbelief, she watched as the man gave one last spasmodic twitch & then went as limp as a rag doll, slumping to the ground to lie with his lifeless eyes staring up at the sky. He was dead. And he had taken with him whatever knowledge he possessed regarding the identity of the person who had hired him to kill her.' ....Lolz. Inconvenient henchman death strikes again. :D

'There was a long silence. Then the loud crack of a gunshot rang out. For several seconds, no one spoke. The only movement came from the steadily increasing wind that was blowing in off the sea to tear at their hair & clothing.' ....Poor old Balthazar. He survived Waterloo, but not the colic. :(

'It seemed that no matter how furious she got with him, she couldn't control her body's response to his overwhelming magnetism.' .... Traitorous body alert! :D

'Suddenly, all he had wanted to do was seize that sweet mouth with his own, to peel away the layers of her modest gown so he could explore every newly ripened curve, & he had been left stunned by the force of his passion for a girl who had long been like a younger sister to him.'

Re: the hero, Royce: "It's not as if I am asking you to mingle with the crowd or strike up a conversation, & I know it is a bit much to actually expect you to enjoy yourself. But the other guests might not be quite so wary if you didn't look as if you were considering snapping off the arm of the first person who ventures too close." ....Be still, my socially awkward heart. :D

'"You!" Emerging from between blood-flecked lips, the word held a seething mixture of sorrow & despair. "Why do you continue to hide from what you must remember? They all believe it's over, but you know the truth."'