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Ye can cut the cake now

All ten worab for the cake slicer, but when one clairabbed plastic knives, and they all chopped away at the cake, hacking it into pieces

He grimaced What a bloody hast at the slaughtered cake

He slipped inside, and they gave hih" He hurried through the cafeteria doors

Halfway down the hall, he wondered hoerful his mind control was How far could it reach?

Crow like a rooster

His superior hearing caught the sound of crowing all over the facility

Da continued Stop it! Silence

He headed for the lab Maybe Abby could give him an antidote

He strode into the room Leah was there, seated next to Abby and Laszlo His heart squeezed at the sight of her, and he wondered once again if she had read his note

"Yes," she replied, then winced

She had His prosthetic hand clenched Relax, he ordered it, and it opened Then he noticed that Leah and Abby had sprawled in their chairs They had relaxed!

With a small shock, he realized he could control Leah if he wanted to He could order her to fling herself into his arms and kiss hihts to a screeching halt Doona "

"Tell o, they were both crowing like roosters The whole building seeal looked at Abby "Can I see you in private?"

She and Leah both walked toward the door

"Nay, no’ you" He looked at Leah, but both wo his speech, too? He supposed that made sense, since he had to think to talk

"You Abby" He pointed at her "I need to talk to you in yer office" She headed out the door

"And you" He pointed at Leah My God, ye’re beautiful I could kiss you all -

Her eyes widened

He wiped those thoughts clean "Take a seat"

She sat on the floor

"Nay! In yer chair Ye can work now If ye like"

She moved to her chair and went back to work

Laszlo frowned "How are you controlling the story I’ll take care of it" He hurried to Abby’s office and found her sitting at her desk, frowning at the vial of green liquid

She looked up "I guess we discovered one of the side effects"

He nodded "It dinna affect Laszlo?"

"No" She gave hi I’ll ask Gregori to do dae control and erase the memories of those ere affected"

"Can ye stop what’s happening to ave you a small amount It should wear off in a few hours Most of thesoon, so"

"But you and Leah will still be here"

Abby nodded "It ht be better for you to keep some distance from us And don’t think about us Occupy your roaned Telling him not to think about Leah was a sure way toyour prosthesis?" Abby asked "Maybe you could type a report or so It would occupy your mind, and we could see if you have better control"

"I’ll think of so not to think of Leah What else could occupy his mind? And test his manual dexterity?

His pipes He’d left his Uilleann pipes at the townhouse In a matter of seconds, he had teleported to the baserounds at Romatech

Doona think about Leah He strode into the woods to where a bench was located underneath a large oak tree There he sat and situated the bag beneath his elbow ByHe’d start off with so his prosthetic fingers in time with the music

Doona think about Leah

The pipes filled the air, their wailing cry echoing through the woods God, how he hadThat was the problem with slow music It was so forlorn that it could make your heart break with the sadness of it

Leah, I’ve waited so long for you

Chapter Twelve

Doona think about Leah

Leah blinked as she peered into ain her head There was nothe deep, musical lilt or the adorable way he pronounced aboot

Abby had returned to the lab a few al was experiencing froiven hi all the ue ori would make sure none of the other mortals remembered it Luckily, Leah would be exeress she’d hts My God, ye’re beautiful I could kiss you all -

He’d abruptly stopped that trail of thought, which was a sha where he would kiss her All over her face? Her body? Her skin tingled, and a war flooded her from head to toe

Doona think about Leah His voice echoed once again in herso hard but failing miserably She was, too She could barely concentrate on her work

Leah, I’ve waited so long for you

His voice was laced with pain, she could feel it How long had he waited? A lifetime? Three lifetimes? Had he never loved before? Had he truly waited just for her? How badly had she hurt his feelings the night before? A yearning built inside her, a need to see hier, she would suffocate

She pushed back her chair and stood "I need a break"

"You want to grab soave her a sheepish look "I seery all the time"