Chapter Nineteen – The Sapphire Necklace The Grand Duchy of Upper Danubia spent the autumn of 1754 recovering from the war. The country gave thanks to the Creator for having spared the central valley, but the province of Hórkustk Ris, which had been devastated and depopulated, would take years to recover. The Grand Duke was very active in planning the provi...
Carmen was sat on the side of the bed. She ran the back of her hand down Liana's thigh and smiled at her. "You'll have your own room, and you'll never go hungry. There are some advantages." "I had my own room and plenty of food back in Barodale." "I know. But I've found it easier if you accept this life and embrace it rather than struggle at every turn. If...
John broke the kiss with Duke, though he continued to stroke his hard cock through his pants. He looked around at the RV with amazement. "Yup," Duke said, "I told you my wife was a screamer. Your wife must be pretty good to be getting her that loud so quick." John was momentarily dazed by the sheer improbability of that statement. This morning, he and Liz w...
The Auction Hall was a closed off section of a larger building. The main area consisted of a stage with a podium and several wooden chairs for an audience, with an aisle in the center wide enough for two people to walk through, similar to a temple's seating. Each audience member that wished to bid on anything, or in this case, any person, had to pay a fee in...
I tip toe to the entrance, taking much longer than I would have if I had just ran, and I reach the heavy wooden door. The thick bar keeping the door closed is stuck, and after trying to turn it quietly I finally give in and give it a good push. It creaks and I stop, listening to the silence, sure that the noise would've woken Duke up. After a few tense secon...
Chapter Fifteen – The Grand Duke's Favorite By the end of 1753, The Grand Duke was becoming increasingly concerned about the disappearance of the Cult of the Ancients. Their absence meant an end to the vaccination campaigns against smallpox and other illnesses. The mortality rate among the villages due to lack of medical services already was worsening, acco...
Chapter 23 -- Homecoming Cecilia Sanchez and Maria Elena Rodriguez-Torres quietly stared out through the van's windows as the line of lights in the distance marking the edge of Danube City grew brighter. Within a few minutes individual buildings came into view; then suddenly the vehicle passed the first houses lining the city's edge. The van turned onto a s...
Chapter Sixteen – The Instructor The Grand Duke returned to the castle in a foul mood. During his trip he had discovered that most of Hórkustk Ris province was not under Danubian control at all. The only enclave remaining was the provincial capitol, and the only reason that city was still under the Duchy's control was that the Kingdom of the Moon had not ye...
Mel sat in the low eaves of the bedroom chamber, brushing her hair gently with a marble comb. She sat on the cold hard stone of the royal chair, with a mirror that Vladimir had ordered for her in front of her, its edges gilded with silver. She yawned droopily into the mirror. "Good morning," Vlad's soft, smooth voice entered the room as he approached Mel's...
Liz collapsed on the floor, exhausted from her intense orgasm. John caught his wife as she fell over, easing her down. Cindy laid her toys aside, and then curled up on top of her husband. She took Duke's shrinking penis in her mouth, cleaning off the mingled fluids that had seeped from Liz. The RV grew quiet, the only sounds being the labored panting slowin...