Dee's Hard Limits by Trinity Blacio Page A

as the ocean. My sister was an excellent judge of character and she wouldn’t have come with you last night or the other times we slipped into town.”
    She laughed. “We’re a pair aren’t we? Do me a favor and stay safe while I’m gone. Don’t go out of the house unless someone is with you. Koti will be able to track you now that he tasted your sister. Promise me, Abby.” Getting off the bed, Abby followed her to the door.
    “Believe me, I’m not going to give that man a chance to get me. I won’t allow him to take away what Agatha loved so much, life.” Abby hugged her tight. “Thank you for coming by. It helped and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
    The door opened and Marquis smiled at them. “I’m truly sorry about your loss. Would you like to come with us? There is plenty of room and you’d be safe there,” he asked, as he placed his arm around her.
    “No. I’m not ready to visit your world yet, but thank you. Just take care of Dee for us. Now, go and have a good time. Agatha would be the first to tell you to enjoy yourself.”
    “We promise she’ll be safe and pampered,” Marquis stated as he lead her out of the room. The door closed behind them, leaving them alone in the hallway.
    “Are you ready? Talhrn and Todd have already left for our home. They’ve taken your dogs too.”
    Next to him, Dee felt so small, but yet so protected in his arms as she wrapped her arms around him and laid her head onto his chest. “Take me to your home, Marquis. I want to forget this day. For once, I just want to wake up without having to worry about anything.”
     

Chapter Eleven
     
    With his strong arms holding her tight against his solid body, Dee closed her eyes, snuggling against Marquis. A cold blast of air hit her, followed by nothing under her feet, but all the while, he held her tight and safe. A high-pitched whistle was the only noise Dee could hear, but soon it was over and her feet were once more on solid ground.
    “We’re here,” Marquis said, as her clothes automatically disappeared from her body.
    She snorted and shook her head, as Dee slowly turned and scoped out her surroundings. If she remembered right, the walls had been a dark green the last time she’d been on their world.
    “The color of the walls changes with the seasons. You were here last time when it was what you would say summer time. It is now cold up above all the time. No one ventures outside.” Talhrn said and released her dogs. Both came circling her feet and whining.
    “I know it’s different, but you’ll get used to it.”
    Dee knelt and rubbed both of their heads. “You did show them where they could pee and poop right?” She smiled.
    “Yes, and I even showed them where they would be eating. So what do you think?” Talhrn asked, looking around his home.
    It was larger than what she thought it would be. The walls were now a black color, but the diamonds in the walls cast enough light through the rooms. She curled her toes and moaned. The floor was covered in the softest carpet-type material she’d ever felt. Stepping down into the common room, she laughed at the wall-sized TV that hung there. “Something’s, I see, never change.” Even though it looked the same as an Earth machine, Dee knew it was very different.
    To the left, against one wall, was some kind of couch. It was a dark brown and had a strange texture to it. Mounted on the wall, above it, were many different forms of what she thought were hand-to-hand knives. And in the center of those was the sword she’d given Talhrn. She smiled and looked behind her to see him nod.
    “Of course, it’s going to be shown off. You honored me with it. Each one of those was given to us as a gift and everyone has a value, but yours, of course, is the most important because it came from you and Hope.” Stepping next to her, Talhrn captured her head in his hands and kissed her lips, softly at first.
    She moaned and slid her arms up his bare chest, but