Chapter221

IwentbacktomyroomandletGwynethbetiedthere,tryingtokeepmyheartoutofGwyneth,eventhoughIaskedhertousesexytoneandsexyeyes.

Gwentwasn'ttheonlyonewhoneededpatience,andIneededpatiencetoo,otherwiseGwentwouldn'thaverecovered.

Itwasnotuntilthenextnightthattheboundmanhadimprovedandwascalledcompletelygone,soIloosenedthelocksonmywristsandfeet,withonlyaslightwearyposture.SoIgaveGwintginabalancepillagainasGenesissuggested.

"IthinkI'mgoingtodie.Yougayalienhurtmeandhurtmywaist."Hestartedcomplaining,complainingaboutmeandlisteningtoGwintalkaboutPhillia.

"Youtoo,youknowIdiditbecauseofthemedicine,insteadofdoingitgentlywithmyhands,withloosewaistandbackpain,areyoutakingadvantageofyouropportunitytodoit?"

Ithitmeontheshoulderagain.

Iglancedatthewrinkledfaceandtherewasnoargument.HowcanIargue?It'snotthatImissedmychance,it'strue,butit'sallforGwent.Iwanttoargue,butforgetit.Gwentkeptcomplaining.That'sgood.

"Sorry,Iwillbemoregentlenexttime."