Volume 8 Gathering of the Storms Chapter 6 Filth_2

Against Tracy, Komer realized that his longing for her remained. That feeling had even grown stronger than before their conversation, though it was now purely a physical attraction and yearning. Tracy's skillful teasing and insinuations had several times set Komer's desire ablaze. Her body, delicate as porcelain, and her soul-stirring, plaintive moans echoed more than once in Komer's mind, making the notion of having this woman submit under him once more an uncontrollable desire.

However, Tracy's few well-timed comments had halted Komer on the brink of eruption. Komer wasn't opposed to such a bare transaction, one bordering on the physical and political, yet now wasn't the time. Vero, with her keen intuition, had already taken a special interest in the relationship between him and Tracy—a good omen, which he did not want to turn sour. Perhaps another time and place would present the best opportunity, but not now.