Chapter 343

• His friend gave him a rueful smile. "That's women for you. Why do you think I stay as far away from them as possible, Mac? Let them get anywhere near you and before you know it, you're thinking with your cock instead of your head and all hell breaks loose. I'm stuck between pitying you and wanting to kick the shit out of you if you hurt her."
• Mac couldn't stop the snort of laughter that escaped him. Give Karn an inch and he took a mile. Hell, he took two. He eyed his friend speculatively, trying to work out just when their relationship had changed.
• They'd known each other for over a century, had worked together on some of the more taxing assignments Mac had undertaken. He respected the other man immensely for his skills and his dedication to his tasks, but at some point in the last few decades their relationship had changed. He'd started thinking of Karn more as a friend and not just a colleague. He'd come to trust him.