Chapter 94 Ashur

• *Ashur*
• Merna had fallen asleep between Father and I. Father glared at the ceiling, ‘you will keep your hands off Merna … unless I tell you that you can have her in my presence.’
• I turned my head to study my father, ‘are you going to take her as your wife?’ For a while, he didn’t say a thing. ‘We can’t let her go … there's something about her that I can’t put my finger on but …’ I was trying to figure out the right words to say, ‘the sparks of energy … then the pull to be near Merna … and I can’t forget the taste of her blood!’