Under the heiress facade

Hera's light fragrance filled Bernard's nose. He couldn't help but laugh and wrap his arms around her.

"After the New Year's, let's make things official." Hera buried her face in his neck.

Her birthday was on the first of January. After New Year's, she would be of age and they could be together.

Bernard's heart melted. "Suddenly, I don't feel like going back."

Hera didn't want him to leave either, but he was from the Killian family, after all.

"Will the Everetts accept me if I marry into your family?" Bernard teased.

Hera let go of him. "Scram."

Bernard looked like a pleading puppy. "I'm really leaving now," he said reluctantly.

"Goodbye." Hera held the pet carrier and entered the house.

lights were still on when Hera entered and saw Gideon. Gideon asked in

of the night while holding a luggage bag... No, was that a

you fight with Bernard?" he

residence to spend

disappointed, and Hera

watched her enter the house before leaving in the

Skyview Heights,"

said hesitantly, "But

him," Bernard

his mouth shut

off his jacket and went into the study. In his study were four monitors

opened up the data from Raven's attack on Astral Nova's firewall that was sent from Samson. His fingers typed swiftly on two separate keyboards as rows of code quickly flashed

...

three nights. She followed the dosage and methodology

pill is specially