Another twenty-four hours passed by, without any incident. It appeared that Zeenia and Theodore had reached a less-hostile phase in their relationship. And that was fine with Zeenia. If Sheena and Theodore's brother, Mark appeared somewhat at a loss by the viciously polite exchanges, that was their problem, and not hers. Let Theodore explain to them why she was standing firm against him. Zeenia had asked Mark if there was any way she could take up her position as an assistant, with the company, to live independently in her own apartment in Montreal, Canada, as she had in the past. Mark Jackson, had simply shaken his handsome head. "You are a newborn, Zeenia. You survived the transition. And that makes you a very rare being. You are most precious to our kind. Honored. Revered. It is o

