Chapter Thirty-Three Renee Messer, North Beach, San Francisco At that moment, Mer was in a bit of a pickle. At home. No Renee was not his wife. But promises had been made. Assurances declared. She wore his family’s traditional engagement ring. In France, that meant something. The children? DNA tests had not been done. It would not be the first time Lu had been lied to by a man. Actually, truth be known, she really did not much care. One way or the other. What would it matter? She had always said no to any lover pushing her for more. To move in. Lu was not a fan of faithfulness and would never give up her others. She loved them all equally, just differently. Mer was the new kid on the block. Her newest toy. Already Lord Sil looked jealous. If Mer stayed married, or whatever it was, it wa

