Book3:WereMyDreamIs
herwasnotcold,butuheseabreezeSalinastillshiveredagoosebumpsalloverherskin. 7 “Darnit”thoughtEmmanuelgreatlyirritated.“Itisgreattohaveanormalfleshbody,butbecauseofitIhavetoobeythesecrazyrulesaions!Idon’tthinkit’sworthit.WhenIlivedinKingDimitri’sKingdomofDreams,IwasfreetoroamunimpededandueredanywhereIwanted.InfagDimitriorderedallis,fish,birdsandanimalsonhiskingdomtoprotedhelpme.Tastyfoodandmagnifitclotheswereprovidedforme.Ah,allthosewonderfulwineandgourmetdishes!WhydidIleaveallthattoebacktothismundaneworldandsuffer?”Butthehoughtforamomentandgedhismind.“No,anormalhumanbodyisworthanyprice.IotgiveitallupasIhaveexperiehepleasuresandluxuriesofthisworld.No,Iot.”Justthen,theycametoasmall24-hourrestaurant. “Excellent!”excimedEmmanuelgreatlyeted.“Let’sgetoutofthischillynightandhavesomethiinside.We’llthinkofwheretogoafterwehavefilledourstomach.” Theywalkedintothenearlyemptyrestaurahelightswerelow.Itwaseasthebarsandnightclubsaroundtheareawerestillopen,attragloversofnightlife.Sooheyclosedup,patronswouldbecrowdingintothesesmallrestaurantsforasnack.Emmanuelecupsofhotchocoteandsandwichesawoofthemfeltmuchbetterwheomachswerefulndtheywerenolongercold.AnarrayofbottlesofhotliquorsatthebarcaughtEmmanuel’seyeandremindedhimofhisfavoritepastime–drinking!Hesnappedhisfithereceptionistattheterbythedoorandcalledout,“Abottleofgoodwhiskey.”Thewomanarentlyhostess/ownersooncameoverwiththewhiskeyandabucketofice. “Wantsomeice?”EmmanueskedSalina. “I’lldrinkthewayyoudo”sheanswered.“