Clara realised they were in Evelyn’s room. There was always the odour of paint hanging in the air, as did vanilla, and since returning from the sacred hunting grounds, sex. Making love is more like it…
She may not have been around as long as Evelyn had been, but she had plenty of sexual partners, both men and women. The Roaring Twenties was more than flappers and fashion, they had petting parties, and slang related to gauge the interests and consent of a potential tryst… Best time of my life…
But that was just barneymugging… Hunters were meant to use sex to gain intelligence, lure in targets, or manipulate people to further a mission. While Clara often did it for fun, it never approached the emotions and tenderness Evelyn had shown her. That’s the problem…
Disclaimer: This excerpt from Man of War is currently in development. There may be typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth.
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