Karina was having difficulty maintaining her appetite. She saw the smiles on Carolyn and Ed's faces and she knew what Clark had done for the woman truly was a wonderful and helpful thing. However, now that she understood the relationship Ed was in with Carolyn and the other women in his life she wasn't sure Clark was Carolyn's best option.

Then there were her own ambitions. Clark and his connections within the anthropological society were key to her admittance to their inner circle. She'd wanted to be part of their world ever since she was a young girl but her parents had had other plans for her. She was so...