17 Clarissa rose from her chair and moved to meet Clark. In some ways, he was now a better lover than Gregor Federov had ever been. He didn’t have nearly the natural equipment that Gregor had, but it had made Gregor a very single-focus man—where could he place his self-declared Monster and how many times? His stamina had been remarkable, which had been a nice compensation, but his imagination had been lacking. And he was very Russian, so didn’t take hints or even outright suggestions very well. She’d have been just as happy to never hear from him again. But due to that one bit of information on the Persona satellite, she’d definitely have to keep stringing him along. Too bad he had insisted on verbal communication only. No documentation, images, or transmissions of anything else that he