title: A Gentle Slaughter of the Perfect Kind
author:  Andrew Cullen 
description: Andrew Cullen has authored and co-authored four non-fiction books, including the popular DECODING WINE series. His first work of fiction, THE CALLISTO SYMPHONY was published in 2015. He is a digital marketer for a global 100 brand and the founder of The Underside Publishing Co. (TheUnderSide.com) which has produced several websites including CostcoWineBlog.com and Winemodo.com. His writing and websites have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Consumer Reports, The Daily Meal, CNN Money, Huffington Post and CBS Moneywatch.
zlib_text: “You!” Elinore pointed her blade at Malcolm.
  “Help me with his armor, since you are the only man without work to do.”
  “You despise my idleness?” He chuckled, deep and as intriguing as
  midnight.
  “That and more. Now quickly. I must see the wound. Use my blade.” She
  jabbed the knife toward him, hilt first.
  His big, blunt-shaped fingers curled over the steel weapon, engulfing it. The
  thick blade appeared like a toy against his size and dark, lethal power. She
  read the cynical darkness in his eyes, hated the strength in his rock-hewn
  body. The latent power to kill rested in the thickness of his arms and
  shoulders, chest and thighs.
  Malcolm both took her breath away and made her blood run cold. He was a
  beautiful masculine form. He was a destroyer of life. The irony beat at her.
  Truly this was the epitome of man…!
  
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