How many priests shall attend your blessing?”I took a deep breath. I would need as many blessings as possible. “Nine.”“A bold number, even for...a woman,” the priest said. “But you will need such strength. Know that the ritual fails if you succumb before you have finished with all nine.”“I will succeed,” I said, forcing down the wave of heat through me and the itch swelling in my pussy. I would have to be disciplined to achieve their blessing.”The doors opened and I strode into the. As they took the ice for the warmup, the French were in first. They had been all the way in sixth before the free dance, however, so weren't a factor for the medals.The warmup ended, and the final group was ready to skate. Sharon Nicholas and Steve Coleman were the first to skate of the final group. Warren and Sophia liked their program--skated to the soundtrack from some heroic-warrior movie--but knew it had some deficiencies. The judges saw that, too--Steve and Sharon were placed behind the. "I could see tears forming in her eyes and I put my arm around her waist. "It's OK Kathy." I squeezed her. She wiped her arm across her eyes and smiled down at me."Thanks honey, I appreciate that a lot. I'll tell you what, let's take a dip in the lake and cool off. What do you think?" Uh, I don't have a suit." Me either. We can just use our underwear like bathing suits. Almost the same thing anyway. Come on, let's go!"Kathy stripped off her denim shirt and jeans and stood waiting for me in her. She knew he was around somewhere and while it made her feel a bit safer, she was still looking over her shoulder constantly. She knew Alan was pretty sneaky and could find ways to get to her.Another month had passed and even though Tyler had changed all their phone numbers, they still ended up getting mysterious calls. They suspected it was Alan toying with them. As he drove home from work one evening, he turned onto his street and his heart sank at the sight he saw. There were several police.