There was a pause before Daniel answered, not wanting to betray Peter any more. “His name is Alex. He's on the cross-country team with him.” Danie... could almost feel an electric shock between them as Carter immediately asked, “Alex Myer?” “Yes,” Daniel softly replied. Carter didn't say anything further, but Daniel clearly sensed that he had struck a nerve. “You know him, don't you?” Daniel asked. “Yes, I do,” he said, gazing into the lifeless fireplace. Carter was concerned and lost in thought.. It’s not my place, okay? But Olivia here, as soon as possible, and don’t trust Grace.”The templar shook his head, smiling tolerantly. “You’re mad, you know that?”Aedan finally cut in, tugging on an escaped lock of my hair, which caused the bun to come tumbling down as I swore at him. “You’ve no idea, Knight-Commander.”I stuck my tongue out at Aedan and mussed his hair with my hand. “You love me anyway.”He rolled his eyes good-naturedly. “Of course I do!”Once breakfast was finished,. Now tell me, do you need to be punished?”“Yes Master. I need to be taught to be a proper slave. I want to be a worthy slave, Master. Please help me learn.”I was determined to make this a lesson she would never forget. I wasn’t going to stop until I drew either tears or blood and that’s when I realized this was exciting me. I don’t ever recall fantasizing about delivering pain. Control yes, pain no. Now here I was, with my sister lying over my knee, telling me how she needed this lesson and I. Therefore, when the bandits showed up, Cletus was ready!The bandits swept down on the train from a low hill hidden among the trees. They were only about 30 yards away when they first appeared. Cletus recognized that he had no time to pull his carbine from its scabbard; he resolved to never let that happen again. He reacted faster than most people could have, both in reacting to the thieves and in pulling his pistol. As soon as the bandits got close enough, Cletus began shooting. He made no.