Mike is waiting for us and the horses are all saddled.”Master then held each girl’s chair as she rose. Directing them to the back door Angel rea...hed for her tunic. Placing his hand on hers Master said, “You will not be needing that today.” Marilynn said something about the dishes and Master told her that they would be taken care of.As soon as Angel stepped out the door she saw four of the most beautiful horses that she had ever seen. Each one had a coat that shinned and while they all had. Another thud from the living room made me jump. I hurried down the hall bumping into the wall a few times in my haste. ‘Let go of me. Why are you in my house? Who are you? What do you want?’ Chance cried frantically. I came up short in the doorway. A tall man with ice blue eyes and coal black hair stood behind him. ‘Shut up.’ He commanded and pulled a gun from his waist band. I almost screamed. I jumped back and gasped which caused him to turn in my direction. ‘You sit down. Over there on the. It was decided that all the 10th tier sisters would help with the first day's groups.I took Linda aside at some point and said, "Honey the next time you earn extra stokes while trying to save the life of either myself or one of your sisters, tell me. I am not that cruel"."Yes Sir. Sorry Sir. It is our job to put our butts on the line for the sake of our sisters".She had the same doubtful scared look that Paula had. I decided not to press her because conversations like this seemed to have the. "It must be the lack of coffee" I said, trying to make a joke out of it."My brain never functions until the second cup" Why, Jack, don't you remember me? We went to school together, and we weresuch good friends"Us? Good friends? I was a nerd at school, one of those shy, academic studentswho had all kinds of trouble making friends, especially with girls. It wasn'tthat I didn't like girls. I was not gay or anything, but I had been terrifiedof them. They all seemed so beautiful, and confident.