She saw her ordeal as a wakeup call and has made great strides in bettering herself. While I would not wish what happened to my daughter on anyone, we...are glad she has been able to use this traumatic event to strengthen herself. Next question.”“Has anything been done about the criminals who kidnapped your daughter? We hear about human trafficking a lot, but this sounds much larger and more organized than anything we’ve heard about before.”“Human trafficking is a scourge, and I’m sad to say is. Lauren knelt between her legs as the chatter in the room ceased. She inserted the tip of the knife underneath the elastic of the gusset and turned the knife gently, amazed at how easily it cut through the material. It left a jagged line in the cloth between which Nikki’s dark pubic hair was plainly visible. Lauren looked up at the Priest with a request for mercy across her face that was roundly ignored. Instead, he leaned down and picked up the whip, readying himself for another strike. Lauren. Well we told them our troubles, about the Brutes and all. They said they was going to take care of it for us. He stops, thinks hard for a moment and says. They seemed to think we would be grateful to them and all. After that, well they up and left. That was a few months ago.Did They say who they were? I ask, it would be nice to know who I was dealing with.Nope, like I said they seemed to think we knows them already. Howle says and shakes his head ruefully. I did think it odd at the time.I can. He set the basket of clothes on her bed and then headed one of her two dressers. Grant kept an ear trained for the sound of someone entering the house because getting caught rummaging through his sister's lingerie drawers would spell disaster.He discovered the drawer that held her extensive collection of panties. They were all neatly arranged and he resisted the urge to bury his hands in them. In another drawer, he discovered her collection of bras in every style and color imaginable and once.