She could only utter muffled curses through the rubber bite guard in her mouth, and spitefully bit down hard as she glared at the young doctor. The wa... he wore his hair slicked back, and the expensive pens all lined up perfectly inside the white pocket protector, made her sick. She wanted to spit in his face every time she saw him."I sincerely hope this is the last time we have to do this."Her eyes followed him around the side of the table.He opened the white tube, squeezed out some of the. "Hold still queer boy," he said as he stroked his hand over my naked body down to my thighs. Making me shudder. I looked at him then the knife. He held it up close to my eyes. "This scare you?" he said. He had a sinister grin on his face as he said, "you thinking I’m gonna cut you that why you look so scared?" He laughed out loud as he threw his head back. Suddenly he grabbed me around the throat, he squeezed tighter as I twisted my body and struggled as much as I could to resist him. It was a. It was always a bit unnerving, he consoled himself, to look one's own replacement square in the face.The court, indeed the entire country, mobilized in a flurry of activity set off by his announcement. Thirty days, a full month of three weeks, had been allotted for the gathering and preparation of the candidates. On a steady horse, one could ride from one of Eretria's borders to another in just over a week, for it was a modest nation; and since the Silver City was in the center of the country,. She stood for the longest moment before plunging the card forward and swiping it in the slot by the handle and the door swung open revealing a soft lit room.She could just make out Sofia, sitting atop her bed in the lamp light, dressed in a very short, black silk dressing gown and holding up a tall champagne flute to salute her guest. The predatory smile she flashed Simran sent shivers down her spine, she wished to hell this was done and over.“Hello Simran, I was beginning to think you wouldn’t.