Now this was a little far-fetched for me. Tonia is far from a prude and we had talked about having an open marriage at one point, but this seemed a l...ttle crazy. Then my phone rang. It was Tonia and she asked, “So are you talking with Alicia?”“Yes, did you really ask her to be your sub for the evening?”“Yes, and if you screw this up, I will kick your ass! Now go, get drunk and have fun.” The phone clicked dead and I just stared at it before glancing up at Alicia. She was watching me with. Stacey had managed get motivated enough to get out of bed long enough to tend to her baby. Dean was the only thing that could get her to do anything but cry. The door to the apartment opened up and without looking, Stacey knew who it was. It was the right time for Frank to return, he always returned the same time, traffic pending, every fourth Sunday. Stacey lazily reached over to her nightstand, opened the drawer and gently placed the slave collar inside. She never took her eyes off of it the. I... I was carjacked yesterday and a policeman killed the man. I didn't think..."The detective's eyes sharpened considerably. "Did the man tell you something or give you something?"I shook my head. "No, he was running from someone that I think had already shot him. He stole some money from me, but he didn't tell me anything or give me anything. Why?"He scratched his head with the pen. I idly wondered how many pen marks he had on his scalp idly. "Because that might explain the one obvious piece. . if they’ll arrive before I pass the pit there will definitely be mayhem for the dark attribute’s essence, I would be caught in it and the wraiths will surely join in the fray-’ He was about to finish the thought when his eyes suddenly shone and his mind came up with an idea. ‘Mayhem!’Zax stopped ruminating and focused on sensing how close his pursuers are.Clenching his fist and gathering his resolve, he took a deep breath and jumped, not down or up, but to the other side of the pit. The.