I wanted to go help her. She was cut off from everyone she knew with three kidnapped girls and a team of horses. There was no telling what was happeni...g to her. I sat with my laptop and looked at maps and checked Wikipedia for the stats on every small town we might encounter between Memphis and St. Louis. And from St. Louis to Omaha. I had no idea how quickly the traveling girls could make the trip.By modern roads and Interstate Highways, it was less than 300 miles if you crossed the. I was just a loyal wife back then. Not anymore. Those days are over. I’m your loyal slave instead and I will give you even more devotion and obedience than I ever gave him. Why? Because unlike when my parents gave me to Gautam, I wanted this. I pretended that I did, but deep down, in the darkest, most hidden parts of my soul and spirit, I wanted to be yours. When Gautam approached me about this, I must confess, now that we’re being completely honest here, that I had to fight back the enthusiasm. “I work here, I’m an exception,” I stated, trying not to stare at his shirtless body. “Besides, I thought everyone had left.” He put his shirt on, slipped on his shoes, and gave me this smoldering look. “Nope still here! Hey, your butt is wet.” My insides melted. “Why did you swim away earlier?” I said, blushing and ignoring his comment. He stopped putting his things in his bag and looked at me with those damn eyes. “Honestly? I felt uncomfortable.” “Why?” “Because you’re 16.” “Why would. , do not allow anybody else to enterthe property."The boy heard a noise like a door being remotely opened, he turnedaround and there was a door was there, it had a sign that said'Showers'. "Alex, there's a shower and a change of clothes through thedoor, you got 15 minutes to get cleaned up," the soothing voiceannounced. "Uh, thank you sir," the call terminated leaving the boystumped. Text scrolled across the screen, 'the clock is ticking Alex.'Alex did what was asked of him and was back at his.