Cactus Flower did not let up on Doug as she berated him for the foolish way he had been acting. Doug struggled to defend himself as she kept finding f...ult, having to stoop to trivialities to keep her tirade going.Finally, Doug caught on to what she was doing, and he started to laugh. That was what she was looking for; she had fully broken through the shield of pain he was living with. She grabbed Doug in a bear-hug and called the other wives to join her. Doug hugged back and began kissing the. I’ve had affairs with many a Nymph. Believe me, they live up to the hype. I wanted to go to my favorite Nymph, Cecilia, but I’m glad I didn’t. Let me tell you why. I approached the beautiful river Khoras, one of Cecilia’s favorite hangouts. That’s where I saw her talking to my one-time rival, the Centaur Kystoros. I don’t like Centaurs. They’re a race of half-human, half-horse creatures loathed among the various breeds of the Immortals. They’re really popular with the Nymphs, partly because. I added two pair of dress shoes as well. Once again I was in danger of filling the Wrangler after setting out to make a few 'minor' purchases.Kelli called me just as I was thinking about lunch."How's your day?" I asked."Busy. Daddy's trying to talk some local Scottsdale entrepreneurs into financing half of our resort expansion there. Actually, that's not true – they've already bought into that idea. Now he's just trying to see if they're willing to sweeten the pot for us," she laughed. "Daddy. The stairs led into a hallway with several doors branching off of it. They led me to one of these doors, which they unlocked. They opened the door and tossed me into the dimly lit room.With my arms tied as they were, there wasn’t much I could do but brace for the impact as my shoulder, then my cheek, smacked against the hard stone basement floor.I lay there for a minute, taking in the contents of the room. It was a short inventory since the only thing in here was another guy, also trussed up.