Kerstin öffnete die Tür und Kai bekam den Mund nicht mehr zu. Er sah einen voll eingerichteten Folterkeller, mit Andreaskreuz, Streckbank, Pranger u...d einer menge Haken an der Decke, Wand und Fußboden. Sie traten gemeinsam in den großen Raum und Kai schaute sich in aller Ruhe um. Kerstin musterte ihn und sagte ihm das wenn er gerne bei einen Dreier mitmachen möchte, dann würde das hier unten stattfinden und er habe ihr zu gehorchen und es wird auch etwas härter abgehen. Kai überlegte nicht. .. you hating Mom? I know she did something very wrong but ... Merry and I ... we have to stay in touch with her. We can't just abandon her. It wouldn't be right even if she did what you said." Yeah ... I guess I understand that. If you're talking to your sister have her call me on Skype, preferably when her mother isn't around. I'd like to talk to her and explain." Sure, Dad, I can do that. Are we in the same time zone? It's just past eleven o'clock here." We're an hour behind you. It's four. And passed again. It seemed to have gone by several times over. And then it was the next day. Friday lasted a week. Saturday felt like it lasted two weeks. Saturday night we couldn't even be in the same room, none of the three of us. Fortunately, it was a big house. I slept on the couch, until Sally came out and said it was worse being miserable alone than being miserable together. We agreed not to hold any grumpiness against each other, given the circumstances. However, I knew my limits. I. Finally arriving at our rooms, I bid goodnight to Anders and my brother, then dropped my pack on the floor inside the door of the suite I shared with Alistair. “Love?” I bit my lip, pondering how to approach my husband with what I wanted to do next.He smiled at me and leaned in to kiss my forehead. “I know. I’ll go get food and then run us a bath; you go see Faren.”I should have known. “Thank you.” I cupped his cheek, grateful again for having such an understanding, incredible man in my life..