' She thinks with a smile as her husband, Luc, comes onto the walk, smiling back at her. “Enjoying the view?” He asks her. He comes up behind her ...nd wraps his arms around her middle, snuggling her to him. She relaxes into his arms. “Mmm, I think it’s a beautiful sight, even if it is overcast.”Josephine had always liked gray skies, and gray water; there was a dark majesty about the look as the waves crashed against the rocks beneath them. He murmurs his agreement as he nuzzles his faces into. .. Can I go now?” Laura called in a timid, raw voice. “Please? I promise, you’ll never see me again. Ever. Okay?” She hiccuped, then sniffled loudly. “I just need my stuff, and then ... I’ll disappear somewhere. I don’t know what I did to you, but I’m really sorry.”This is like, all the clothes I’d imagine Laura owning. Why does she have them all in a suitcase? Alaina stood up slowly, then turned to look back at the bathroom. “Laura,” she called, “where would you go if I did let you leave?”“I. . I don’t know, I’m not sure what she is. I leaned back in my chair, stared at the ceiling and recalled the various occasions over the months when I’d I tested the waters, cuddling up in bed and letting my hands wander. Without fail, I’d been rebuffed. If I touched her bra-covered breasts, she’d quickly say: ‘No, Richard, sorry, I’m a bit tender there.’ I understood that, she was feeding two hungry mouths. But when my fingers strayed down her tummy towards her pubis she’d give me a quick peck. She called me about a month after the Empire Club was shut down and Yuki and I had come here to live with you. She, like a number of the former Empire Club slaves, was having trouble adjusting to the non slave world. She told me she was having trouble keeping a job and that she was frightened to be on her own. She said she stayed in her apartment almost constantly." How can I get in touch with her?" I think I have her number in my purse. May I ask why you want to contact Cassandra?" I need.