The plan was set. All she had to do was attend a party, ruin her ex-boyfriend's night (life, maybe?), and head home at one minute past midnight with a...smile on her face and peace in her heart. How hard could it be?- - - - -Cassie ignored the wolf-whistle that followed her through the heavy wooden door of her friend Lou's apartment building. She shrugged out of her coat and pressed the button for the lift. She could hear the music thudding from upstairs, and felt butterflies stirring in her. ’ ‘Oh, uh, nice to meet you,’ I said trying to recover. ‘Kate? That’s nice.’ ‘Hi, Greg,’ she said sweetly, with a big smile. ‘Nice to meet you. Jack’s told me so much about you, I feel like I know you already. Oh, and this is my friend, Allie.’ ‘Hi,’ said Allie in a quiet voice and with a dazzling smile that reached inside and pulled at me. ‘Nice to meet you, Allie,’ I said after a brief pause as I struggled to keep my composure in the face of this absolutely stunning young woman. ‘Very nice. They must have really been able to pander to their sadistic tendencies. I also suspect Casey gets more of a buzz out of torturing their genitals than I do. At least Ron just sticks to the videoing and doesn’t interfere. Sometimes wish he would, when we go too far and I semi-regret it. But then I rationalize it by saying to myself that they do it voluntarily and we’re only giving them what they ask for, even though it’s beyond their wildest dreams and if they had any idea, they’d run a hundred. "I am not pathetic like they are."I stood up, watching the cuts in my hand close up. It still hurt, but I wouldn't suffer from the wounds for long. Then I looked up at Sever and showed her my hand. "You may cut me, and I will bleed, but you cannot stop me." I don't have to stop you, just slow you down," she said.She charged me.Some of my fear was supplanted by knowing she was after me and not my girls. Ducking and weaving away, I recognized her attacks from my martial arts knowledge.It only.