I understand that he was someone important with the princedom’s finances and thus wielded great power here.I had lived here in an enclave owned by t...e prince of like-minded men for six months and had only recently come to Prince Rudolf’s direct attention. I was an artist, with a lucrative clientele in the underground arts, and my special collection of specialized old art had come to the prince’s attention.“If only for a moment,” Prince Rudolf said, with an indulgent smile. “I have an. " Does that mean we'll have planes overflying the ranch all the time?" I asked."I don't think so. With the orientation of the runway, people will approach from the north or the south. You shouldn't have any more air traffic than from BMG. And we are planning to position the strip on the far side of the property from where you are," he said."I'm amazed they sold to you," I said. "They don't seem like very nice guys." Oh, they aren't," John agreed. "And they really dislike you—meaning all of you. "I'll take the kids in the bedroom and keep them entertained so you two can talk," Ethan offered."Hey that's great," Greg said turning to Chris. "You have your own older live-in mature babysitter."Ethan took the kids and headed down the hall before he was tempted to show the young smartass just how an older more mature person baby-sits a young foolish dumbass.The kids and Ethan played until their bedtime, then he lay with each of them until they fell asleep. After they were asleep, Ethan could. Expected to do as he wished when he wished without a thought of my own well being. I was dressed as he had wanted, to show off for his business associates, trotted out like the good, dutiful wife I was supposed to be and then just as easily discarded when he wanted a distraction and ran off to be with one of his numerous girlfriends. I had been owned until I had broken free, made demands of my own and finally escaped. I had survived that nightmare and won in the end, I could do it with this.