" She replied sarcastically. "I suppose I'm expected to believe that butter wouldn't melt in your mouth."Yeah, that just about sums it up!" I replied ...ith a chuckle."Don't talk rubbish! I can remember you beating-up Karla Hunter's brother." Damned bloody right I did! Broke the little shits nose and knocked a few teeth out in the process." I grinned back at her, as I began fitting the spare wheel onto the hub. I've got to admit, I was enjoying the exchange."Well John Hunter was a nice boy and. Heal her please!”Michael responded, “I cannot offer you a place in my family, but I can offer you protection and an opportunity for a new life if you wish to go with us.”“I made a vow that I must keep, so I will stay,” her mother answered, “but whatever her decision, she has my blessing. My husband will beat me, but I think he will not kill me.”Michael turned to Ayesha and asked, “Do you wish to go with us and be healed? You may become mine and join our family now, or you may wait to. “Mr. Adams, please come to the lectern,” Dean Stauffer instructed me.I got up and went to the lectern. I’d thought about making note cards, but I was afraid that I wouldn’t sound heartfelt and I might sound overly rehearsed. I’d gone over the outline of what I wanted to say, but not the specifics. I felt pretty good, but I had no idea how this would play out. Melanie had given me some guidance, relayed from one of her professors, on dealing with juries and I was going to try to put that to some. Questa affermazione lasciò atterrito Federico che chiese conferma a Gioia che prima di rispondere stette un attimo in silenzio, mi guardò negli occhi, ma poi rispose che era vero che lei era diventata la mia schiava e che se lui voleva continuare a essere il suo fidanzato avrebbe dovuto accettare la situazione, ben sapendo che tutto quello che avrebbe potuto continuare a fare con la sua fidanzata sarebbe dipeso dal mio consenso. Federico rimase in silenzio per l’umiliazione, mai avrebbe pensato.