"Oh ... wonderful, Pippa. I should have thought of that myself."The result was a walk up the high street to find a hairdresser who would accept them w...thout an appointment. Somewhat later, just in time for lunch, they returned to Serendipity. Nadiya was back to blonde and her short hair had been transformed into something feminine. In fact, she looked elfin. Pretty, petite, and barely her true age of fifteen. Pippa had, for the first time in her life, had her hair styled. She hadn't lost a lot. April sat with us next to Laura and seemed okay though a bit wistful.The summer went on and Laura used her summer vacation to read the Bible through before she did anything else. We had set up the reading schedule for the girls. They moaned about it just for show.Laura did lay out and work on her tan. She got me up each morning to run before we showered. Watching her run helped keep me motivated. She asked me once as we were walking a cool down block to the house, why I followed her when we. He yelled with a sudden fury, standing up sharply. "The hell is wrong with you?" he snarled, but his eyes calmed when he saw that my eyes were wide and my shoulders were shaking. He shrugged off his long jacket to reveal dark jeans, rugged cowboy boots ,and a denim shirt, and the front of his pants were dark with the coffee. "I'm so sorry sir!" I cried, rushing to get a towel, but a strong grip on my wrist restrained me and he soon pulled me back to him. "I know of another way you can repay. Stepping into the dungeon proper, he saw the solitary guard on his back, bruised but still breathing. Noticing the intruder, he attempted to reach for his scimitar.“Please, don’t get up,” Edward said politely, stabbing the guard in the chest before he could reach his sword.Looking up from the rubble of her shattered prison cell, Persephone could scarcely believe her eyes. “Master! You’ve returned! Oh, I knew you would return for me, I just knew it! These swine tried to turn me against you, but.