I knew I would never see her again.We drove away. She sat quiet for several minutes."I have so much I want to ask you." She finally said, "But first I...need to know what happened to Melody." She was somber and staring straight ahead."She was killed." You know what I mean, Danny. What did those bastards do to her?" Call me Wesley, and there's no reason to go into it."She turned to me, her voice rose angrily, "The reason is because I love her and I tried to stop them... to protect her... and I. Because Cheryl always makes my day,” Scott grinned. “From the first day I met her, she’s been a breath of fresh air in this crowded town.”“He loves me, Rachel. I love him too.”“I...”“You’re Eddie’s manager. It really is up to you who makes the best contract for Eddie. I know I’ll do all I can to make it right for him.”His contract, as great as it was, had ended about the time Nigella had started losing it and Eddie wasn’t in the best place either. He decided not to continue it even if it would. He was in their hands now, and still would be experiencing a whole lot of sexual pain before they were done with him. Ayaasha was Dimillah's apprentice, and she was going to teach her all she needed to learn about torturing boys. Dimillah had decided that his boy was the perfect practice target to teach her with. After all, the girl had claimed him. He was hers now. And she was so eager to learn!Shertzi pulled the boy's head out again."Please, please, stop!" he pleaded in between cries of pain.. No, she was Contessa Maria now; had started seeing advisers and would call him for a meeting soon.The Generalissimo tapped the little stack of four 3x5 cards containing the information he had to give the press. He looked out the glass doors at the podium that had been set up for him in front of the hospital entrance. The setting sun off to the side gave it a long shadow that caused him to picture the scene as a waiting gallows with a microphone where the noose should be.The reporters stopped.