It was very masculine. Heavy oak panels supported bookcases and shelves containing a variety of books, all erotic in nature.A huge mural of a man and ... woman in the act of fucking covered the ceiling above their heads.The room was without furniture except for a huge, round mattress-type affair in the center and low, pillowy cushions around it. The carpet itself was thick and fluffy, practically like a bed."This," Annette said, draping her tall, graceful body across several of the cushions, "is. The cave extended back into the hill with little change in diameter until it suddenly ended in a wall of rock. The cave was nearly 200 yards long and Hostler had his office and living space at the dead end. This put all of his minions between him and the entrance, but gave him no avenue of escape; an honest appraisal of the strong hold showed a number of drawbacks, foremost being this lack of an escape route.The three lawmen arrived at the cave about 4:00 AM. They saw two guards at the entrance. ?We?ve decided that you need some persuasion to help you see the light.? When I say we, I mean, of course the government.? We?re gonna talk about persuasion today...? Erik sat there stone faced, listening to this man go on and on.....he was waiting for him to get to the point.? He looked at him and thought, ?what a stupid kaffir....in the old days he would have been sweeping the railway station....and doing a shit job of it at that?! Mutumbami finally got to the point..... ?First, I?m going. Mitch, Jon, and Elisha (Liv’s older brothers and sister, respectively. They had all moved out, so Liv was the only kid still living with her parents. She’s the youngest of 4) are all sad, but not nearly as bad as her. Anyway, I think she’s in her room. I’ll be downstairs with Vikki if you need anything. Ok?’ I nodded and turned away, but he stopped me, ‘Matt.’ I turned back to look at him, and he said, ‘Thank you.’ I nodded in reply and walked upstairs to Liv’s room. Her door was closed. I.