Her eyes fell on the collars and cuffs. Her heart pounded. "All right, I'm ready."The lovers continued to look at each other's eyes, as if trying to i...print the memory of them in these last few moments. Sirinna was cuffed first, and then Amanda. Amanda was abruptly turned so that she could no longer look at Sirinna.The collars were closed about their necks. Sirinna uttered a shuddering gasp, not having worn a collar for so many years. Amanda simply bit her lip and tried not to think of her time. It wasn't long before the two girls finished. And a short while later, the car came to a complete stop. The door opened, allowing everyone to come in single file outside at the foot of a grand brick building. Not a single soul was to be seen. But Wes followed Sir and his women towards the front door, adopting his same demeanor as before; eyes forward, mouth shut, posture straight. Sir snapped his fingers once he got to the door.“Rebecca,” he said, “My maids will help you in your dress. Follow. It’s not as if mortal men don’t have to deal with us having leverage over them at times, as we do over you. It’s not a gender thing at all,” Clio backed her sister up.They were both naked, Jenny straight from the shower and shivering in her cold, wet state. Carrie was clearly shocked that her clothes were gone, whereas Jenny had only lost her bath towel. They looked at me, at each other, recognizing me, but not the Muses. Both started to walk toward me when womanly hands held them back. They. The three friends were standing at the end of the bar and the infuriated Chuck dodged around the corner and headed for the bartender, his face red with anger. Without a thought the bartender pulled his shotgun from under the bar, shoved it into Chuck’s belly and pulled the trigger.After the loud explosion blood and parts of his spine blew out Chuck’s back and a surprised look came over his face as he dropped to the floor. His friends stood there in shock then one of them bent over and threw up.