"The reminder of how long Victoria had been in the program gave Denise a moment of pause. She knew that the women in Dale's program had a major breakt...rough during the fifth or sixth month in the program. So far, Victoria had still been approaching sex with dread. She said, "Don't worry. It will get better." Right," Victoria said rolling her eyes. She'd believe that when pigs sprouted wings and started flying. Until then, she'd take care of Dale's needs feeling like a whore.Dale asked, "So what. ”“It appears that I do not have a choice about anything anymore,” Sheila said, in a low, hesitant, and defeated voice.“I had absolutely nothing to do with your procurement. Dr. Pennington and Jason had already had plans for you before I became a full-fledged partner in their little organization. However, now that I am a partner, I am certainly going to avail myself of what you have to offer. It appears that you are going to be working for us for the next three and a half years.”“I am sure that. I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. We might have a need to work on our relationship. The particular morning a Hardee’s bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit occupied my mind, as well as a the sight of a fisherman in his kayak. I assumed he was trying to stay warm.I watched the half frozen fisherman as Alison read about our witch. It was a two year old cold case so the odds of us doing anything other than a fiction piece were long. Still it would be interesting, I thought.“There isn’t much in this. "Please, what are you... ?"Another warrior stepped before him. "No need to fear, Healer. We intend you no harm. We simply need to detain..."His last words were lost in the sudden commotion off to the side. A warrior went sprawling when a figure leapt at him from the gardens. Another warrior immediately descended on the attacker, pummeling him with several sharp blows. A sudden cry of pain rose from the center of the melee."Oh goodness," Vanlo lamented. "Lanno, stop it! You are not any match for.