She wondered how she stayed with James for five years! His life was in the office, and she couldn't remember the last time they had made love. She beg...n to think he had a mistress somewhere. And he had gotten so fat! Valerie was thinking there was no other way but divorce."Mrs. Bernard!" the doctor said as Valerie rose from her seat. "I tried to call you this morning, but your number had been disconnected!" I know, doctor," said Valerie. "I've disconnected it, and am staying with my parents. My. People today have no pressing need to examine their lives to decide what is important to them. They assume that in this safe modern society they will live a long time and suffer very little. But in the old days, with death around each corner, more people valued life and tried to make the best of it they could.” The shadow prince explained. Then he sat down on the edge of the bed and pointed a finger at the young teenager. “I can give you the strength and skills you need, I can even give you. Sweet dreams."As he was speaking I could feel myself drifting into the land of sleep.I woke up lying on what I assumed was the small bed inside his RV. My hands were tied to the headboard and my legs were spread apart, individually tied to the end bedposts. There was tape over my mouth and a blindfold over my eyes. I felt that the vehicle was moving and I assumed that Derek was up front driving us to wherever he was taking me.At first I tried to escape my restraints, but after a while I gave. Julian turned forward to focus on Connor’s car ahead of them. They were on their way down to Connor’s family’s beach house for spring break. Julian Pella was just happy to be invited, as he was a bit more on the periphery of the friend group.The guy on his left was Anthony Peterson, a long haired hippie who provided most of the gang’s pot. Behind him sat Frank Smith, Connor’s nerdy roommate. He didn’t hang out with them much, but when he did he proved to be pretty fun.Julian thought about what.