She was nothing if not predictable.With our signed decree in hand, Ellie and I went out for dinner to celebrate our court victory and solidify our pla...s to get her moved out of Rose’s house and into my apartment. On the way home, I stopped at a convenience store to get gas for my old Toyota. As was my habit, I bought a lottery ticket. Usually it was just a one-dollar ticket but I was in the mood to celebrate and bought one of the twenty-dollar tickets for a chance at a bigger payoff. I. And her wrists were tied to the wooden legs! Fuck oh fuck I thought she’s been tied down!Her head laid back slightly over the edge of the platform, so she would have been looking up and slightly back if she hadn’t been blindfolded. She didn’t struggle or try to resist, she seemed calm and relaxed. A scruffy man walked in and out of shot, portly and with a very hairy head! And a woman, again plump with dark hair and a pink dress walked over to Jackie, she whispered something in Jackie’s ear, and. You’re nicely toned. ‘ Hayley had been looking at the cardboard box sitting on the floor, but looked up at this compliment. ‘Thanks. Steven’s noticed, too. And that’s helped my motivation. Look, I hope you’re not too embarrassed, because I know I am. But I couldn’t wear a robe. Clothing doesn’t quite fit the scene. And it will add to the mystery after he opens the box. ‘ ‘So, how do you want to do this?’ ‘I’ve only thought about it, I hadn’t really tried it out. But we need to now. He should be. "I don't know, butperhaps some saint is looking over us."He shook his head. "This is remarkable."When I saw Baglietto a week later he had new robes, and even lookedbetter fed. I knew I had him hooked. He would be willing to take theprofits from my use of the book, and would not be too concerned withscruples.I started quietly enough, just a few cures each month, each time buryingthe reading of the particular spell in some more orthodox religiousceremony at the church. Afterwards we would.