Mary could sense the excitement building within his body but before he could ejaculate into her mouth, he pulled away. She looked up at him with disap...ointment. Have I displeasured thee, sire? she said. Standish smiled down at her Not at all, brazen lass! I shall simply save some for later, I shall have thee again by and by this night. First thee has many of the crew to deal with! Marys jaw dropped as she saw several more men enter the cabin. A dozen pairs of eyes regarded her now, as three of. Shayna panned the room and asked, "Where's Lexi?"Gigi answered, "Oh, she's always late."At that time the doorbell rang and Gigi acknowledged, "See, I bet that'sher now."Shayna watched Gigi's facial expression change from excited to startledas she opened the front door."Ummmmmmm, hi. What are you doing here? I mean, we have an all girls ONLYmeeting," said Gigi in an unstable manner.Shayna heard a familiar voice say, "Not without me you won't!"Shayna silently mouthed the words, "SIR DOM!"Sir Dom. People were clearing the way as she ploughed towards me. The look on her face helped push people clear of her path and warned me that all was not right with the world."Natasha," I said calmly when she arrived."Is it true?" she demanded."Is what true?" I replied confused."Is it true that Johnny Rogers beat you up this morning?" she asked."I wouldn't describe it as a beating," I replied. "More of a warning to stay away." Stay away from whom?" she demanded."You."Her eyes went wide then her lip. They’re after me.”Who?“I don’t know. He grabbed me and I ran. There he is!” She was panicked and backing into a corner. This wasn’t good.“Aye, little miss. You’ll make a fine toffer,” a voice growled. A grizzled man came down the narrow alley toward us. Miranda turned to run again and tripped over her dropped basket. He grabbed her arm in one hand and her waist in the other. The war was fought to end black slavery but no one did much to stop the kidnapping of young women to press them into.