I protest and try to change his mind. Tell him that my girlfriend doesn't know about this and she won't agree. But he soon silence me with some ass an... face slapping and tells me that it's what he wants and I have to do it because I belong to him.He comes to my house when I'm alone at home so he can make preparations. I am ordered to strip naked and lay on a bed. He then ties hand and legs so my ass is spead wide and exposed . He tells me that I am not allowed to talk under any circumstances. Parents still arranged marriages. They arranged mine. It was completely wrong, but...”“ ... You tried bein’ a good daughter and making a go of it...”“Yes ma’am.”“Sunny, you take good care of my son, you’ll be MY daughter. Ask Carl’s sister. We love our kids...”“Carl’s sister!” I spat. “We need to call ‘er too...”“He hasn’t told HER?”“No, ma’am.” My mind worked. “D’you have her number?”“Sure I do. I’ll text it to you.”“Thank you.”“Her name’s Carla...”“I know. He DID tell me that. Don’t know why. Her eyes went wide when she saw him. It was the man from the house next door, from the Falling Leaf, and she clutched the book deeper, protectively under her arm. She had never seen him up close, but now she was more than a little curious what he looked like. She looked at him intently, took him in… He was very tall, and impossibly thin, but it was the man’s skin that was so astonishing. His hands were the purest white, and the flesh was almost translucent, yet the skin around his eyes was. Iwould like to renew our friendship. I did admire you back in the day, andof course for anything I can do, I will do my best. But I am not going toact as a mediator, well not tonight, but Richard said you would like tomeet me." Yes, I did, but I am not sure why. But you were clearly a majorinfluence and helped facilitate Richard's new life as Caroline. Andthought it might help me either accept the inevitable if I cannot resolvemy dilemma," I replied. Richard looked at me quizzically and with.