Making our way towards the center, we passed people in various stages of grief. Some were openly weeping, others looked like they'd withdrawn into the...selves, a few were angry. I spotted several of my one-time enemies, though I wasn't sure they saw me; one of the reasons I had my hood up.The other was that it helped buffer the miasma of emotion that threatened to overwhelm me. I was a relatively weak Empath, meaning I could feel what others were feeling, but only if they were feeling it very. Yes Mistress Kendra. Ive been very naughty. Kendra laughed wickedly, Oh good, that pleases me Johnny. Do you think I should punish you for being naughty? She said her eyes wide. John licked his lips again and nodded. Kendra smiled and walked over to him her hips swaying seductively. She opened the nightstand drawer next to their huge canopy bed and pulled out hand and leg cuffs. She cuffed him to the bed while he was lying on his back. She placed a mask over his eyes and whispered seductively. Little did anyone know that he had been hiding in the stable, waiting to make his move.Bella climbed into bed, and began to drift into an uncaring slumber, unaware of a figure climbing into her room and hiding in the shadows, watching his prey.Bella sat up too quickly when a noise woke her. Her eyes more focused on the figure at the foot of the massive bed. Her body suddenly felt so hot against the cool sheet, yet it was the only protection she had.She was appalled and terrified to see Ivan,. For that matter, it hadn't covered what to do about the situation I'd found myself in with her and the rest of the girls.And to my consternation, Mom and Dad placed bets like everyone else on which girl I would choose. Mom was steering me toward Tammy Sue by fixing my favorite foods for supper. Dad gave me a brand new tool box to go on the back of the truck, and dropped a hint about Chrissy. He was also giving me tools right and left. They never considered they were bribing me. Leldon thought.