That's when she felt the cold metal against her throat. It circled around her entire neck, some kind of collar. It wasn't until that moment that her b...eathing picked up and the first twinges of fear kicked in. "Good evening Scarlet." came a gruff voice from behind her. She heard heavy footsteps approaching. "I'm glad to see you're finally awake. I didn't want to start without you." He was right next to her now. She could feel his breath on her ear. "By now you've probably realized I've. I sensed that the man in the black cloak was walkingaround me, but I couldn't talk or move. Then I felt a finger on myforehead."At first, I wanted simply to punish you. I felt that putting you infront of those that you terrorized might be a suiting punishment, butthen I came up with this brilliant plan. I'm sure you too will appreciatemy scheme when the time is right. For now, I will leave you alone."I heard him walk from the room and then the clicking of heels come intothe room. The person. I needed to go to the toilet, but was not sure if there was one near the pool and I did not want to go all the way back to the apartment. I asked the man opposite where the toilets were, he answered back in a German accent that he was not sure, but said I could use the one his his appartment which was just by the pool.I was bursting now and it sounded good to me, He got up and picked up his key and I followed him back to his place. He let us in and he showed me to the bathroom, as I walked in. "George sat down on the small park and waited, watching the ducks fly over the grass and land on the pond with a splash. It was quiet as it had been raining earlier in the day but was now fairly pleasant for the time of year. He scanned the park again and stretched out, waiting for the person he wanted to see.The wiry figure of Annabel Sprott soon homed in to view, walking up an adjacent path, pushing a red buggy in front of her, containing a baby – so wrapped up that its face was barely.