But now that he had earned his points and his title of "Champion," shehad decided to forego the showing for awhile, realizing that involvingherself wi...h the dog had just been another way of whiling away thehours, passing the time between working and sleeping. Or maybe, she toldherself then, just living and dying.Self-defeat, self-pity, were the two emotions she feared most of all,even more than opening up to others, laying herself vulnerable and bare,naked inside and out. She gave her. "But our special guest will be here soon, and I want to get this piece of slutty shit ready for him and I need all of your help. Bitch, on the bar and on your back."Donna rose up and almost slithered onto the bar, not wanting to stand upright for fear that Tom would punish her, not wanting to meet any of the lewd gazes that were directed at her. When she got on top of the bar, she turned slowly over onto her back, feeling pain knife through her injured frame, and she tried to block out the. In the little light that shone through from the street, Miguels dark Latin hands cupped Eves face and he lowered his lips to her perfectly heart-shaped mouth. He had always known her kisses would be wonderful, but he didnt know how wonderful they would be. He felt as if his body were floating in air. He moved his hands to her soft hair and relished the moment. He tasted a faint trace of peppermint on her lips as their kisses became more urgent. Eves arms snaked up around Miguels neck and she. He lifted up the spider silk net, taking great care to only touch the loops at the corners that were intended to attach to the bolts. One would have expected the howling wind to blow the net into the bearer’s face, but somehow it remained untouched by the elements, hanging in the air with an ethereal quality. The Lieutenants wielding the crossbows took up position to either side of him, and he attached the corners of the net to their bolts, the trap now ready to be sprung.“Follow behind me,”.