DD might not be smart but she had an almost feral instinct for self protection. She collected DNA samples under fingernails, and left readily identifi...ble bite marks on shoulders, arms and hands ... quite serious marks.Serious enough that the bitten needed shots. DD drew blood! Then she spit in the wound. The Emergency room photographed every bite, nick and scrape. In the confrontation DD was concussed, pissed on and badly beaten.Carl insisted that the case go to trial ... there needed to be. I fell forward, unable to keep up on my knees. Crashing down on my balls and stomach he laughed, unsnapping my wrists, “Now heal dammit!” Walking quickly into the cabin I followed as quickly as I could on my hands and knees. He made sure there was slack in the leash just to snap it tight again. I moaned every time. I followed him down a flight of stairs to a large room with glass and screen doors opening on to the yard and lake. Snapping the leash to a hook on a pillar making it very tight.. No one stared at my table manners. They all seemed more intent on complimenting each other on their seldom-seen clothing. The Captain looked pleased when I told him I’d be happy to be an X-man, although I still had no idea what that meant.Then we all moved to the theatre, and the seven of us X-men were led backstage. The Captain spoke into the microphone.“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a night of Steamy Passages. I hope you were all able to find LushStories online and enter the password I. I do not merely conduct the orchestra, I orchestrate you ,make you dance to my tune. Is that sinking in, Fiddle?" "Yes, Maestro," said Karen, lowering her eyes a little, feeling her cheeksburn with shame each time he called her by that derogatory name. "Good," he said, and now permitted a slight smile to break, lines formingat the corners of his deep dark eyes, his lips curling and parting to showthe strong even teeth. "And we have passion, at least. I witnessed that. Andguess that we have.