She grinned as she tugged on them experimentally, letting her legs go limp and allowing the chains and cuffs alone to hold her up. “I like how this ...s starting.”“Thought you might kitten,” he said, running his hands down her sides and lifting her back on her feet by her hips. “But until this is over you’ll have to call me Master. Alright my little pet?”She purred in agreement. “Yes master.” “Good pet.” He leaned down and kissed her, grabbing her bottom lip between his teeth and sliding his. “So this is him?”The blond girl looked me up and down. “That’s him.” She wore a blue blouse and a skirt that barely cleared her knees. If I hadn’t been about to piss my pants, I’d have enjoyed her beauty.What the HELL I thought, now I’m in for it. This girl knew exactly who I was, I knew there wasn’t any way to fool her. “How did you find me” I choked.“Easy.” She replied, “I walked right past you before you followed me into the shortcut, all I had to do was just keep wandering around till I saw. The waistline was still very trim as were the abdominal muscles. He flexed his biceps and saw that perhaps he had to find some time for the gym. The hair on his head was in disarray though. He concentrated for a split second and a comb dropped from the air just above followed by a small towel. He wrapped the towel around the neck like a silk cravat. A small rain fell on his hair as he rubbed it with his fingers. The water stopped at his command. He used the towel to partially dry his hair, then. ‘Rayne?’ She was half afraid of what the answer would be. Surely all that she had endured had not been in vain. What good had it been for her to cling to life so vicariously if it had been for naught? Maria looked towards Navia and beyond and Gabriella followed the line of her gaze. Navia stepped aside and suddenly there he was, seemingly filling the room with his very presence. Rayne, her eyes feasted on his handsome visage. He looked just as she had remembered him. It was that vision that had.