She drew her stole more closely around her neck, peering closely at Clegg as he spoke, twisting her wedding ring nervously. As Viktor finished his mea..., Ilsa got up and excused herself."I have to go back, darling," she said. She turned to Freddie. "A pleasure to meet you, Mr Clegg." Viktor kissed his wife as she left.Viktor watched her go. "A remarkable woman," he said. "You have no idea what she has sacrificed for me and how much she has contributed to our cause." He turned back towards Clegg.. "Kat wondered if Becky's father was directing that last comment towardher and how she has been going through her money lately. If he only knewthe truth, how she had scrimped and saved, then worked her tail off toget what she and her children now had. But she could see how it musthave looked to him, a teenage girl with more money in the bank than mostpeople earn in a lifetime.Thinking he may have got his point across Gerry decided to change thesubject, "So Kathleen are you ready to start. Okay, I had to face the obvious—I was in a shit pot full of trouble! Right then, I realized how fortunate I was to be carrying all my extra ammunition in a pouch at my waist. On the other hand, I had left my horse too quickly to haul my water canteen, so I was likely to get thirsty if this battle lasted very long.I took my hat off because it made it too easy for the bad guys to spot me. The sun was right bright, so I hated to do that, but I figured that I did not have much choice in the matter!. When Jake had collected Ellen at the lake house earlier that evening to go to the Harrisons’, Dom Jake had emerged. Ellen had sensed him and practically quivered with excitement. But Jake didn’t say a word to her. He just led her to the speedboat and started across the lake. Finally, halfway across, she had had to say something.“Master, why haven’t you dealt with my loyalty yet?”“Why? Is that a problem?”“I ran into Brian. He affected me.”“Yes?”“I thought you were going to do it.”“Did your pussy.