Six more years, she thought; six more fucking years suffering—for me—and I’m stabbing him in the back! She began to sob.Her man in prison would ...e out then, maybe, and it was only a maybe. He’d likely be able to get out, Jennifer had said. She was pretty sure she could see to it he only served the minimum; there were no absolute guarantees; there never were, but Jennifer was the best and she’d said it was likely.Victoria Grimes, she thought of herself that way now, was a rotten double-crossing. The capture. The great pleasure from watching as they struggle to come to terms with what has happened to them and then watching them struggle again with adapting to the new opportunities we have given them. Not that they have any choice, because disobedience, or laziness, or recalcitrance will always be punished with the cane or the whip or the birch. And then we have the fun of modifying our slaves: their behaviour; their bodies." She nods to my bald head. "And of course, I can whip you or. She knew he would kill her and even worse, there was nothing she could do to stop him. “I'm...I'm sorry.” Lia mouthed. Lia didn't know much about this person, but she knew one thing, that this was very personal. She didn't know who it was or what she'd done, but she knew this was too well planned to be anything but personal. “I'm....soooo...sorry. I...don't know...who you are...but....I'm begging you...please...forgive me....” Lia managed to force out. For a moment the man's eyes. I had a tousled brown head laid on my shoulder, probably doing much the same, although she had four.I felt her move upward and twist. I opened my eyes to gaze right into hers. "Never doubt me, Daniel Granger. It is only a convergence of two universes that put us together and I could never expect another. I'm yours forever." Okay, little girl. I want you forever. But pretty and smart, others will notice." Let 'em notice," she said. "Too many smart guys are weird, and until I met you I thought.