I let the leash goslack and watched her flounder about trying to get abreath for a second or two then told her to stand stilland I will loosen it. She...was panicking and I had tograb her hair through the sack and hold her still untilI could get the key in the hole and pop the ratchet. When she had caught her breath and quieted down I said,“Do you understand now what happens when the leash ispulled?” She nodded her head. “You probably don’t want to go through that again. Doc Vanessa too. So were Olivia’s. No! From before she had met Dad? Where were the scars? I could notice Rudy’s around her nipples.“You alright, boss?” Vanessa asked as she slapped the band-aid over the needle prick where she had drawn blood from my wrist.“Just thinking about--Are we done?” I let the heavy handed thoughts take the wheel to stop myself from vacillating.“Yep, Larry and Shani should be waiting for you at Alice Perkins. You can get a shower, I think Jade’s in there waiting for you. Grant behind her. Before he started the car, Eric inquired whether everybody was belted in. That seemed aimed at Valerie, and she answered in a bored voice as though she knew why her dad had asked. When Mrs. Grant said that she was, Diane answered, too. Okay, it was a little childish. On the other hand, she’d seen enough kids whose injuries from car crashes were worse because they hadn’t been wearing their seat belts that she would have been willing to go through the ritual every time she rode. "No!" But she didn't move. She knew she couldn't run, and she was conditioned to hold her position when being punished. Her dad simply ignored her, handing the lotion over to Cody. "This will make it go in easier." And she heard Cody unzip his pants. Once again she screamed "No please don't do this!" And now her dad didn't ignore her. Instead he grabbed her around the waist as she continued to be crouched in her position with knees on the floor and elbows on the chair. With his other hand he.