" Good." I turned and headed toward the bathroom.I walked into the bathroom without knocking."Go to your cage Lisa. Kneel at the door and wait for me....Don't think about being a heroic fool, just do it." Lisa got to her feet and skirted as far away from me as possible as she scurried out the door.Tara was lying on her stomach, Lisa had done a good job of spreading balm on the welts. I knelt next to Tara and grabbed a clump of hair. I didn't twist it hard, but enough so she had to look up at. I’m still traveling a lot during the week. But I wanted to let you know ahead of time. I didn’t want you to come home for the summer and be blindsided.”“Well, I appreciate that.”“Anyway, you’ll meet her next weekend. Her name is Marisa and I’m sure you’ll like her.”“I’m sure I will,” Rod heard himself saying before they ended the call. Rod was now very happy that he already had his summer job lined up. The summer was shaping up to be a little different than summers past.----Rod drove home from. A black wolf. Poor Sam, who ever heard of a black wolf or any wolf in the jungle.“Wolf! You, too?” I rushed over to hug him and received his licks as well. Now, though, the two a****ls showed indications of territorial threats. I had to get firm with both of them, much to the disapproval of Sam, for them to quiet and accept each other. My affection for both of them, though, allowed their trust through me.Sam was withdrawn and quiet the rest of the day as I spent most of it with Preta and Wolf,. The lady who lived across the street from him had taken an interest in him to the point that she made a point of visiting him with hot dishes from her bustling kitchen in random spurts of friendly neighbor expeditions.On the second such visit, Conrad noticed that they seemed to coincide with the absence of her portly husband who often made extended trips to the State Capitol for lobbying efforts. That fact in concert with the obvious selection of clothing of an abbreviated nature convinced the.