"I own you now. You are mine like this horse is mine, like this knife is mine. I will do what I will, and you will obey me. Or suffer punishment." He ...alked toward her, never taking his eyes off her, stroking the knife along the stone. He knelt at the pool and dipped out a handful of water. He damped his face and held the knife out to Caitlin. "Shave me."Caitlin took the knife and stood behind him. He was still talking in an unconcerned voice. "Your training begins as soon as I have taken. The men came over, asking him about the farm. It was a pretty big piece of property, 6500 acres in all, with a stream running through the southwest corner. There were a good number of trees on the southern end that had never been harvested. Deer loved to bed down there away from the hunters at night. That was what most of the men were asking about. A good tract of hunting land was pretty valuable, especially one that consistently produced some outstanding deer. David told them that he would. He was certain that forcing Desirée into a sexual affair with himself would eventually destroy her marriage and her relationship with her husband, as it would wreck his own with Nancy, his wife-to-be. But Priscilla was bound and determined to rush into her nefarious plan and Clete needed more time to carry out his own in a way that would bind the girl to him, both sexually and emotionally. He had the seed of a plan, but he couldn't have Priscilla rushing things, for she had a different. Her face was a picture as she responded to the first mouthful, her taste buds unused to the rich flavourings in the meal. Nonetheless she obviously enjoyed it and proceeded to wolf the thing down as fast as I could feed it to her.I made do with the last of the rabbit and then cursed myself as I realised I hadn't set any snares. It was dark outside and I knew there was little point in trying now but chided myself to not forget again - it could mean the difference between having food and not.