Each lash falling hard, and painfully, leaving a red welt, making her scream, and writhe, in agony, as best she could in her bonds. Suddenly it was ov...r, , the caning ceased, out went the lights and the great barn doors slammed shut, leaving her in the dark alone, still secure, still sobbing, her arse a sea of fire, as was her back and legs. That old rat-infested barn echoed frighteningly with wind and tiny feet scuttling about, shear terror overtook the pain, it would be a very long wait,. My uncle’s secretary came out and called me over with her finger and told me, “Mike, Joe wants you to run down this list of loan sharks to see who had their hooks into Detective Raymond’s ass and who they were working for to blackmail him at the same time. He wants you to take Patrolwoman Nunez with you because she is the only one he trusts to keep the information under wraps. But he also told me to tell you to keep your paws off her pretty ass because he is real friendly with her mom and. The fact that you're a crazy SOB and keep getting yourself into these scrapes makes it even more imperative that you have somebody watching your back. I won't say I'm comfortable with the situation, but after training with you and those women, I'm willing to bet on the three of you against almost any small army. Just be aware that if you get yourself killed on my watch, I'm going to kick your ass all the way to Hell and back... Sir." Spoken like a SEAL, sailor!" Darren grinned. "Welcome. Pam was almost in tears. “What did I do?”Dave told her. “You embarrassed us all by refusing the man’s gift.”“But I don’t even know the man.” She complained.“Still, in this place. You do not refuse a man anything, especially a gift. I should have warned you. It’s my fault. What did the man tell you?”She patted her eyes dry on a napkin and told Dave. “The man who gave me this said that these were for me, but I wasn’t allowed to open the box. That only my advocate could open it. Who the hell is my.