" Smacking you around? I'd never do that. I would never punish you while I was mad; only really bad dominants do that." A figure of speech, and I apol...gize. I should have said, 'Controlling me and showing me the error of my ways when punishment is warranted'." That's better." I do have one question—are you going to keep me trussed up all weekend? Our girl's weekend will be a little difficult if you have to do everything for me. I'm the one who's supposed to do things for you, since I'm the. Men's Tor was always stronger than what the womengave him.Wahl allowed the waves of energy to subside and with it a new outlook onhis life seemed to take hold.He knew now he would stay in Virago. There was no going back now thatthe Empyrian had reshaped his way of looking at the world. Alina hadsaid they were going to form him into the perfect Viragonian and he wasnow clear that he wanted that too. He would join his mother and take upher cause as his own. He would eschew his former life as an. Being around you makes me a better person and more aware that I’m still one of God’s children.”I looked shocked. “Gail, you never ceased to be one of His children.”“I know that now but I had moved far away from God. You showed me the path back. Todd, you did more. You gave me hope when my job ended. You gave me comfort when Carl threatened. Your charity even extended to Amy and I know you don’t really approve of her life style.“I’m falling in love with you. I keep looking for faults and for. She had only briefly opened her eyes when he’d gotten to her, and started basic first aid while they waited for the paramedics.She was clearly in shock and strangely smiled up at him, although her smile quickly morphed into a mask of pain before she passed out completely in his arms. As he sat with her, holding a makeshift bandage over the hole in her side, Taylor was sure he’d lost her.By the time the paramedics reached her, Whitaker’s pulse was nearly non-existent. They’d gotten to work,.