A.’s office had decided not to pursue prosecution even if he was found because there were too many questions surrounding the ‘supposed’ victim�...s past. Instead, all he ever found in any of the papers were the occasional blurbs from the police blotters stating that there was still ‘a warrant pending for the arrest of Edward Hood in connection with the assault and rape of an unidentified female victim!’ He was still a wanted criminal! Why are the police and the D.A.’s office still looking for me?. He pats the table, "Up here, on your hands and knees." She gets up without any other prompting, she knows if she tries to fight it will only make it worse. He spreads her legs as far as they will go and straps them down. He places her arms into a sleeve that he cinches closed and the straps that down as well. She test the restraints a little and sees that she could not lay down even if she tried. Next he rolls over a device that looks like a lie detector. He starts to connect the machine to. You have only to command me.” “Good! Now, if you can accomplish that which I now desire, you shall become Ælfred’s man. Seventeen House Ceorls I lost at Cippenhamm. There is a place at my table for you, if you will but take it.” Ælfred knew his man. To simply give Edric a new position would have failed. The man was too proud. But to earn a place among the King’s Ceorls – that was a challenge he would respond to. His sense of duty to the King would let him make the attempt. His honour would be. Just to let me feel what it's like. It's not that I like the idea of the pain, but I'm curious."I kissed her, and said, with a laugh, "Next time you've got something to confess I'll give you a dozen licks. And don't blame me if it hurts a bit!"I had little idea where all this would lead, but the next evening, when I got home from work, Suzy was wearing a guilty look. In fact she appeared as guilty as hell. It made her seem very appealing and vulnerable. She had gone to some trouble with her.