The only access was through the second floor doorway, then down a set of stairs. There, in the 50x50ft area, was a small swing set, a balancing beam, ... sandbox and the sole tree Katy had ever seen up close. It was the only place the smaller children of the complex were allowed to play.The streets outside the complex were entirely too dangerous, even during daylight, to allow a child to wander without an adult. Preferably an armed and alert adult. There were no crime statistics published by the. This was where he went to partake of his pleasure slaves. His wives and concubines visited him in his sleeping chambers elsewhere in the palace. His slave girls came to him in his pleasure chamber. To one side was a large pool of water constantly refreshed from the Nile, cleaned and filtered so that it was clear year-round. There was a large lounge area and a sleeping chamber, both with many cushions and pillows. Everything was done in the finest silks and laces. The chamber was devoted to the. ", нежный, чуть взволнованный голос, явно принадлежащий молодой женщине, казалось звучал из пустоты."Да-да, мисс Андерсон", перебил её скрипучий голос клерка, "— автомобильная авария. — я просмотрел вашу биографию". Маленькие круглые очки клерка сползли на его широкий расплывшийся нос, и глубоко посаженные поросячьи глазки неприятно сверлили Хелен где-то в области груди."Я надеюсь вы внимательно выслушали и запомнили..", скрипучий беспристрастный голос сделал ударение на "запомнили", ".. все. None of the others appeared to be up yet, so they gathered around a table for four with their food.“Looking forward to getting back to Ireland?” Jeff asked Shawna after they’d both had a few sips of coffee.“Yes and no,” Shawna said with a glance at Lori. “I miss my mates and all, but this week has been ... freeing. Not just the sex, mind you, awesome as it was. I just feel different now.”“I know what you mean,” Jeff said. “I’ve never been this comfortable in my own skin. Before this trip, my.