If they had been alone, he would have raped her right then. He wondered if he could get her to do that again, just for his pleasure. His hard-on throb...ed just with him thinking about that."You know," the stranger on the couch said, interrupted Frank's daydreams. "You could jus' lemme go, you could." He looked as though he was ready to leap up and bolt for the door."Yes, I could," Frank replied, smiling coldly. "I would enjoy nothing more than giving you a two minute head start then hunting you. ”“I know she’s got a bit of a reputation David,” Dan said, “but she’s had a tough time in her short life, l hope you’re not stringing her along just to have a laugh at her expense.”“I understand what you mean Dan,” he replied, “ l admit that at first l was only interested in one thing but once l got to know her properly things have changed, l never thought she would be so bright and intelligent, we have proper conversations. She knows what people think and she just doesn’t care, l like that. The mistress would like you to join her for a glass of Champagne.”Claire snorted. “Isn’t Champagne usually for the winners?”Emily shrugged. “I just work here.”Slipping into robes, they followed Emily downstairs. They found Mimi in an enormous, sparsely furnished room where one big round table was surrounded by a circle of sofas and end tables. The light, which was rich but muted, came from wall sconces and again one wall was completely covered by a mirror, making the room seem to extend off. " He's potted," I said, smiling at her. You could smell him a yard off. She was stylishly dressed with a long wool cape and fluffy scarf. Her head was bare and her hair was dark red, auburn I suppose it's called, like a chestnut horse's mane.The other woman was a good bit younger and frightened blue, actually shaking. Her lower lip quivered, and I was afraid she was going to cry. "Get back in the carriage," I said to her. "And be quiet. We won't hurt you."She looked at the men in the deep.