You must have noticed how I've been keeping out of yourway since I moved back in." Well...yes." Yet now, whenever you're Carolyn, I feel OK. I don't f...el afraid ofyou--" Afraid?" Oh, you know what I mean, dad." Julie threw her hands up. "God, I amso fucking messed up!"There was another long, awkward silence. I hugged my daughter, the girlwho couldn't bear to be near her father unless he looked like a woman. Ilooked across at Elaine. "What do we do now?" I asked.Elaine looked at Julie, then. You'd been told about the monster girls living in the mountains, but told not to worry about them. The reclusive monster girls generally kept to themselves. Idly, you wonder if some of the traces of snakes you'd seen could possibly be lamia sunning themselves. After a few minutes of musing on monster girls, you decide to double back, and see if you might have missed the road you were meant to take.As you backtrack, the mountain rises into sheer walls, forming the path you'd taken. You press on,. I always thought her room was just a bit warmer than all the other rooms and halls.Here in her chambers the gray and drab Duro-Crete walls were mostly covered with velvet curtains and antique tapestries depicting the first settlers, the gods, scenes of great clan Wars and legendary hunts.I was lying on my favorite spot, nestled among the incredibly soft, copper-colored Nubhir furs spread out on mother’s divan. Her fur blankets were lined with smooth, luxurious shimmering ivory satin; ever since. Blushing. Noah’s mouth twitches into a smile before he kisses her, tongue making love to hers as she kisses him back. “I think I’m ready to fuck that mouth,” he says as he pulls away, thumb grazing her bottom lip.Kneeling in her wetness, Allison chases her breath, watching him unbind her. Noah pulls the loop jetting from Allison’s collar and forces her to crawl, the clips of her leather cuffs tapping the floor as she goes. Away from the taunting ladder, on a bare section of hardwood, he sits.