Your first will be in shortly. Have a good day Anna.’ The door opened and then closed behind him. Anna pulled at her ties, trying to escape but know...ng it was useless. She wouldn’t get free until they let her. The door opened and a man stepped in. She recognized his build as ‘The Brutal One.’ He would delight in her pain and torture. She would cry and she would hurt. In his hand he had a vibrator, long and black at least ten inches and thick as her wrist. In his other hand she saw the glint of. “Do you wish to count the documents?” Alfred asked.“No, if there is a problem someone from the King’s treasury will come and extract the variance in blood. You are the one who needs to make sure they are correct,” I replied.“I can assure you they are correct. They are banded in lots of one hundred and we have counted them several times,” Alfred replied as he began putting the bonds in the two cases. I signed a scribble with my left hand; folded the paper and placed it in the case without. With this month's commission check we'll be square except for one car payment. If we can keep the grocery bill down, we'll be all caught up in another two months."I could see Lori's lips tighten. She wasn't a happy camper and I really couldn't blame her. Then I got, what I thought was a great idea."I'll tell you what, why don't you and I go to Lincoln Park Zoo this weekend? It's free and we haven't been there since Lance was young." Skyler, I don't want to commune with nature, I want to commune. “Who is it?” A voice, Contendah’s voice, asked loudly.“Snowbunny delivery, courtesy of Shiloh Cash and the Court of Spades.” I said, remembering what Shiloh had told me.The door was flung open suddenly, I saw them. Contendah, T1-milli, and Muggy Mike. Dat Krew, all in the flesh. They stared at me silently for just a moment, looking me up and down, assessing every inch of my body.“What’s your name, girl?” Contendah asked, his raspy voice sending shivers up my spine.“I’m Jenny.