"We will hold the first public briefing for concubines here in this common area shortly. Finish your meals, please, ditch your trays in the recycling ...in and sit back down. Make sure you are seated where you have the tabletop in front of you and you can still see me. If you need to use the restroom, please do so quickly and return to your seats. Sponsors in this room, please report to me as soon as you can. Your initial public briefing will be held elsewhere."All of the adults in street. “How did this all happen?”“We were out running errands in the market, and Alexis sensed someone following us. We lost him, or at least we thought we did.” Cyrilo pointed to a slain assailant wearing an eyepatch. “When we stopped by for a visit, one of them burst in and lit the whole place on fire. As soon as we dispatched him and put the flames out, his friends decided to pick up the fight. The first to die and the last were both spouting their religious dogma.” “Do you have any idea why these. "No!Please, no! Ple... Please!" Senyakhaz kept chanting. A moment later, Star Lily was whipped again. This time across her flat torso. The third blow was directly between her legs. ---------- The cellar steps were cold on her bare feet. Becky was obviously wearinghigh heels. Holly could hear them tap gently on the stone steps. She wonderedidly if they were the stilettos, or the shin-high black boots, or the longred boots that went up to her thighs or... She moaned involuntarily and bit her lip. I allowed the illusion of being hisgirlfriend to continue and never mentioned my Wilson back home, but I didthink about him all evening.When I was alone in the ladies' room, I sent Wilson a text and told him Iwas having fun but missed him dearly. He sent me the photos I wanted tosee of him dressed in my pink baby doll nightgown, and of him alsowearing some light makeup. I told him he was cute, and to continue topractice with the makeup tomorrow, and to keep sending me photo updates.'Don't you.