" Her laughter redoubled. Betty could not but join her."Leave the shopping for the moment," she said. "I can see he needs speaking to."She marched int... the drawing room. "Timothy Richards, I understand you have been threatening this young lady with violence."Tim sucked in his cheeks and widened his eyes. "Yes, ma'am."Betty grinned. "Just what she deserved I've no doubt. Has she been bullying a poor wounded warrior?" Yes, ma'am."Betty turned to Wendy. "I think you'd better kiss and make up," she. "What if you went back on a gender 'op and could still remember who you were?" "Ah! I see. So you're saying that she somehow knows she's female even though her current lifeline is male?" "I think it happens both ways, but yes." He thought about it for a second, the idea sinking in. "That would be pretty horrible." I nodded. "I think that's what she meant." "Hmmm?" "Nothing, just something she said before she went through the portal. I have a feeling she'll be back to collect her things far too. .." Please." Okay, I'll go." Great! I'll email you the incantation invite tomorrow. The party starts Friday at midnight. Once you recite the incantation, it'll instantly transport you to the party." Kewl," Sabrina replied.The next morning during breakfast, Sabrina told her aunts about meeting a new friend on line and asked if she could attend a party she was hosting."I don't like it, Sabrina, you know the Internet can be a dangerous place," her Aunt Hilda told her."But I'm a witch, how. Hope that hewon't hurt me. Hope for the best.I try not to look at his face. I don't want him to think I'm storing updetails to describe him later. But he's right. I won't call the police.How does he know?"What do you want?" I ask, not sure I really want to know."Turn over," he says in that same calm, deliberate authoritative tone."I should tell you something..." Turn over."I do as he says. I notice that he's wearing gloves. "Put your hands behind your back."I cross my wrists and he binds them.