I'm alone, do sit down."The man did as invited and proceeded to take some papers out of his attaché case. Soon he was immersed in them and seemingly ...blivious to the cleavage opposite him at eye level and the length of bare leg and bare feet stretched out below him. Veronica returned to her contemplation of the immediate future. She saw that her glass was nearly empty and downed the last of the brandy with some regret that there was no more left. That drink had been just what her shattered. See who I am. I have a family and a child, and my husband loves me. He takes good care of me and has helped me build my business to be so successful. (As if I didn't know that already and that he was away for a week looking to set up a satellite location, on the other side of the country.) I'm a good person and I take care of people. I look out for them, others and do quite a bit of community service. You think I'm good looking, beautiful, you said, But I'm that way on the inside too.' . It seemed about that same time she realized her situation and started to tug upon her cuffs that were tightly fitted around each wrist and ankle. She wasn't going anywhere..."Good morning sleeping beauty" his gruff voice spoke, seemingly taunting in its tone. It was followed by a chuckle as Cassandra screamed into the ball-gag.With the room lit she could finally see... the whole penthouse was adorned in torture equipment of varied types and sizes. Cages lined one wall with two girls rather. “We are the worst-off section, but apparently all the others are understrength. It could be weeks if not months before there are enough recruits to bring the company back to strength.”“In that case, I’m off to see Eileen and don’t expect me back for a week,” I joked.“Enjoy yourself, lad; the captain wants to see me again, and then I’m heading over to the saloon to see Colleen.”I gave him a pat on the back and headed off. I spoke briefly with the sentry at the gate before walking the half-mile.