But there was something in the German girl’s eyes that frightened her. It was a combination of hatred and lust.?Did you really think you could steal...my man away without suffering the consequences?? she asked. Katie couldn’t have answered her if she wanted to: she was ball-gagged. Her wrists and ankles were handcuffed to the bedposts, her limbs spread-eagled, her body vulnerable. Susan had tightened the cuffs as far as they would go so that they dug into her skin. It was nothing compared to what. ”She snorted and shook her head. “We will see.”“I’m too tired and sore to be even slightly dangerous. Sorry to disappoint you.”“I could use a shower, and I haven’t eaten today, so I suppose I can take the chance. Just this once.” She shrugged.“I’m Jesse Ruiz, from east Texas.”“Lily Harris, from somewhere west of here.”“Good to meet you, Lily.”“Good to meet you, Jesse.”I leaned my head back and closed my eyes for a moment. My body ached in a dozen places where I’d been hit or kicked. I was lucky. I shouted - “Where you off to Charlie?”He said, “I’m off to change a light bulb.”“That’s gonna be a bit awkward init?”“Not really.” he said. “I still have the receipt, you insensitive bastard.”Went out last night and got really wasted.I woke up this morning next to a fat old bird who was snoring.So, at least I got home OK.Angela Merkel arrives at Passport Control in Athens airport.“Nationality?” asks the immigration officer.“German,” she replies.“Occupation?”“No, just here for a few days.”As. Typing the password to enter the mainframe at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the familiar web site of the Bureau had been replaced with a site called, "Wishes Inc." Looking around to make certain that no one else was watching, he surfed the site.*****At the same time, Mei was sitting in the computer lab of The Johns Hopkins University, getting set to write e-mail to her parents in Hong Kong. As she logged in, instead of her familiar e-mail account, she found herself at the site for "Wishes.