As they were close to the summerhouse they both heard sounds of movements inside. Both first clutched each other's hand tightly and then felt foolish ...nowing their huge estate is safe as indoors. These must be children disobeying their parents. They both approached the dirty glass window on the pond side carefully walking on the fenced bridge path between the wall and the pond. They looked inside, aware that the lights inside would make it impossible for anyone inside to see anything out of the. The Italian mob families had brought their soldiers in force, hundreds of them, now trying to seize hold over all of South Hell and fight their way inside the Arcade to take down Connor. And well ... me. Also, just as I had predicted earlier, many of the local mob organizations had remained neutral, but a few outfits had split their loyalty, some to us and some sticking with Southside Jonny. Most of the loyalists, I soon learned, had helped Connor fortify the Arcade and were making a defensive. He’d tied her hands behind her back earlier. He tied them so her arms were bent, the wrists in opposing directions, not parallel as they would be with the arms straight. This put her forearms parallel with her waist and allowed them to fit in the small of her back. I mean, it’s one thing to fuck the shit out of a girl, but you do want her comfortable when she’s on her back and you’re about to put your weight on her.And that’s what he did straddling her waist, his legs gripping her flanks. . That meant he had a fortnight's leave broken only by two more tailor's fittings. Serena was only at home at the weekends but she and Mark took every opportunity to enjoy each other's company.He told her about Deirdre and she screamed with laughter. "What a shrew!" she gasped at last. "Where am I going to find a tutor?" she added with a grin."With your beauty," said Mark dryly, "I imagine there'll be a queue." Hmm," said Serena thoughtfully, "I hope I can control them; and myself for that.