" She smiled.After she settled in, we sat outside and enjoyed the late afternoon. Weset a few things down such as dinner. And made our way to a small ...utnice casual restaurant. Dinner was light and pleasant as we giggledabout different things but mostly of what happened the night before. Atone point, she asked if I had enjoyed the time and events and I toldher I most certainly did. She giggled and asked if another sessionmight be in store and I smiled and said, "I hope so." Amanda looked atme. " Ally started but stopped short when I whipped my head her way to look at her."You're sister is pretty good at giving a guy the brush off. It doesn't look like I was going to get anywhere anyway." The guy continued."I think you need to shut the fuck up before I kick your ass across the lake." I snarled at him. I took a couple steps closer and my hands were balled into fists now."Relax. It's not worth my effort. I'm out of here anyway." The guy said as he quickly turned to leave. He didn't seem. More years ago than she could remember most days Edgar had placed the collar there, his laughing brown eyes sparkling with joy and happiness as he claimed that which had always belonged to him. ‘Now my little golden girl, you belong to me.’ His fingers caressed her cheek as her own came up to tentatively touch the gold band. ‘And, if you are a good girl, one Christmas I’ll add a pretty bauble to the choker.’ He’d put on his most strict face. ‘But you must earn it.’ Playfully she’d nipped at. The last thing he saw was the barely human, scarred and disfigured face of the creature as the chair was dashed against his head, shattering his skull. The police called at the University the following day. They told Frances that she had had a lucky escape. That they suspected that a man had been planning to abduct her. That he had probably been responsible for the disappearance of other medical staff and scientists from the hospital. That the man had suffered an appalling assault and a.