Just as she will be now. That first time, burned into her memory with whatshe did, with her cries and the feeling of that first Usahar, there in thehi...h tower in the shining city of Iyakk, the shameful joy as it took her andas she came, helpless to it, that time is no different than this. It is thepresent as much as it is the past, because it is her life. To serve, to please. To submit. "You are lovely, Taiyiha," the Usahar whispers, its hand caressing down herflank. With a cry she arches her. That was just sex talk to get Mark off. I needed time on how to get out of this mess without ruining my marriage. The bad part is that Chuck was twice the lover that Mark was and I was losing him. Mark came over on that fatal night. I told him that this has got to stop. That Chuck was getting wise to him. He just said he wasn’t afraid of Chuck and that he would just give his wife to Chuck for a quick fuck. I told him I didn’t want Chuck to fuck any other women. Mark just laughed and told me to. Shame, because it was a truly horrible secret that I kept for so damn long! Sorrow, because I didn’t see any of this happen in time ... I missed so much of her life! I could have seen my grandchildren born! Pride, because Vicki turned out to be such a wonderful wife and mother, such a great woman! Joy, because I have such beautiful grandchildren, too!” their grandmother wept openly, her remorse undeniable.In spite of their lingering bitterness, Vicki’s five children found themselves embracing. She’s fast, but he’s faster. Rory runs through the door and slams it. But her father catches it and steps through the doorway. He’s breathing hard from running. His eyes are dark slits of rage. “Rory,” he growls. “You disobeyed me ... again...” The girl cowers and backs away from him, bumping into her desk. She’s trapped. “I told you to stop,” he growls angrily. “I told you to stop but you didn’t fucking listen.”“I know, I know. Just listen. I’m sorry,” she pleads. “I’m never going back. I told.