" Then what do you want from me?" She demanded. "If I'm not a sacrificial victim, then why was I brought here?"Erebus snapped his fingers. A few feet ...way from them, within their same circle of light, numerous wisps and tendrils of shadow swirled and coalesced in one spot; solidifying into a king-size bed with black silken linens. His lips curled into a smirk. "Honestly, I would've imagined you're a bright enough girl to figure that out by now."Abigail looked at the bed and then to Erebus. "Let. Like a stripper. She couldn't let and her childrenaround such people!"Excuse me?" she cried out loud enough for Chrissy and Scheherazade tohear. "Move away from that child. We do not like your kind aroundhere." Ms. Conover quickly covered the distance between herself and theothers.Now that Ms. Conover was close to them, she was extremely surprisedto see that this new woman was quite a bit shorter than she was. Itstunned her so because no one was shorter than she was. This newwoman could. He's not going to tell anyone," he said tohimself.Dan pulled Blake to his feet and kissed him on the lips. "Go and have ashower then get dressed. Tom will drive you home," he said.Blake nodded, picked up his clothes and hurried upstairs."That couldn't have been timed better, Tom," Dan said as soon as Blake hadleft the room. "I wondered if he'd freak out when you came in but hecarried on as normal. He just loves sex." I want him. How much longer do I have to wait?" Tom asked."Just another couple. She trashed all she could against the ropes that held her to the chair, but she didn't move an inch! She couldn't get free! And the water just kept rising! "You can't just let me drown here! Scott, please, this is not fun any more!" Don't be so scared, Lauren. When you start breathing water, you'll die in only a few minutes. Sure, it'll be painful, but it won't last for long. Knowing how much you love water, I really think this was the best way to end it", Scott said and sat down in a chair,.