You take them gingerly and ask what they are for. I reply they are for you and to wear them. I turn to retrieve something expecting you to put them on... I go the bathroom and get the clip-on belly ruby. When I return, your dress is hiked up as you put the waist chain on and turn it so the dangle faces the front. I see the anklet and bracelet have already been put on. I step up to you and kneel in front of you to put the belly gem on. You hold your breath fearing it will hurt but I am gentle and. ’ ‘So, am Ihired?’ she asked. ‘Yes, I’m willing to give you a try. When would you like to start?’ he asked, already happily calculating how much money she was going to make him. Of course he had lied to her when he had mentioned how much he would charge the customers. He was going to charge them much more than he had told her. ‘How about tonight?’ she suggested. ‘Perfect,’ he replied. ‘And by the way, here, you are going to be known as Miss Victoria. The ‘Mrs.’ would turn the men off.’ ‘Of. An overweight disgusting customer pounded her hard on her hotel room bed. He panted like a wild animal and kept telling her how much he loved her. Mimi simply stared at the ceiling waiting for this horrible act to be over. Finally the man finished. He collapsed beside her and panted even louder. He rubbed her breasts and smiled at her.“For a performance like that I should be charging you huh?”Mimi didn’t even look at the man or acknowledge his pathetic attempt at humour.“Your time is up if you. “You made a great sacrifice that night, Deven,” she said earnestly. “Truly.”Dev nodded. “I know. Not sure how, but somehow I know.”“I hope they didn’t punish you too harshly.”“Got away easy, we did,” he replied almost brightly. “Two whippings each, was all. Barely even a scar, now.” Elaina was shocked at how lightly he spoke of it. Then again, she wasn’t sure anything she heard about the Heralds was really so shocking. A hot burst of anger flared in her gut. They needed to be dealt with, and.