” “Surely you know you won’t escape. My men will be here any moment.” Though his tone was confident, he did take several steps back. Mindblind... stood up, still shaky. “Ain’t worth getting killed over. Get outta here while you can.” The leader of the bandits said, “You go. We got ya covered.” “Cerebus!” Mindblind started and looked over his shoulder at the sound of the voice. To his surprise, he saw Kayleen, Yasmine, Raven, and all the other girls from the house of ill-repute other than Yani. I guess after so many people hadseen me and talked with me at church, and after they'd decided to let metestify at the school board meeting, she didn't mind having people we knewsee us shopping; but as it happened, we didn't run into anyone we knew.Sophia wanted to get some things for herself, too, but Mom told her notwhile she was grounded, and she was only getting a few things for mebecause I had almost nothing that fit."So," I said, "did you and Dad hash out what exactly he meant by 'nottoo. "I have a question," Bryan said. "Why in the world did you give Cassidy your other thumb? Couldn't she just have snapped them both off?" Ah, you have much to learn," I said gathering the guys around. I didn't need Cassidy overhearing me. "There were two reasons, well maybe three, as to why I did it. The first was she did have my pitching hand and it was a little uncomfortable. The second was Cassidy is nothing if she isn't honorable, so I knew if I made the offer she would accept it and not. Can I ask you a question?’ he said, noticing how her dark, glossy tresses had come loose from the hair pins and blue silk ribbon she wore. ‘Yes, of course.’ ‘Ahem, well. What I was wondering was, is how does a well spoken, educated woman like yourself come to be a working girl for an old bawd like Madame Evelyn?’ ‘I no longer work for Evelyn and it wasn’t by my own choice, James. Why would you think that?’ she asked, her fine, clear voice rising higher. ‘Not by your choice?’ ‘No, of course not!.