She saw from the expression on my face that I understood."Now I will take you to your friends in the lounge and you may relax with them until we call ...you to dinner."We entered a spacious carpeted lounge with comfortable furniture, a large screen TV and various books and magazines. On a side bar was a jug of wine and some glasses. My teammates all were clothed in form revealing but comfortable attire and all were drinking. I poured myself a glass. I still keenly felt the anger and humiliation of. That's why I want you to hold my hand, whilewe're inside, until I tell you you're safe, ok?" Yes Miss Sarah"Violet and Sarah got out of the car, and Violet practically scampered totake hold of Sarah's hand. Sarah smiled, and patted her kitten's head."relax dear. No one will harm you, as long as I am here. Or elsethey'll see how mean a cougar I can be. Just relax, and smile. And ifyou're not sure, ask, ok Kitten?" Yes Miss Sarah."Sarah walked Violet into the mall, and towards a jewelry. There was no alternative, we made for the church, but when we got there it was locked. The door was of the old-fashioned type with large wrought iron bolts and would need a tank to break it down. The house was only about fifty yards from it, so we moved towards the lit window, which was to the right of the front door.Through the window a man in his late twenties was sitting by the fireplace reading. No other person was in the room and no other lights were visible from where we stood. We knocked. At first, she wondered if one of the dogs had gotten free, but then she heard a human voice and saw a figure squatting beside one of the cages. She knew that no one was usually here at this time of day, so she crept closer to see what was going on. Sally crawled as close as she could without being seen, finally hiding behind a concrete pillar that stretched from the floor to the ceiling. She waited for her heart to stop pounding; then she slowly peeked around the corner at the suspicious.