Sitting at the table eating the pizza Steve spoke up. “Okay, what’s going on?”I scooted up to the table, “I can’t go on your trip, work sche...duled a meeting Thursday that I have to be at.”“Damn, but it’s all paid for,” Steve said.“Lauren has an idea to solve the problem, Lauren?”Lauren took a deep breath, “Brian has his trip this weekend but I can get off on Wednesday. What I’m suggesting is we swap places.” She said using the word intentionally. “I will go with Steve and play his wife. While. Their marriage proved to be love-match, with the couple ever doting upon the other, but it was tragically doomed. Despite bearing three children, acknowledged heirs by all to the Duchy of Broadmore, each sickened and died in turn ... in rather peculiar and often suspicious circumstances. When the couple themselves were drowned, when their ship sailing back from Drakland after a visit sunk, and in peculiar circumstances, the scramble for the throne of the Duchy began.Drakland naturally made. Now she was in total darkness. As she came to, she realized that she was seated in a woodenchair. Her feet were ties to the legs of the chair while her arms were boundstraight out to her sides, attached to a post of some sort. Around her waistwas a thick leather belt and her neck was encircled by a band of metal,apparently fastened to the back of the chair since she couldn?t move her neckforward or backwards. She was also naked and had a large gag wedged into hermouth. She heard a scratching. Now I know the recorded facts, I made up my mind I would call on her. At least show her someone cares and try to make her feel welcome.That evening after I had my meal, I drove round and parked in her driveway. At least I was going to be open about it, as I am sure someone in the street will have taken note who was visiting Violet, but then maybe like I had, they had no idea what her name was.After numerous bolts could be heard shooting she opened the door, but I could see two chains still.