Having survived that, we were allowed through into a long gallery, which had an elaborately-painted ceiling and was lined with paintings for as far as... the eye could see. Our inevitably slow progress was now a blessing as one could really take time to take in the beauty of the place. We weren’t guided per se, but rather shepherded in the right direction. Our way led out into a courtyard of sorts, where a few red-robed Cardinals were consorting in a quadrangle above the crowds. “There’s three. I saw and felt themuscles developing under my skin, from soft, pliable flesh to thicker,hardened steel.My body was transforming... and it excited me more than I ever thought itwould.My back tightened into rippling lats and traps. I admired my arms as Iflexed in the mirror. I cultivated hard, sculpted abs by doing endlesscrunches with a medicine ball. I felt my fleshy, feminine breasts shrinkand flatten into stiff, functional pectorals, to where I didn't even needto wear a sports bra when I. I bought one of those cheap 'pay as you go' mobile phones.I was going to anonymously text mum and see if I could have some fun. I sat down with my new phone, just fresh out of the wrapper, new SIM card inserted, and placed it on the charger. What would be my first text to her... "R U single?"I waited for a reply - what had I done? Texting mum in this way was crazy, if she found out, I was in real trouble... Maybe she wouldn't text back thinking it was one of those 'junk' texts that are really. She walked towards Ryan, who now sat in the other chair, looking intently at Velvet as she perched on the desk. Ryan dropped his hands to his sides and the young girl, who did not make eye contact with Velvet, proceeded to bind him to the chair with the rope. It all looked very staged to her. As the events in the room unfolded, she began to wonder what part she would be playing in them. When Ryan was securely tied to his chair, the young woman left the room and closed the doors. “Are you ready.