I anointed her with a mixture of oils she brought out of the kitchen cabinets, lit candles and drew symbols on her belly. Finally we kissed and the sp...ell was complete. I thought I could feel the spell drawing through me as we spoke the words and performed the rituals. I looked at her in an earnest way, hoping to reassure her. "I don't think we left anything out, that ceremony was the one that your mother and father used when you were a baby and was probably the strongest they could devise." We. Piled on the sleds and tied down, were the travois for the horses and a couple of spares. I welcomed them with open arms. They greeted me with looks of surprise. I had been expecting that.I could understand the surprised look on their faces. I must have looked like shit. It had been a very long three days for Clara and me. The two of us had essentially baby sat the locals that we’d found in the compound. That job had included fetching water from the river, which was two miles away, cooking. Duane was so skilled, she couldn’t resist him, either. He was going to make her scream in ecstasy, and he knew it. She did to, as did the others. The only one who didn’t was Daniel, and he was about to find out.She looked to Daniel, and held his gaze, having some sort of unspoken communication with their eyes. She was saying ‘I’m sorry, but I can’t help it.’ Daniel was trying to say simply ‘I’m sorry.’ But when her eyes looked down to see his cock starting to rise again, she shook her head at. “I just don’t understand you,Gail. I thought everything was going to be fine after last night.”“Well!” Gail breathed, her face turning even redder. “Last night was nothing but anaccident. I had a little too much to drink and I did some things I’m not very proud of,but that doesn’t change the fact that you and Crystal are living together without thebenefit of marriage. As long as Mom and Dad are paying the bills, I have to givethem an honest report of what’s happening here. I just can’t do it.