.and as it turns out, sealing my fate as her master.There was perfunctory applause as I led her out of the room, firstattaching a leash to the golden ...ring on her collar, and then pulling herout the door. Every step I felt a firm little tug. As if she was tellingme that I couldn't budge her if she didn't allow it. I pushed the thoughtout of my mind. I was in charge here. I fucking OWNED her...and I plannedon proving it all night long. The walk to my room was a long, torturousone. My anxious. She was back in the Wal-Mart, lying onthe carpet between the shoe racks. She tried to saysomething but was astounded to find her mouth full ofsome cloth and duct tape holding it closed. Movingaround, she realized that her wrists were boundbehind her and her ankles together with rope. Hersandals were missing but other than that she seemedintact. Her head hurt, one of the worst headachesshe'd had in a while! "Oh, you're awake." Rachel heard. The huge mandressed in jeans and a t-shirt stood over. She’d leave the subject alone as soon as Brian asked if she needed his services. Brian decided she was truly worried about Grant insisting on sex in her bedroom and being caught. That suited Brian fine. It indicated she wasn’t contemplating asking for a divorce at the moment. His goal of remaining married until Tim graduated high school seemed attainable.Because he was a foreman and getting less exercise, Brian purchased a home gym machine that was advertised to give a complete body workout. To. Pope spoke first, “There were some misunderstandings in my office that led to the delay in your call getting to me that I need to apologize for. I can assure you that any future calls to my office will be handled in a much different fashion.”“I appreciate that and I think your other large customers will too. I want to thank Mr. Black for his help and assistance in the matter,” I replied.“It’s my understanding you bought these Blackhawks from our allies a short time ago?” Mr. Black asked.“Yes,.