” Leya said. She was a mess, her nose was bleeding profusely, she had a split lip, and blood was running down her face, and dripping off her nose a...nd chin onto her bare chest. Her ribs had some ever-darkening welts, and her breasts ached and were full of welts. The bruise on her face had spread, and her left eye was beginning to swell. Karina gave her an ice pack for her crotch, which soothed the pain. Alyssa, in the mean time, was quite pleased with herself. “Look at the little bitch, I. The dog leaned heavily into his hand."How serious you are about this dating thing," Rachel explained."I'm very serious, Rachel. All I want is a chance," he stated softly."We'll see." How about ten o'clock, Saturday morning at Bianchi's. I can come and pick you up?" No. We'll meet there. I'm dropping your truck off at your office. You can have your brother or who ever bring you there. You can bring Rambo with you on Saturday. I won't need him again until then. He eats any thing you put in front. That was not something that I thought that she needed to see. I had hoped to be able to keep her on the main floor by relying on her to protect my back.She might have accepted my orders to protect Megan last night and act like a good Postulant. That, however, did not extend to this morning. I could see the infatuation in her gaze. She had all night to think about it and probably did."Chandra." I had her attention all morning, I needed less of it if someone did something stupid."Yes, My Lord." I. I would never finish my lunch and saved my sandwich so I could feed them when we got there. We would toss pieces of bread into the river and they would gracefully make their way through the current to gobble it down, submerging their long necks beneath the surface. In the spring of that year, there were six little baby swans following them. They were so cute and so excited to see us show up everyday with food. It was so interesting to see them change from those little ugly ducklings to those.