Armand had submitted her to a gentle course of the usual indignities, expecting more or less the usual rate of descent into depravity, but Felicia had... surprised him by breaking almost immediately, becoming pliant to the point of overriding her instinct for self- preservation. Armand had subjected her to a whole catalog of tortures and humiliations, but Felicia merely absorbed the abuse and presented herself for more. Many masters would have been thrilled to death to obtain a slave of such. I asked for a room with two double beds.“I’ve got one room left,” the clerk explained, “and it’s the ‘love’ suite. You’re not likely to find anything else within forty miles, given road conditions.”“We’ll take it,” I said, pulling out my credit card.“What’s a ‘love suite’”, Chad asked.“It’s for honeymooners, lovers and so forth.” he said, giving me a wink, “It has some special features which you will see.”“In our case, we’re not lovers, but family,” I told him, “We’ll be clearing out when the. Well theydon't get any more special than this cutie," She gave Kim a creepilynice smile.Drew turned to Kim and shrugged. "Sure why not. If Scarlett and Lunasay it's ok with them then, I'll go with you."Kim smiled knowing that she had found some good prey. By the looks ofhim she should get a lot of good male essence from him. She took Drewby the arm and led him down the mall concourse toward the elevator.Unbeknownst to her, Scarlett and Luna hi-fived. Luna got on her phoneand sent a text."The. Simon came along. His curiousity seemed palpable. I took a good look at him. Perhaps he was Roddy’s special friend—they had a special closeness, as if Simon were the mirror side of Roddy. Where Roddy laughed easily and was voluble, Simon had a certain shy reserve, as if he were listening to more than your voice . . . perhaps your heart. Roddy’s hair was straight and dark brown, given to falling over his eyes. Simon’s was pale blond—not yellow but more like champagne, with soft waves.