If I had been home more, I might not have driven the love of my life into another man’s arms and bed.Two more years have passed. I have seen Deanna ...only in passing a few times in almost 6 years. I got a call from Nancy Flowers the other day asking me to go to a company charity thing with her. I said sure remembering our previous date. I have been on some other dates with some nice ladies over the last several years and even bedded a few but Nancy was a looker and a monster in bed. It had been. The horse heard me and veered in our direction.By now, it was getting too dark to chance going farther, so we stopped and made camp. Again, Swift Rat fixed supper, and I cared for the animals. The extra horse was no problem, and she seemed to be glad to be among friends. We went to sleep early with the intention of trying to find the dog and Martin (in that order) the next day.When we woke up, we joyously greeted the new dog. He had joined us during the night, so Swift Rat and I were ready to. Smith said as she gave her some eggs and bacon for breakfast. "You aregrounded for your first month of summer, young lady." After breakfast, Paula returned to her new room with a smile on her face.The first few days were fun with her trying on all her new clothes, andfinding out what make up looked the best with her new face. But theexcitement of her new life soon faded.At the end of the first week of being grounded, Paula laid glumly on top ofher new bed in a white top and navy mini-skirt.. There was no chair so she knelt to the deep pile of the carpet and rested on her heels. ‘You please me, Midyar. Will you join me in my chamber tonight?’ His dark eyes bored into her and she bowed in acquiescence. A handmaiden approached with liquid and a plate of fruit and delicacies. She glanced up for approval and he nodded. She was impossibly thirsty and hungry, having had no food since the kidnapping. Her body was slipping away, her head drooping. The sister was grinning evilly,.