Chapter Ten
Mariel strolled the grounds of Pandora’s Hideaway two steps behind Jack. At least the noxious gag was no longer necessary. She had, in some small measure, impressed Carlos with her sincerity in surrender and followed up by keeping silent in his presence without the gag for the better part of the afternoon. Now early in the evening of her third day in the hideaway, she could feel some triumph and even better, contentment. Still, within her was an undercurrent of rustling energy that shouted to be heard. Not since the event over the barrel had she been drawn into any s****l scene, and yet s****l power was all around her as if manufactured from the air itself.
It had begun earlier in the day, when Mariel and Jack watched a disciplinary session between Carlos and the slave, Danad
