Chapter Eight The Return Paul was planning on taking all three of his slaves, plus Ondine, to Star Fall before Christmas this time. That would permit Courtney to go spend the holidays with her family. And, as luck—or Claire— would have it, it would put them there during Saturnalia, which at the resort was a very festive occasion, especially among its b**m patrons. As Kat’s new Mistress had said, however, she returned in November for another board meeting. The resort had broken ground in late August on the exclusive b**m hotel and on the new golf course, both ahead of the planned schedule. The course would not be finished. If they pushed, however, the additional hotel would be done by the time the group came back the following December. Kat was beginning to consider that she had a love-

