Chapter Sixteen - Stella
At a signal from Stein, Stella quickly unsnapped the wrist-locks, pulled Kathy’s hands behind her back and coupled them together. After releasing the short chains that secured Kathy’s ankles, she helped Kathy to stand and supported her while hooking the silver leash to the girl’s collar. Kathy bowed her head as Stella led her out of the room.
Behind her she could hear Stein proposing a toast, “To the late Jeffrey Ryan, and to the young stud who has so completely and forcefully made the former Mrs. Ryan his very own.” Stella closed the bathroom door, cutting off their laughter.
The emotional strain of the last week combined with the utter confusion about her willing subjection to Richie and the physical abuse of the last hour left Kathy in a dazed state. She fol
