Chapter Twenty
Chief
The phone was still in my hand after Douglas cut the connection. I was staring into space as the terms of the agreement slowly seeped into my brain. Blink was not only going to be my lord and master, he would command the loyalty of Brandy as well. It was that, or nothing.
“Sibyl?” said a voice, and I realized that Brandy was staring at me with concern.
“He wants more than I realized,” I said numbly. The phone dropped from my hand and tumbled to the carpeted floor. “He doesn’t want just me; he is demanding you, too.”
“Me?” Brandy gasped, her hands going to her mouth, perhaps to cover the scream which threatened to escape.
“He demanded you by name,” I whispered. “We must both sign a legal document declaring our unquestioning loyalty to him alone. We must obey his e
