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If he hadn’t touched ? Ownership? Does he want a sex slave? If so, why did he choose uess that I would be a coward, that I would let hi this uponthat I push it away and get up, determined to explore my prison further

The door is still locked, which doesn’t surprise me I’m able to open the , and warm, ocean-scented air fills the rooh I would need to do that in order to climb out I don’t try too hard If Beth is to be believed, escaping fro that could be used as a weapon There’s no knife, but there’s a fork left over from my meal Beth would probably notice if I hide it Still, I take a chance and do it, concealing the utensil behind a stack of books on a tall bookshelf that lines one of the walls

Next I explore the bathroo else along those lines But there’s only soap, toothbrush, and toothpaste In the shower stall, I find body wash, shampoo, and conditioner--all nice, expensive brands My captor is clearly not stingy

Then again, anyone ns a private island can probably afford a fifty-dollar shaht even be able to afford a thousand-dollar sha about sha? Oh, wait, I did that yesterday I guess there’s only soa person can do I see every nook and cranny of the rooet bored, so I take one of the books fro about a worossing enough that I’m able to mentally escape my prison for the next couple of hours

Beth cos lad I’ve been wearing the bathrobe all , and I would like to dress norain think about tackling her and trying to escape Maybe using the fork I’ve got stashed away

"Nora, give ive her a startled look Could she actually be aat the e

I decide to play duh "You knohat fork The one you hid behind the books Give it toI don’t knohy I’d thought I had any privacy

I look up at the ceiling, studying it carefully, but I can’t see where the cameras are

"Nora" Beth prompts

I retrieve the fork and throw it at her I think I’ it spears her in the eye

But Beth catches it and shakes her head atyou wouldn’t act this way," she says