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‘So much has happened since I was last here It’s been like a dream’

‘Shhh, Little One Shhh’

This time he plucked her eyebrows, manicured her nails, and then with her feet paid special attention to crearoomed, newly born, pure, whole, sensuous; a true wo innocence and an eagerness to learn The true sign of a submissive

A hairdresser cut and styled her hair, softly onto her face rather than swept back It gave her an elfin look, especially with her eyes dancing and sparkling as if they had seen things she could not tell She watched her face in the s of a lover Her eyes shone and the shape of her lips twitched upwards as she res told to her before she left the island, and the way it would be

Finally she stood at the door, reaching towards the sun setting in the sky, wondering what the side, and apart fro, in silence, until almost daybreak when Free Spirit carried them back to their island retreat and the start of a new and very different life

Testing the Limits

The sun roseits tail across the horizon like soe-yellow spectre lit up the heavens, touching everything in its path with the ic and splendour of a new and wonderful day

Abi watched froiven to her by her parents, following the rivulets of colour streaking the ood day The best! From deep do

ithin her heart, she knew she was finally Home

Her aric that soon would be hers She closed her eyes, hugging close the scene set before her Then, throwing the catch on the s, she drew a sharp intake of breath at the snap of cold air that nipped her cheeks, giving her a rich glow, as if she too had been touched by the dawn

As she pulled the wrap close around her she turned to find she wasn’t alone Shadow stood silent and still

‘Shado I’ve missed all this, and you’ Excited, she drew close to hi instead the trolley he brought laden with food

‘You left ht,’ she chided ‘I was lonely, and I’ry Shall I butter you some toast?’

Shadow held the teapot and sat opposite her at the table, letting the stea liquid fill her cup He accepted the toast and watched the plate empty before her

‘Shadow, I’ve so much to tell you, to share So much I’ve seen and learned while I’ve been away’ She scarcely noticed his silence, leam in his eye as she chattered on like a child, filled with the newness and wonder of life