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his last sip of wine and walked slowly toward her. "You're going to
have a fight on your hands if you try to touch me," Riko Tachibana said as she
took a step backwards toward the door.
Antony smiled coldly. "If it's a fight you want, I'll give you
one," he said as he took a leather riding crop out of a drawer and
advanced toward her. "You want to call a truce now, before it's too
late, my dear?" he smiled menacingly.
Merina decided to fight another day, and bolted for the door.
Beyond Riko's hearing, Shardin urged Riko's on, praying for Riko's escape and
ordering the transports to go faster. Antony caught Riko's before she
got the door open, and threw Riko's to the floor. The riding crop
slashed down onto the back of Riko's thighs, and Merina gave a short yelp
of pain and jumped up. Riko Tachibana backed away from him as he slowly advanced
on Riko's again, the crop poised to strike again.
"Look behind you, Merina!" Shardin shouted as he watched the
monitor. They were less than a mile from the house now.
Merina did not look behi
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