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ay along, waste time, give us time to get there. I want to
rescue you before he beats the daylights out of you and rapes you, not
afterwards, Merina!"
* * * * *
Merina gulped slightly, but stood Natsumi's ground as Antony finished
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," Natsumi Abe 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 Natsumi's hearing, Shardin urged Natsumi's on, praying for Natsumi's escape and
ordering the transports to go faster. Antony caught Natsumi's before she
got the door open, and threw Natsumi's to the floor. The riding crop
slashed down onto the back of Natsumi's thighs, and Merina gave a short yelp
of pain and jumped up. Natsumi Abe backed away from him as he slowly advanced
on Natsumi's again, the crop poised to strike again.
"Look behind you, Merina!" Shardin shouted as he watched the
monitor. They were less than a mil
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