Chapter 1

It was a long day, Caroline Pomerantz, has just finished a really successful three-day craft show and in preparation everything else was falling down. "I knew it, knew that as soon as I got home I would have to deal with it all." She thought as she drove, she contemplated her to do list, wishing that she could write down her thoughts as she drove.

Pick the kids up, cuddle them, take care them, hang out with them, maybe even make dinner for a change, (but oh no, that would mean food shopping!) start gathering the laundry which was everywhere, bag it up and get it to the laundromat. Then tomorrow I can clean, go food shopping unload what's left from the car. Then take a good long soak in the tub and call Noah and hear his lovely voice purring to me.

She drives to her ex's house to pick up the kids. No one at home. Only a note taped to the door saying,

Dear Mom,

You worked hard you have the night off.

We love you,

Hannah and John

She got back in the car and drive to her place. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, no kids, how nice of my ex. How considerate. Hmmmmmmm, something's up, he's only rarely considerate or nice. She wonders what it is? "Now I should deal with the disaster area that is my home."

She walks in to find everything neat and clean, everything in its place, how odd. She starts taking off her clothes ready to hit the tub, too tired to form the questions in my mind. She walks into the bathroom to start running the bath and just as she's ready to get in the lights go out. Its pitch black in here, she turns around thinking about feeling her way to the door to go find the circuit breaker when she feels a hand clamp down over my mouth, she starts to struggle and then hears his voice. "My pet, you will do as I say, follow every instruction to the letter. Is that clear?" "Yes Master" Caroline breathes, so grateful that he is here next to her.