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going.
    Julia climbed into the boat and started the trip to town.
Halfway there, one of the motorboats from the mansion raced past, creating a
swell that nearly tipped her over.
    She finally made it to the dock and tied up. She finished
moving a few things from her vehicle to the boat and then moved the SUV to
long-term parking and walked into Maggie’s. Maggie was waiting on a couple of
tourists just passing through.
    Julia browsed through the store. She frowned as she realized
that Maggie didn’t carry all the items she’d need to make it through the
winter. She’d have to take a drive to a bigger town unless Maggie had another
suggestion. The tourists left and Julia made her way to the front of the store.
    “Maggie, I’m going to need a lot more fuel and canned items
to make it through the winter. I know it’s still early but I need a lot.”
    “Sure, honey, I can order anything you want. Ted,” she
called to her helper, “watch the store. I’ll be in the back with Julia.”
    Maggie’s office was little more than a desk in a storeroom.
She went to a filing cabinet and pulled out a piece of paper. She lowered her
head and sighed before she took a deep breath and waved Julia toward a seat by
the desk. “I know about the will, Julia. I tried to talk him out of it. I
didn’t think it was fair to put you in that position but you know how stubborn
your grandfather could be. He insisted. So Ben and I put this list together
last winter. He told me to save the list and in his will, he left me money to
order these supplies for you.”
    Julia paled. She hadn’t realized all the effort her
grandfather had put into this endeavor. She had to make it through the year. She
couldn’t let him down.
    Maggie and Julia talked for an hour. Julia had never spent a
winter up here but Maggie lived here full time. Of course, her grandfather hadn’t
been around to plant his garden as he normally did so there were a few additions.
It was a very large order.
    As they were finishing, Julia said, “Alex Thornton paid me a
visit yesterday.” She’d decided she wanted someone to know that the man was
around her cabin.
    “Oh, honey. I hope you kicked him out.”
    “He brought me a very expensive gift basket and…”
    “And…” Maggie prompted.
    “And an invitation to his party tonight.”
    “Oh.” Maggie frowned but didn’t say anything else.
    “Maggie?”
    “You know I hate to spread gossip.”
    “Tell me, Maggie,” Julia demanded. “I need to know what I’m
facing.”
    She sighed. “Yes. You need to know. I’ve heard rumors about
his parties from some of the people who helped serve. They leave at midnight
before the parties really start to swing. They’ve seen enough though. Naked
people. Women wearing chains. I’ve even heard that there’s a dungeon in the
basement. They’re sex parties. Not normal sex either. Bondage and domination
parties.” Maggie paused. “One of the girls from town decided she wanted to be a
guest at a party.”
    “What happened to her?”
    “We found her on the dock the next morning. She’d been
whipped and her mind wasn’t quite right.”
    “What was wrong?”
    Maggie shook her head. “She was begging to go back. She
liked what they’d done to her.”
    “Didn’t the sheriff arrest someone?”
    “Couldn’t. The girl had signed a big long document
essentially agreeing to anything. It was the only way she could get an invite
to the party.”
    “Then it was consensual?”
    “That’s how the law saw it. The way I see it was that the
girl was naive and unprepared and they took advantage of her. Anyway, you don’t
want to go to one of Mr. Thornton’s parties. They are too dangerous.”
    Julia nodded even as she wondered how she’d handle being
dominated by Alex. Part of her was horrified, part excited by the thought. She
hid both parts from Maggie.
    Maggie and Julia finished up. Julia hefted another box of
supplies. Her boat wouldn’t hold much so she knew she’d have to get