"That's a good girl," Liz said. She released Alice's hands, but the younger girl seemed too nervous to drop them. Liz took a step back. She seemed transformed in Alice's eyes. She was more than a biker chick with pale eyes and pale hair. She was a goddess . . . a power to be reckoned with. She started to speak again.

"Here's what you're going to do. You're going to strip out of all your clothes and fold them neatly, leaving them on floor next to where you are currently standing. Then, you will get down on all fours. You will crawl into my bedroom where I will be...