Yeah, the story really starts to pick up over the next few chapters, building to a pretty big climax. Just wait until Taylor gets hers. :D Stay tuned.

Courtney definitely screwed up there, and paid the price in losing Amber. I thought it was a good way (for an erotic story with some BDSM fetishes ;) ) to show how being reckless and morally ambiguous can spiral out of control and come back to haunt you.