`` would n't have missed it , '' he answered . they only gave her a twenty percent chance . it 's my turn to moan as he pulls the high collar of my blouse out of the way so that he can lick at the bruises on the side of my throat . it was a sew-on patch with a black diamond in the center , the symbol for a dangerous ski slope . let them know i am not cowed . do n't play with another man 's toys . ' 