Is starving Buffy part of the breakdown process? Spike is approaching Buffy like spoils of war and obviously Buffy is too caught up in her situation to realize that Spike "owns" her. Wonder if her training prepared her to be a possession. Look forward to the next chapter.

This is so good in the tension stakes. It's like a long, drawn-out tortuous wait that gives you time to really understand what is coming ..... and that's when special agent Buffy crumbles on the bed, in despair. He did it with momentary cruelty and the promise of violence and ..... and then just leaving her alone for so long. She knew, as she looked about the luxurious room and the beautiful gardens that it all belied her fate.

And that scene in the den? Oh, the irony of the 'good' side seeming just as bad as the villains.

Great.