He was build like a bull; stood 6'4", close to 250 lbs. of muscle. He shaved his head and had a pencil thin beard. He sported earrings in his ears and... a pinky ring on his right hand. His smile would melt your heart, trust me. He was as dark as coal and the sexiest bedroom eyes you ever saw. I made sure we always sat where he was hanging out.I always tried to time it that I would be the last in our group to arrive; you know to make my entrance and be noticed by Jim and it worked. He would greet. They each had shock poles, pistols and stun grenades.Sean had adapted four trank-guns to take larger tranks after seeing the crocodile. They had a range of a 500m with plenty of punch. He made sure there were two in each vehicle. Then they headed for the hills.Terry had backtracked the signal to about where he believed the dragon had come from. As much as they didn’t wish to exterminate the local wildlife, the dragons were just to bloody dangerous to have so close to the new settlement. Lee was. ”“We’ll discuss it in greater detail later. I want you to take off your shift now and let me handle you. I don’t have much time to get to know you as you are now.”They both stripped and Deb looked down at herself. “The others are so beautiful. I still don’t understand why you want to be reminded of any of this.” She gestured down at her body. “No one else has ever found it attractive. I’d still be the same person inside.”He could tell that even if she didn’t understand why, and even if her own. The room is minimally furnished, post-modern, the walls adorned with enormous abstracts. Conversation and laughter electrify the air. There must be at least a hundred people present, Helen thinks as she scans the room looking for the type of women and men, the escorts she had seen at the party in Vegas.Perhaps Martin has got it wrong. Maybe tonight is just a social gathering, and Erika won't be seducing her after all. When Erika turns from them for a moment to speak to another guest, Helen.