D.Deimos StationBéla was back in the lab. The actual, very same lab she'd been born in; or more accurately, reborn in, almost a hundred years after s...he'd died back on Earth in that horrible car fire.The stark, cramped, utilitarian architecture which comprised most of the interior of Deimos was severely depressing after spending most of the last year 'outside' in an artificial forest traveling through space. Her father, however, was ... breathing easy; actually happy to be here.In this plain,. He disappeared. The demon reappeared in the pentacle, then stepped out of it, towards the pallet where I was lying.“I thought you couldn’t escape the pentacle!” I said.“Oho, my lad, you still haven’t paid the price,” he said, leering. “Wasn’t the price simply that I rut myself? That you couldn’t make a lass out of whole cloth, so you turned me into a lass and let me have my way with myself?” I said.“No, no. That would be far too simple. If that were all, every lad who can hold his wand would. You'll do well to get used to the idea immediately, sothere'll be no questions or problems by the time we arrive home. It's a large estate and variously tended, but my personal staff areonly the kinds of people I want them to be. Charles and his twoassociates are now well-trained, and I've lacked only someone likeyou to complete the roster. Like what you are becoming. I wasdelighted to find you some weeks ago, after a great deal of lookingI might add. You're perfect for the job. Or you. There was a little hallway with doors on each end. Cindy opened the first door and took the couple inside. It was a small bedroom with a twin bed, small closet and a bathroom with a shower. “David. This is going to be your bedroom.” Cindy said. David didn’t seemed too pleased as Cindy took them across the short little hallway and opened the second door. This room was much larger. It had a king sized bed. A large walk-in closet and a gorgeous bathroom with garden tube, shower and a huge counter.
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