Powerful, full of life and passion. My soul drifted from my body, entering a black realm. Dreams surrounded me. Some pulsed with joy, others with fear... All the people asleep and dreaming around me in the real world were here—wherever here was.My exhaustion craved something from these dreams. I was pulled, drifting through the darkness, searching for that powerful ache of life and passion. The dreams sped past me one by one, my hunger instinctively knowing they weren't what I needed.I didn't. Rosa smiled knowing that she had won and that Terry was hers for thetaking. She then slowly lowered her mouth over Terry's parted lips andpressed their mouths together with slightly more force than the previoustwo kisses. Rosa cradled Terry's face gently as she maneuvered her lipsall around Terry's mouth and pressed their lips together making an eventighter seal. After maintaining the sensuous kiss for more than a minuteRosa could hear Terry take a sharp intake of air through her. Was he willing to risk that? Jess stretched up and kissed him on the mouth. Her lips were moist and pliant, playing against his until he wrapped her in his arms and deepened the kiss. As he savored her response, his instincts for self-preservation were blaring. Run you fool! She’s already broken your heart once. Get away from her before she turns it into hamburger meat! As if sensing his resistance, Jess began to trail kisses down his neck, slipping her hands under his shirt to caress his chest. Everyone in the room knew that he would never walk on that leg again. And her next hit would be his head... Darryl grabbed the weapon and rose to his feet. His violated thigh burned as though a red hot poker was stuck in it. He felt nothing. He was obsessed with stopping the nightmare that was going on in that other chamber. To redeem the shame he felt for failing to protect her, he was prepared to sacrifice his own life. As he rushed towards the entrance, he almost collided with Azalea rushing.