He’d be her first, her only. ‘Gabriel, I love you so,’ she moaned. ‘Baby,’ he sighed, letting his mouth slide down the column of her throat....His fingers slipped the straps of her maxi from her shoulders. ‘I want to take this off,’ she sighed, pulling at her dress. He lifted his head to stare into her eyes. ‘I want to feel you. No barriers.’ She wanted to give herself to him…now. There was no reason to hold back any longer. Gabriel helped pull her dress over her head and tossed it aside. He got. It only took a couple of minutes and Cassandra was sitting beside her sister on the sofa. Her mind completely controlled by the drugs.“Arthur. Check outside and make sure the coast is clear. Nathan, you take Cassandra and I’ll take Alina,” Sammy said.When Arthur signaled the ok, Sammy got Alina by the arm and Nathan got Cassandra. Neither girl resisted as they were walked out to the van. Nathan got in beside the sexy little redhead and Arthur sat beside Alina. Sammy got behind the wheel and. Beth knew to not ask where they were going. Standard procedure, really. The airport was deserted and no planes were taking off or landing. That wasn't a good sign. "Why aren't the planes flying?" she asked. "A week ago some religious nuts shot down a seven-sixty-seven with a missile," he answered. "Islamic?" she asked quietly. "Baptists from Tennessee," he said. "They think its time to see Jesus." Beth looked away. She decided to focus on the mundane to give her a point of reference. She began. "Something dark and sweet."He left her to go to the bar of dark wood and brass that was next to the large plate glass windows looking out over the bay. The sun was still up, but the sky was dimming towards dusk. She saw lightning in the distance, but the sky around the island was clear."Ms. Cortez, you look stunning," a man's voice said. She turned and saw an older man wearing a general's costume as elaborate as her own. He had salt and pepper hair, tan wrinkled skin, and a wry smile on his.