"There is going to be a big catch with this offer. Any woman that removesher rings will only have twenty-four hours to proceed to the next levelotherw...se she will lose every point she has earned from the very beginning andwill have to start over."Lisa asked. "What do you mean when you say we have to proceed to the nextlevel?"Stella smiled and said. "Well that's going to be everyone's ultimate goaland the next level means that your going to have sexual intercourse with aman."The woman sat. She couldn’t remember the last time he’d even tried to make love to her. She was lonely. And, although she wouldn’t admit it to herself, she was horny, too. As part of her preparations for the weekend, Melissa had made an appointment to get her hair done. Dorrie McNamara, the girl who did Melissa’s hair, was a divorcee. She was a bit brassy, but Melissa liked her. Dorrie always seemed to be up and happy. Melissa, depressed after Tom’s phone call, did housework until it was time for her. " I intake a sharp breath as Luke's words play around in my head just as the elevator dings, opening the two sliding doors. "Let's go," I say, my voice shaking as I pull away, goosebumps forming over my arms. He nods and I walk out of the elevator, my eyes skimming over the large gold plates above each door, reading each number until I spot our room in the middle of the hallway. I hold out my hand for the key but he shakes his head and pushes me off to the side before he slides the key card. DawnThere had been a village here on the Tibetan steppe once, but it had been abandoned long ago. A few of the buildings and huts had fallen apart completely, and those that still stood didn't look as if they would be for much longer.Satsu had discovered it by accident. She'd just needed to get away from the monastery for a while. To get away from Buffy. So, she'd gone for a walk, and before long the ruins of the old community had appeared on the horizon.She'd been wrong about one thing,.