I dream of a great dragon in the desert far to the south and east of here, beyond the remnants of Empire, beyond the myth that Empire ever was. His sc...les are the color of polished gold, the color of the sun's heart, the color of life. His claws are white, his wings flame.I dream... ... of wings flashing scarlet and molten yellow in the noon-day sun ... of serpentine necks caduceus-coiled and gleaming fangs smiling ... of bodies rolling in the air, pillowed on Power, tails and wings entwined. All went black. Her tiny scream."Who was that, Paula?" I laced long brown hair thru fingers.Tightly."I won't tell you." Tighter."Are you mad at me, Russ?" No, baby, I'm not mad at you." What did he want you to do, Paula?" I can tell you that, Russ. Do you want me to tell you?" Yes, baby." He wants me to use my fingers and his fingers." Will you show me, Paula?" May I use your fingers, Russ?" Yes, you may, angel."~~~"More, Russ." How many more, Paula?" Two more." How's that, girl?"Lot's more,. Jackie rose to the applause of her new acquaintances, allowing herself to step into the role. The beat wasn't hard to follow, but it would feel strange doing it all by herself. Except it didn't. She allowed it to feel natural. Uninhibited. Sexy.Stage hypnosis. She'd done her reading. Everyone described it much the same way. Awareness was not diminished, nor even much altered. It was just easier to play along.Not even Lincoln was dancing now. They were all watching, cheering. She knew what they. "Did you enjoy that? I'm glad they changed our agreement. I can't see, but they tell me that there are 42 men in here - I lost count how many fucked me. Please don't worry. I have consented to everything which is to happen and I want you to enjoy seeing me as much as I'll enjoy the things they will do to me." Two naked men came into view and took Mary's hands and she stood up. One of them fastened a nine inch wide leather belt around her waist which had a rope hanging from a ring on each side.