”“Pity,” the Minotaur said. “I hate wasting life in such a pointless endeavor. Very well. Let us end this folly.”Knave Angela“Yes,” I ag...eed and charged in, Thrak racing at my side.I raised my shield before me, my sword ready. The earth elementals’ steps boomed on our flanks, their bodies grinding like shifting rocks. The Minotaur stood still, his fists clenched. He made no move to defend himself as we swept in for the attack.“A goddess-enchanted blade,” the Minotaur mused, red eyes flicking to. I caught the girls and took all three down as a dozen men rushed out a door firing weapons. Roger went to a knee as he began firing and the two guards following leaped over me.I pulled the slim plasma pistol from the small of my back and aimed from the prone. Roger jerked and twisted and started to fall and I began to fire. To say I was frightened would be accurate but I was also pissed, I had not seen it coming. One of the guards went down and only two attackers were left.I shot one and the. As I facedit, it came up above my waste. I felt Johns hands grab me under the armsand lift me forwards onto it. I heard the tearing of a packet and then sawa condom wrapper thrown onto the table. 'At least he's going to useprotection.' I thought. Then my male mind snapped to reality, I was bentover a table, prostate. I was so short I would have to hop off to getdown. I was female and I was about to be penetrated from behind by a man.I'd never been so scared in my entire life, but despite any. "The other two times--up at my cabin, and the other night in the car..."Up at Ralph Taylor's cabin!But nothing had happened between her and Ralph there, nothing at all, she had only been with Howie... "W-What did you mean?" she cried suddenly. "What did you mean?"Taylor stopped talking, his hands on his hips. "About what, baby?" About... about your cabin. You... you said you and I, up at your cabin... what did you mean!"His laugh was low and ugly. "That's right, you don't know about that, do.