"Are you an O'Connell?" I asked on realizing that we were inside of a Defensive Shell – the spell for which the O'Connells had kept secret all of th...s time. "I thought that all of you had vanished," I told her."Yes, I'm Margie K," she responded before adding, "now be quiet while I use a mantra to heal you." Are you a Mage too?" I asked, as there were few Mages now and none of them had the power of this woman."Yes, I'm a Mage and a number of other things," she answered before starting the. She said she just had a baby and the company that needs these pictures are paying her a lot as well.I thought to myself "hey thats the same situation summers in." On the day of the shoot I arrived at this factory like building and inside it was emptied out besides a fridge some chairs and table and the photo set. At this point it hit me that I was actually doing this and that I would maybe be naked in front of a stranger while she took pictures of me. It was nerve wrecking to say the least. But. You can’t change who you are.’ ‘Not even with the proper incentive?’ ‘What do you mean?’ Esmer stood up. ‘Eric, I need to talk to Megan alone for a few minutes.’ Eric gave her a teasing look. ‘You’re in trouble…’ He left Esmer’ office, and headed toward the lobby. Megan turned back to look at Esmer. He was holding a metronome. He set it on his desk, and it began to tick… — ‘Megan?’ Megan felt drowsy. Had she dozed off? ‘Megan?’ It was Dr. Esmer’ voice. ‘What happened?’ ‘Don’t be concerned. It’s. Half of my brain was listening to my husband...he was telling me about his first day at the seminar. He said something about new insurance statistics...I had to fight the urge to scream at him, to run to the police...to somehow get himself protected. But I fought off the urge, my impulses squelched the certain knowledge that if I did so...he might be saved and yet, what about my daughter?Then a terrible wave of guilt washed over me as I realized that for the first time in our marriage, I was.