I stepped out as it is. My friend had taken my car for a weeklong trip. My bike took five minutes to start. I have named him Kumbhakarna, he wakes up ...nly once in six months.I was drunk, was shit scared throughout my ride. I wasn’t even sure the exact route to her house. I had to make three calls to her before I could locate the apartment.The security wouldn’t let me in without making the entry. I mumbled “Has that thief made an entry here?” I don’t think he understood. I don’t blame him, I am. Suzie came down the hallway. When she saw me through the glass, there was a puzzled look on her face."Amberle, what are you doing here?" she asked, opening the door just a crack."Where's McKayla?" I demanded, the frustration coming out."I don't think this is a good time for you to be here," Suzie said in a firm voice. "I think she's hurt enough." She's hurt!?!?!" I nearly exploded. I don't usually cuss at people I love and respect, but my emotions were out of control. "What the fuck are you. ” John confirmed. “And ‘Shademaster’ was the name of their leader.”“Tha’ sounds like a good connection ta me.” Dulgan agreed. “An’ he thinks they’ll do what, if’n they know ‘bout me?”“Kill you, or capture you, or worse.” John told him. “Apparently after Bruvohilda failed, the College put out a new restriction. Nobody was allowed to even try whatever-it-was, on pain of uh, censure.”Dulgan nodded. “Di’ he tell ya she was the third ta try? All o’ ‘em like’n me, special Masters. An’ none were th’. I needed a shower in the worst way, and I undressed, and decided to go down the hall to the guest bathroom to clean up, so as not to awaken Maria prematurely.I felt a lot more perky after my shower, but still, it was late -- very late. Maybe we'd just cuddle again tonight.I slipped under the covers and felt the cool clean sheets around my naked body. When I got closer to Maria, it was considerably warmer. No panties this time. In fact, no nothing. Just bare girl.All the blood was rushing to my.