Just fuck me, whoever you are. Please, don't stop." But that's exactly what he did. He stopped and pulled out. "What the fuck are you doing? Please, f...ck me. Please, you can't leave me like this." You want it, baby, you beg for it," the old boy said.Jenny turned around to look at him. His tatty old shirt was food-stained and hung loosely around his fat gut. He was mostly bald-headed and, with his tobacco-stained rotted teeth, he looked a complete mess. I saw the look of disgust on Jenny's face. It wasstrange how I had never thought of that fact before, but right then Iknew that I had always known this. I knew I was the gatekeeper. I knewmy role had been to warn the town of danger and to control who went inand out of the gate.I had been appointed this role.I had stopped her kind before but I was no match for her. Right then Iknew terror.The Queen of the Shadows had to come through the gate as previouslythere had been a wall round the town where the fences now stood.Though the wall. “If that is what it takes, go for it. But you are right- call the House and Senate leaders and get them here. They have the necessary clearances to see this and have influence in the final outcome. This action may not be a smooth ride.”“I do remember that a majority vote by the four of them and you can overrule actions I take under that section. That is why I want them here at the beginning; I don’t want to have to go through this twice,” I said.I called the two leaders of the Senate - Colin. John could see Irillith was lost in her thoughts, so he glanced down at Calara. “How did the Nymphs perform on the Invictus, Captain Fernandez?”She sat up straight, her tone serious as she gave her report. “They did a sterling job, Admiral. Leylira handled the Invictus precisely as ordered, keeping us well clear of debris and out of range of the Brimorian guns. Marika and Neysa also showed great promise on gunnery duty, helping me mop up the retreating Enclave forces.”He listened attentively,.