He'd said no, that he preferred being called Winston. Then he'd grinned and said, "If you call me Winnie, I'll hurt you."Loni liked him, and if Loni l...ked him, I liked him. Besides, I'd been in his mind. He was a good man.Philip Sams greeted us as we walked into the gallery. He was a gracious, courtly gentleman from the old school. I liked that about him. He bowed over Loni's hand and complimented her beauty."Jack Mandeville is here to meet you, but Terry Carr is running late," Philip said. I finally came after what seemed like hours, but I couldn’t get Tomas’s face out of my head, wondering why he hadn’t said anything before. I pushed the thoughts from my head and collapsed on the small bed that was provided, falling into a deep, deep sleep, dreaming of my sexy cousin.Chapter Two: ConfrontationIt was awkward in the morning when we all had to get up and go to breakfast in the huge dining room, but I sucked it up. Tomas was the only one giving me weird looks, but only him was fine.. An alien from another planet?” It was too much to believe. I squirmed. “And you came to my planet in your egg.”“Spaceship.” She hesitated. “I crashed, actually. There was a mishap. I’m stuck here until I can repair my ship. If I can repair my ship.”I bit my lip. “And where are we?”“In your mind. You passed out when I merged with your body. I’m inside you now. I guess I’m possessing you, though that’s not quite right. You’re language is so limited.”“Sorry.” Then a flare of indignation shot. The second stalker, Mann correctly deduced made his way down the street and stopped just in front of his position. Both stalkers were searching for something, or someone, and Mann knew he was their intended prey. What the two men failed to realize was that the prey had become the predator; the hunters had quickly became the hunted.Mann continued to watch the street as pedestrians walked up and down while the two men continued to make their way down the street searching for him. The men turned.