She had a long term pass but I had to buy one, and feeling all the eyes looking at us made me clumsy. I dropped my credit card when I pulled it out of...my wallet, and we bent down together to pick it up. Face to face as we bent down, she smiled and my discomfort faded once again. Putting me at ease with a simple smile. No woman had ever done that to me before.Once aboard the train she told me her plan. "I told you that we were going to play it my way, so here it is. Ever since the first time I. "My protective instincts rose to the surface immediately. "What do you mean by 'a lot more testing'? You're not planning on holding her hostage again in some laboratory, are you."The doctor smiled. "No, Aaron, we're not going to hold her hostage in a lab. Any further testing will be done right here at the compound. It's going to take a while to find out where she came from and what legal claims Adamson's Laboratories might have on her. Meanwhile, nobody will know where she is except the three. The one unusual thing was what appeared to be a school gymnasium vaulting horse placed in the middle of the floor. It had been modified with the addition of four padded boards bolted to the sides, two at the front and two slightly lower ones at the back. The purpose of this was immediately obvious to me. As my eyes adjusted to the dim lighting I counted eight men in the room, sitting around drinking and in various states of undress. They eyed me up and down lasciviously.I recognised one of them. Langley, the future. About that. I was on my way to see you. Something has been brought to my attention.”A chill started in my belly and crept up through my whole system. She knew. What else could it be?“Something?” I mumbled dumblyHer frown, the darkness around her eyes as she spoke, had my legs feeling unsteady,Her eyes held mine for a moment, before she said, “Not here. Come to my office. After your evening meal, say,”No request this. A command. Numbed, I suggested, “Six thirty?”“Fine,” she.