Each was carrying food and went directly to the kitchen. After the food was set, each was introduced to Petra. Some of the people went to work at food...preparation and the others took Jenny and Petra into the living room. The door opened again and two men carrying folding chairs came in. They announced that there were more chairs out in the truck and help was needed to bring them in. Soon there were about twenty chairs set up in Jenny’s living room. An hour later there was someone sitting in. The man screamed, dropped the rifle, and his hands went up to his bloody face. He wasn't unconscious until the sock in my left hand slammed into the back of his head seconds after Jill's strike.The other three men scrambled up from where they sat by the fire and ran towards the truck. One carried a rifle, but by the time they'd mustered I had the dropped rifle in my hands and a round in the chamber.Without blinking, I checked the weapon, an old M16 that had seen better days. I aimed and fired. " I didn't think you capable, Ben." I had no idea Natalie had a new client ... or, what sort of project." She's been in there a long time," Molly remarked."I would hope that's a good sign."Brittney stepped from the study. "Good news?" Molly asked.She nodded. "Natalie sent the scans to Bree Winwood. I was just on a three-way call with both of them. Bree told me she doesn't know how many artists she's auditioned for the books, but all their work is..." She looked into Ben's eye. "She said it's. From the first day of arrival at the basic training camp the agenda was introduced. The boys were told to strip their clothes and all activities of the day were to be carried out in the nude. The reason given was to shed any inhibitions they may have harbored about their bodies. Living in an all-male environment there was no room for modesty. They were informed that they would be sleeping in the nude as the military did not always issue underwear, one less piece of clothing in need of laundry..