”“What about the rest of the site?”“The dating site should be fully operational in another week or so. The slave store will be ready a week af...er that, assuming we have product to sell.”“Sam, where are we at with the delivery vans?”“The prototype has the decals applied and is ready for use. The second van is complete and ready for use. The last two should be ready by Friday.”“Okay. I want you to dig into our two product sign ups. Make sure they are legit and who they say they are. Then run a. The next thing I know, I'm watching the TV and the picture gets sort of fuzzy, and then it looks like the tube's coming apart. And then there she is: Elaine, in that gown, standing in my living room.I rub my eyes but she's still there. She sees what I'm doing and starts to smile."I could pinch you if you like," she says, "to prove you're not dreaming. But I have other things in mind."As she walks toward me, my jaw drops open. She's even more beautiful and sexy in person. I can see the outline. They had been in love and together for long enough that they’d both talked about marriage being the next natural step for them. Diego had been Max’s friend for years and was in fact responsible for introducing Jenna to him. It sounded like the three of them had a great deal of history that made the betrayal that much worse. He said he couldn’t hold it against them that they’d fallen in love with each other but I could tell that Max had a lot of residual trust issues. For the most part I still. But that wasn’t the way anymore. When the Company rose, they put Societal Laws into effect. Now, people were tested when they reached their age of majority; basic skills tests that not only gauged that person’s intelligence, but their physical health, aptitude, and talents. From that test, they were assigned their career and home. It had been forever ago when humans called the shots. Now, all they did was obey. Something burned in K’s chest for a fleeting moment before the bleating of the.