’ Constance’s head reeled. ‘Why would you do this? Why give me such a potion, yet lock me in this device?’ Jacqueline laughed. ‘Is it not ob...ious?’ ‘You mean to have me go mad with … with unfulfilled passion?’ ‘Think of it. For these next weeks, until you are ransomed, that is your fate. You’ll see fine, handsome men day in and day out. You’ll have Marie to bathe and dress you. Perhaps you’ll still put that mouth of yours to good use, or those ripe, round bubbies. But no one, not even yourself,. I knew that was not possible, but I could still dream. I pulled out my camera and gazed at a few of the pictures I had taken. They helped ... but I still missed her so much.The next day I went in to work. I was greeted warmly by my boss and everyone the office. After a few stories about Russia, I was quickly brought up to speed. It was evident that there was a good amount of work that I would need to accomplish. I went to my office and set about applying myself to the task at hand.My brother. Darla and I were both swingers, and she had a strong vein of kink in her nature, possibly stronger even than mine. It had been part of the bond between us, and when I sounded her out on the sex- surrogate deal, I should have known she would go for it.Dr Wagner needed a volunteer for his sex clinic. They were seriously underfunded, so it was pretty clear that whoever took the job would be doing it mainly for love--in Darla's case, for the sheer adventure of serving large numbers of men in all. This was a source of satisfaction for Zhou. If Alexander Iliescu had displayed any evidence that he was disinclined to self-terminate than Zhou would have been obliged to ensure that the job was done properly. The worst case was that Zhou would have to intercept the android and terminate him by force. The priority would be to cause as little collateral damage as possible. It would be regrettable, for instance, if a biological life-form was in the vicinity. Zhou didn't relish the prospect of.