He’d finish soon, shower, shave, and expect breakfast on the table. Reading the morning paper as he ate, then kissing her perfunctorily goodbye, he�...�d head for the train. A very routine beginning of the day. Evenings weren’t much more interesting except there was rarely any sex. That was just as well, as far as she was concerned, since the small mess he left in her crotch had little compensatory satisfaction.She’d been attracted to him two years ago by his style and potential, not recognizing. After a week or so of training, which you took to quite nicely according to your report, we ship you off to someone for the week, and then clean you up on the weekend. It seems that a," Debbie shuffled through some papers, "Carol was angry with you, and had a daddy who was rich enough to send you to us. However, we have very strict rules about the shock device, and she tripped a failsafe that locked your tube and sent a signal back to us. Even though she'd paid for a year of your services,. We waited. Forty-five minutes later, another SUV pulled into my drive. It was immediately blocked by police cars with all the lights turned on. Ted's voice came over a loudspeaker. "You in the SUV. You are trespassing on private property and we understand you are armed with deadly intent toward those who live here. You are surrounded. Come out slowly with your hands high in the air. Do it now!"An older man stepped out of the rear side door on my side. His hands were out but not raised. He. She was human. She was food. But, god, did she call to me. I could practically hear her blood singing to me. This wasn’t possible. This couldn’t be happening.Panicking, I threw some money onto the bar and made for the door.¤¤¤Slamming the door behind me, I stomped into my loft. Her blood couldn’t have been calling to me. I huffed as I plopped myself onto my plush leather couch.I’d heard stories, of course, of my kind finding their true mate. Their blood burning with need and their bodies crying.