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"Didn’t I just say that?" she said before she could stop herself and was rewarded by a sudden two foot drop

"Bastard," she gasped when her sto

"Ooops, sorry It slipped," he said not sounding sorry at all, she noted

She closed her eyes tightly as she was pulled back up

When she opened her eyes she found herself face to face with the big jerk

"Now," he said, resting his hands on the banister as he leaned forward until their faces were less than a half foot apart, "as the et what they were after?"

Since she now had a very good idea what those men that met her in the park were, not that Chris or anyone else for thativen the it once she realized how raht

"If I answer all of your questions will you letthere was no way she was going to avoid answering their questions for er she could tolerate hanging upside down like this, plus she wasn’t a coure out that these guys orking against the o she ether and that she was drugged, but she’d long given up hope that drugs were responsible for her current situation Her only chance was to tell theh so she could go hoood plan, a solid plan, and one she desperately hoped they were on board with

"No," he said without any hesitation "Once you’re done answering our questions you will be transported to one of our coated The council will find a purpose for you after that"

She licked her lips nervously as his words sank in "Bbut I have a life! I have a job a-a-and other things, very is that need my attention!" she stao home to, besides her work and since her as very important to her and she really didn’t like the sounds of what they had planned for her she was going to do her best to get out of this

"That life is over now," he said, giving her a sympathetic shake of his head, one that pissed her off

How dare he?

"Do I at least get to tell h sense not to lie hugely and say her fas they could easily look into

"Boyfriend?" Chris repeated, looking truly taken back, which shouldn’t please her, but it did Right now she’d take what she could get and hope that it would somehoork in her favor "Why the hell would you have a boyfriend?" he de a boyfriend was unheard of, which just went to piss her off even more

"For sex, what else?" she demanded, quite pleased with the stunned expression on his face even as the pressure fro her stoain

"Chris, perhaps you should go and let o ested in an obviously forced tone as he kept his eyes on her and that little muscle below his eye ticked double tiaze never wavered froo and check on Madison So, if you let o make sure that Madison is okay and then maybe we can all talk about this like cal too damn hopeful even to her own ears

"No, I think you and I will stay right here and have a little talk of our own," Chris said softly as he reached over, she ently pushed a few errant strands of hair off her face to join the rest of theupside down