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It was all his He’d transported it out of the cave and off the island mere minutes before Gizelle and her one-rotto
Excellent ti on his part, to be sure Granted, it wasn’t easy to outsular occasion because, well, there just weren’t many women like her who captivated him so completely, who set up and then satiated his constant need for excitement The thrill of the chase in any form turned DT on as much as Gizelle herself did
In this particular chase, his first course of action had been to swipe and decode the coordinates of the h the puzzle for al as she had, but he’d succeeded first He’d discovered the location of the gold h he’d waited until today to recover the bountiful treasure, he’d been planning this hunt all along Knowing she would want the gold Knowing she would eventually figure out where it was hidden Knowing she would do anything to get it back when she discovered it was
A devious grin played on his lips as a warh the wall of open floor-to-ceiling s DT mentally patted himself on the back for his coup Today, he’d stolen a boatload of gold from underneath Gizelle’s nose That made him damned clever and damned stupid at the same time
His grin widened as he i up two old She’d be furious Homicidal, probably He chuckled softly
Crossing to his ant cut-crystal decanter and poured a healthy splash into a lass A toast was in order Sure, there’d be hell to pay when Gizelle finally caught up to him—where the devil was she, anyway? But he’d deal with her wrath when it ca down his door this very second Where else would she search for hi to find hiht like this, or such a o
He had all this in mind when he sank into his chair and turned it to face the ocean, reo The Pleasure Planet replicated the days of yore and then took the peaceful times to all-new levels with at gold rays across the water and backlit the es in the distance The dae quaff and nosh, such as his Scotch, that intoxicated the mind, body and spirit The decadent pleasure offered at the Pleasure Clubs and just about everywhere else on the planet
All of this gave those who’d fled ravaged Earth and the embattled Milky Way Galaxy a sense of peace and freedom Beauty and life restored It was no wonder those who could afford to live or take extended vacations on PX330 found sanctuary here An escape from the pain caused by nature and war on their own planet An immersion in pleasure that helped to rejuvenate the soul And the belief that good would eventually conquer evil, a notion DT toyed with on an hourly basis
Enjoying a few quietwaves to fill the night air had hiht But not so lost that he didn’t still dwell on Gizelle Wasn’t the least bit surprised, in fact, when he felt the sharp tip of her dagger press against the side of his neck Lightly at first, but then she seemed compelled to push a bit harder until she pierced the skin Not a bad cut by any means, but it caused DT to wince as he felt a drop of warm blood on his skin
“Please tell ’s on stun” He was careful not to erous enough The laser blast that shot out of the tip with the touch of a button yielded a neat and tidy death Excluding the blood and gore, of course
“It’s not,” she said “And that shouldn’t surprise you”
“Pissed, I see”
“No, DT, I was pissed two years ago when you said you wouldn’t coalaxy I was pissed six o when you demanded I stay here with you on this hedonistic planet instead of serving a cause I believe in One you should believe in, too”
The tip of her dagger pressed harder against his thick neck Crossing Gizelle wasn’t child’s play Just onehe loved about her
“Now I’ht voice “Evenfor you in Pleasure Clubs”