Ethan felt his senses returning to him slowly, his mind incredibly muddled. He eventually managed to open his eyes but his vision was blurry and it made him dizzy. Moving, even slightly, felt like an insurmountable task. He closed his eyes again, waiting for the world to stop spinning.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7HiRnBZ7W
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He knew he was sitting down. He could feel bindings around his ankles and wrists and concluded that he was tied to a chair. His right elbow was tied securely as well, probably to the arm of said chair. The restraints were uncomfortably tight but he couldn't feel any significant pain in his body. He could feel the air on his chest, so they'd taken his shirt too, and the rough concrete floor under his bare feet.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrJIaanRWR
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Ethan felt a stab of pain rush up his right arm and he cracked opened his eyes, immediately noticing a man fiddling with something on his right arm. His view was blocked but he could guess what the man was up to. They're black market dealers, he thought as a weight dropped in his stomach.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqvwkfQm2a
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Ethan looked at the dealer, who hadn't noticed he was awake, and tried to force his eyes to focus properly. The man looked to be in his forties and was wearing large rim glasses. He had a large build and was dressed all in black. Despite the man's age, Ethan didn't fancy his odds in a fair fight against his captor.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46xt4Nlnnl
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Ethan's gaze wandered, his vision still adjusting. He noticed the number eighteen was written on the back of his left hand. The black numbers stood out against his paler than usual skin. So they've caught seventeen Charax before me, he thought grimly, and I get to be lucky number eighteen.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vbzR9PaLE
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Ethan saw the man disconnect the full bag of blood then continue working on his arm. Now that he'd moved, Ethan could see the needle embedded in his forearm. He'd already been feeling terrible but now he had to fight down bile as his body reacted to the foreign object. Needles usually made him feel a bit nauseous but this was worst than usual, the reaction combining with the drugs still in his system. He shut his eyes suddenly, taking a deep breaths to calm himself.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTTnRkji0i
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Ethan opened his eyes again to take in his surroundings, trying really hard not to look at the needle. Not to think about it. Just the idea of it was making him nauseous. Trying to distract himself, his gaze fell to the floor and onto the dark splotches on the dirty concrete. Probably blood from a previous occupant. A lot of blood. His stomach churned. He looked away.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTStb2WdeQ
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He only now noticed there was a woman with olive skin and very unnatural looking platinum blond hair standing a few feet away. She was sitting on the edge of a table that was scattered with medical supplies.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBXCnblkpP
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The red plastic bags on the table caught his eye. Blood. His blood. He guessed these were black market dealers. Probably going to claim his blood had some sort of miraculous healing properties as they sold it off to the highest bidder.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFxWZLDDwu
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He tried to stay positive, if they wanted a blood bank then his chances of staying alive went up. The longer I'm alive, the longer I have to escape, he thought hopefully. He saw the man had attached an IV to his arm and hung a bag of clear fluid above his head.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNo9VSSE9df
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"What are you doing?" Ethan mumbled, still dazed and more than a little confused.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HtGj37Y7q
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"Look who's awake." The blonde woman smiled at him in a way that sent shivers down his spine.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5JWDH1LmZ
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Ethan felt a little more aware now, as if whatever they'd given him was wearing off. He found he could move, even if it felt like his muscles were made of spaghetti. He shifted in his restraints slightly to discover they were as tight as they felt. His male captor ignored the his motion and moved behind him, out of his field of view.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecWCJr7fAs
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"Where am I?" Ethan mumbled to no one in particular, looking around the room for an exit. No windows, but there was a wooden door in the corner behind him. It looked old and fragile, the paint was peeling off it just like on the walls.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMcI75ImX8
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"Josephine, get over here." Ethan heard from the man behind him. "Hold him still."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZgxmMbrB6
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Ethan made note of the name, the woman must be Josephine. He watched nervously as she approached, preparing to fight off the urges of the heat that would surely come. She wasted no time grabbing hold of his jaw and pushing his head back against the metal back of the chair so he couldn't move it. He could feel her fingers digging in.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURKwcYU1MZ
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To his relief, he didn't immediately break down and beg her to fuck him. The sensation of her skin on his sent tingles across his face and down his neck but... that seemed to be all. He didn't get hard. His mind didn't go blank. He was still there, mostly. He noticed his mind was... foggy but that may have been the drug.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTnElWHYnn
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Ethan was utterly surprised by how his body was reacting. He had thought any woman touching him in this state would have been unbearable, sending the heat symptoms into overdrive, but that wasn't exactly what was happening. He felt arousal growing at the back of his mind, but it was still containable, still controllable. He fought the urges his body was producing, urges excited by the touch of her skin.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxrHPRk8H9
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He wasn't sure why this was happening. Perhaps the drugs they had used to knock him out were working in his favour, acting like water on the raging fire that had been his heat so far. Or maybe the Trazinol hadn't worn off yet. It didn't matter, all he knew was that he desperately wanted her to stop touching him.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfIYi0YwtX
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Ethan struggled as hard as he could to get her off but she had no trouble holding him in place. He was still weak and the bindings had no give either. He only felt her fingers digging in deeper, hard enough to hurt. He focused on the pain and used it to ground himself, trying to ignore everything else he was feeling.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowVx3IWPmO
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Ethan heard the snip snip sound of scissors behind his head. He wasn't sure why they'd be interested in a DNA test if they already knew he was Charax. It would be obvious soon enough, once the heat symptoms came back in full force.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrc430Nk0st
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Her eyes darted upwards to the man cutting his hair. "Done?"83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIW7KmFFnT
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"I got enough," the other one replied as he walked over the to table.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGsbDg1DKX
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Josephine forced Ethan's face from side to side as she studied him intently. "Shame he's Charax, he's got such a pretty face."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvfd1Mdsp4
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Ethan started to struggle more, feeling slightly stronger now, but still getting nowhere. He felt her fingers digging into his jaw, hard enough to bruise. She laughed, letting go of him. He glared daggers at her in response, unwilling to show any fear.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGmsZxIatR
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She walked around him, examining him with a critical eye. "A male in great condition. Purebred. Young. Healthy. Minimal scaring. It's a shame."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmygOVshxp
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The way she said it made him feel incredibly uncomfortable. Like she was treating him as less than human. His discomfort didn't escape her notice.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQ5F6YAki4
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"Don't be upset, those are all compliments." She spoke with a false sweetness in her voice that came across as patronizing.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgv7x0JCzX
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The man was preoccupied doing something with the equipment on the table. "He's not going to be in this condition for long."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9gEzBn2mi
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"I know, it's such a waste." Josephine pouted dramatically.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWuW4oBWvk
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"What are you talking about?" Ethan asked, worried by how the conversation was turning.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxiNRY7OGo
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They both ignored him.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMa5f8dfAVW
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"Hey! What's going on?" Ethan raised his voice in frustration.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZ8RcK7IZb
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The man turned around to glare at Ethan. "Get the message and shut up already or we'll gag you."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfMb1AwQ4R
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"We might as well just give him another dose. I don't feel like listening to any screaming right now," Josephine said from behind him.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xeLri3NKR
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"We'll see," her partner answered flatly.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuAs6tOps0
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Ethan gulped, comprehending his situation. He knew the drugs were a greater threat the gag. If he wanted to get out of there, he'd need to be aware and awake. He reluctantly bit back his remaining questions. It didn't seem like they'd answer any of them anyways.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3egfqm5nCB
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The man turned around with a swab in his hands. "Open your mouth."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFLPfYedMc
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Ethan really didn't want to but he didn't see any other options. The man would just take it by force if he refused. He could only hope they didn't realize what they were taking. He reluctantly opened his mouth, letting the man taking a swab of his cheek.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZEh6hbjzC
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The man pulled out the swab and examined it. "That's enough for a sample."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhNOmQ5IEd
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"Maybe we should take some other samples while we have him out here, all set up," the blonde suggested.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlegDfe53kJ
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Ethan didn't like the sound of that and the way she put her hand on his thigh as she said it further unnerved him. He pressed himself back into the chair as he glared at her defiantly. Instead of getting angry, she smirked back at him and squeezed his thigh.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtboWYd36p
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"Knock it off. We've got other work to do right now," the man told her sternly.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWtR6Xghk4
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"Terrence, you are never any fun. James would at least consider it," Josephine complained.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZaOYkuL2z
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Ethan added that information to the list of things he knew so far. There's at least three of them, he concluded.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9NG1t7U2X
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"I'm not James," Terrence retorted, handing her a thermometer.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrSHhO9VnL
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"I know that," Josephine said to him patronizingly before turning her attention to Ethan. "Open up," she said as she went to stick the thermometer in his mouth.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcb8edolk0d
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Ethan opened his mouth slightly and held himself still despite wanting nothing more than to bash her head in.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6wuYUYUUd
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Josephine slipped the device in. "No biting now."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KqWRSKb37
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Ethan glared back at her, fuming, as he felt the hard metal object on his tongue. A few seconds later, Josephine pulled the thermometer out and placed it back on the table.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB45OzAYwZW
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Terrence picked up what looked like a whitish liquid in a bag off the table. He torn off an end and held it in front of Ethan's face. "Drink it," he ordered.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9p5q4P2XB
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Ethan's eyes flickered between his captor and the liquid. "I'm good."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv10BaYZZGk
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Terrence sighed. "I know you aren't hungry, but you're going to be in heat for a while. No point in wearing yourself out early."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPv8kMAyDdx
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"No, I don't want it," Ethan refused, eyeing the strange meal skeptically.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFutzremhaj
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"Not an option," Terrence insisted but Ethan pressed his lips together defiantly anyways. The large man sighed again, clearly losing patience with his uncooperative prisoner.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvUSfXd2l5
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Josephine took a syringe off the table and offered it to her partner. "This should make him more compliant." Terrence quickly took the syringe and turned back to Ethan.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3pKiBN2G8
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"What's that?" Ethan asked worriedly as he saw the man approach. "Wait, don't—" Ethan cut himself off as the man ignored him and injected the mystery drug into the IV line. He fought a new wave of nausea off, closing his eyes again and tried his best to forget he had a needle in his arm.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqoMcYCdUA
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Ethan heard a masculine voice near him. "Let's take a break."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPTpP3E202
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"Sure," a more feminine voice replied.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0w9OqZ3Jt
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He opened his eyes to see the two captors leaving the room and heard the door close behind them, leaving him completely alone. Immediately, he took the chance to try and break out of his restraints. He fought hard to break his bonds but the leather cuffs binding his arms and legs to the metal chair were sturdy. He strained and thrashed but couldn't move more than a millimetre. After a few minutes, he settled back down into the chair, panting, tired, and unsuccessful. There was nothing left to do except wait and hope they would move him to a less secure area soon.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvLYVcEpNf
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As he sat there, he felt a trickle of sweat run down his bare back. He took note of the moisture gathering on his skin and dampening his remaining clothing. He wasn't sure if it was due to the heat or his ineffective attempt to get out of the bindings. The level of arousal coming from the heat hadn't gotten any stronger, that was good news at least. Then a few minutes later, Ethan felt the drug kick in like a tsunami. He felt a familiar fog swelling up at the edges of his mind and he tried his best to stay lucid. Shortly after that, the two dealers reentered the room.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaE2GEjlFL5
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Josephine came around and studied him closely, examining his pupils. "It's working all right."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJldd4wvqm7
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"Let's try this again," Terrence said as he held the liquid up to his lips again.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK25sYWyLY
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Ethan shook his head, mouth kept tightly closed. He knew they could inject him with whatever they wanted. There was no point in poisoning his food. He knew he was being stubborn but he had no interest in making anything easy for them now.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6wX7u73rB
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"Still?" The man let out a sigh brief of frustration then quickly punched him in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him. "Don't think we won't damage you if you cause us trouble. You're still worth a fortune broken."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugBMjLF7sD
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Ethan, hunched over in the chair, tried to catch his breath. It proved a more difficult task than he expected.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9JIuqEoGy
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"Do fight, I do so enjoy breaking the ones that fight back," the blonde woman purred, watching from her seat on the table, clearly entertained.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZlci54vor
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"He's a bit too old for training. And in heat," Terrence retorted, still in a bad mood.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvT2Dztc6Nl
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Josephine smiled again, making Ethan's skin crawl. "We never know until we try. And the heat makes it easier, not harder. It's such a great reward system."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Sv8zL7yPc
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Ethan shuddered at the thought of what she was proposing.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfsRfzbUNK
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"Aw, he's blushing." The woman's tone sounded more suited to talking to a puppy than a person. "A virgin? We can fix that quickly."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvbq1Wfb1U
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"I'm not an animal," Ethan protested angrily. It was getting harder for him to keep focused, to stay angry at her. He figured it was an effect of whatever they'd injected him with, making it difficult to focus.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKsQB8oH1w
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The blond laughed with a biting cruel edge. She jumped down off the table and approached him leisurely. "Oh, but you are. That's what the Charax are. And right now you'll fuck anyone we put in front of you." She ran her fingers along his muscles, across his chest, down his arm. He flinched at her touch. "I think you'd do a good job too. I have high expectations for you."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuHHZMFCGl
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Terrence appeared to have little patience for Ethan or his partner. He passed the bag over to her. With a huff, the man gripped Ethan's hair and yanked his head back before forcing his mouth open.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBk7L7awJ4
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Ethan lacked the ability to put up any significant resistance now, the drug coursing through his veins. The blond quickly emptied the bag into his mouth and then the man forced his jaw shut. He gagged at the taste but his mouth was held tightly shut. The white liquid was disgusting. It somehow combined the texture of yogurt with the taste of chalk in the worst way possible.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNpQVuPthh
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"Swallow," Terrence ordered.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5SAPNF6TK
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Ethan refused to obey out of pure stubbornness.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5MJjVlE5e
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Josephine suddenly pinched his nose shut. Unable to breath, Ethan ended up swallowing the fluid and his captors let go of him. He was left there to catch his breath, unable to get the taste of the stuff out of his mouth.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74YbEYQGRk
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"See, he just needs the proper motivation," Josephine said happily.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NkKBwgQg0
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Terrence ignored her, heading back over to the table.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQ8CNV7hgr
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Ethan glared at her. "It doesn't matter what you give me. I won't do it."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitsMJOLqfZ
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Josephine smirked dangerously as she stroked his shoulder. "You will. Don't be scared, you'd enjoy every minute of it."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTs1kptGBXh
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Ethan glared at her angrily. He tried to shake her hand off but she dug her nails into his shoulder.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8fLzAmPMO
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"Of course, you'd have lots of clients but I'm sure we could find you a suitable mate. That's what you call them, isn't it? Everyone has their favourites. Their weak spots." She dug her nails further, enough to draw start drawing blood.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTlstbd1vU
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Ethan gritted his teeth. "Go to hell." He kept staring daggers at her, as if he could drill a hole through her head with his eyes.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujGkYlIQvU
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Josephine raised an eyebrow at him as she pulled her hand away, studying him intently as if he were some kind of interesting specimen.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eXAxNCNyh
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Terrence shrugged, as if Ethan had proven his point for him. "See, too much trouble, might as well just process 'em and be done with it."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVMYqgycW4
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Ethan wasn't eager to find out what either the training or the processing were. He wasn't planning on stick around long enough to find out.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSiMLkJqHN
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"Where's the fun in that?" Josephine responded, still staring at Ethan.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2bG7pHORF
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"In spending your cut," Terrence stated dryly. He kept working away with something over on the table, blocked from Ethan's view.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUFEkBx1gR
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Josephine frowned. "Seems like a waste, we could get more. Given the excellent condition the body's in. Or go for auction."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTjcbFGjTf
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"The boss gave his orders," Terrence told her seriously.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKR3MkTUqJ
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Josephine joined him over at the table. "Orders can be changed."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj70skUHATL
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"You know he's probably already secured buyers," Terrence said dismissively.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZPbSa83y0
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"I know," Josephine said disappointingly. "I'm not saying we shouldn't offload him eventually."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKIdrWQYGh
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Ethan was having trouble following the conversation. He was trying to piece together what they were talking about but it was difficult, even just focusing on what they were saying took a lot of effort.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bo8vGqmvM
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"We need to deal with him before he goes crazy on us at least." Terrence was fiddling with the medical equipment. Ethan had stopped trying to figure out what the man was doing.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8HBD4FpJo
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"Yes, yes, I know how the heat ones get. I'm aware of the time limit," Josephine replied nonchalantly.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvEOCVXbVM
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Ethan's muddled mind raced as he watched his two jailers standing by the table, their backs to him. What time limit? What are they talking about? I need to get out of here, he thought frantically. He subtly tested the bindings around his wrists and ankles pointlessly. He glanced around the room again, hoping for some idea of how to escape, but no ideas came to him.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5BLE87aeW
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"You don't have any openings at the moment," Terrence reminded her. "I don't know know what you're expecting out of him."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYTU9hAME8
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"Someone could always turn up. Or we could make a trade," Josephine suggested. "It's a shame to waste this state, all I'm saying." She gestured vaguely towards Ethan.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGLxjQPtG0
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"Good luck with that, I'm going to do my job. No use going the extra mile," Terrence responded, slightly annoyed.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzOmUw7yqw
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The conversation kept going but Ethan only picked up bits and pieces now. His mind felt incredibly foggy and he ended up tuned out of the conversation entirely. Somewhere in his mind, he hoped they'd forgotten about him.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5GgIjRJG5
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"I'm talking to you," Terrence snapped his fingers in front of Ethan's face. Ethan blinked and found they'd both turned their attention back to him. "Can you hear me?"83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagRrUry5sW
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"Yeah?" Ethan answered uncertainly, confused about what was happening now.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDuY90E5A9
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Terrence looked at the new sheet of paper in his hands. "How long have you been on Earth?"83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTlag4uosV
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"I was born here." Ethan blurted out before he could stop himself. He hadn't intended to answer that at all. He had to be careful, the drug in his system was messing with his head.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKagL1c3XlU
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"How old are you?" Terrence asked.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAncRiYt2MZ
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Ethan didn't see any point in trying to lie about that, he didn't even try to stop the answer from coming out. "Twenty nine."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeIm6kIYtF
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"Late bloomer," Josephine interjected from her seat on top of the table.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PUAr9zDKv
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"How long have you been in heat?" Terrence asked the next question.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXe2fPJw92d
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"A week," Ethan blurted out again.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoftgCKHRE
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Terrence's eyes lit up with new found interest. "Who's your heat partner?"83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5Am7ecUoc
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"Mate," Josephine corrected.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Tu2Fu90BU
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"Whatever," he replied in annoyance. He focused in on Ethan again. "Who have you been having sex with this week?"83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbbfYmGlkr
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Ethan knew they were looking for other Charax to catch but it didn't matter, he could answer the question honestly without endangering anyone. "No one." Josephine looked at him with a different curiosity now, he tried to ignore her behaviour and focus on the man in front of him.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabbHjqHtkN
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Terrence shook his head in disbelief. "There's no way that's true."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyP8tNpcXH
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"It's the truth," Ethan insisted.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAMz4NbA95
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Terrence eyed him suspiciously. "I don't believe you. I bet you didn't go two days without finding someone or attacking some random Terran."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkIduT3B1p
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"I didn't!" Ethan replied angrily, leaning forwards in his chair as far as the bindings would allow. He glared fiercely at the man in front of him. "And I don't care if you don't believe me."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5bnsekJou
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"That's not even possible, is it?" His interrogator glanced at Josephine, who simply shrugged in response. "We'll come back to that," he muttered, looking back at the piece of paper.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQApUmNZAf
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Ethan settled back down into the chair, feeling somewhat satisfied.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc1atN0vuu
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Terrence flipped the paper over. "Charax technology. What do you know?"83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNJFtm3pyw
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Ethan realized they were truly interrogating him now. He almost blurted out something he shouldn't have. There's no way they could know who he was, who his family was. His best option would be to play dumb, if he even could in this condition.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFa0uCNlLR
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"I– What– That's what this is about?" Ethan struggled, trying to avoid having to lie.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTO2OiIZN5
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"He's too young to know anything about the tech," Josephine commented from her perch.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHkyckXWeA
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"We've always got to check," Terrence muttered irritably, glancing back at the page. "Where are there more Charax?"83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnA1Qfh9dG
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"I don't know," Ethan answered honestly. He was rather relieved he didn't know any other Charax's identity at the moment. They could do whatever they wanted to him, but he could never put another one of his people in harms way.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7deLujolF
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"I don't believe you," Terrence said dryly.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjhXQLEZyH
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"It's the truth," Ethan stated flatly.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILEBRtVGZ5
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"You've been here your whole life. You've got to know someone. Give me a name," Terrence insisted.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMJ1TW4YIx
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Terrence kept pressing him, convinced Ethan was lying. As the man interrogated him, Ethan felt like his whole body was spinning. He felt like he'd fall over at any moment, despite being strapped into a chair that he couldn't escape from if he tried. He became more and more frustrated with his captor, who refused to accept his answer, until he couldn't bottle in the frustration any longer.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6yu3SgHos
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"I can't!" Ethan shouted at them, at his wit's end. Terrence didn't seem at all convinced by his little outburst. Ethan felt overly exhausted by the single act and he slumped in the chair.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfbjobvsPH
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Josephine had lost interest in him a while ago, appearing content to let her partner run the interrogation so far, but now she spoke up. "I don't think you're going to get an answer out of him right now."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ025HzPHRDj
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"He must know at least one," Terrence insisted still.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUY6UVXiFS
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"It's not a truth serum," Josephine argued.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbfzPFPMUB
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It feels like it is, Ethan thought.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmbn7OYIfB
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"You'll have to try again later. He's almost gone." Josephine sounded disinterested now.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nxzeDUq1g
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Terrence nodded in agreement. "We're done here." He put the paper down on the table then came over to Ethan, starting to loosen the bindings on his ankles. Ethan resisted the urge to kick the man in the face, opting to wait until he was completely free to make his move. Ethan tried to watch attentively as Terrence undid the restraints binding him to the chair.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyV1VuThkZ
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As soon as Ethan was free, he tried to throw a punch at the big man. His captor didn't even try to stop him, simply watching as he landed awkwardly on the hard concrete floor. He went to get up and fell back to the ground quickly before even managing to attempt a second swing.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wqnJDEPOa
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Ethan tried to stand up again. He quickly found out that he couldn't even stand on his own, let alone fight back. Whatever they'd given him had made his limbs weak. Josephine came over and grabbed one of his arms.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lwt4v1fx4
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"Don't touch me," Ethan grunted, all the protest he could manage in this state.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xSGvUxacp
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The blond looked at him curiously. She put her fingers on his neck to take his pulse. He tried to push her away weakly, unsuccessfully. "Hmmm... maybe you are right about going straight into processing."83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYBPuqXGWa
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"Told you. I've done this enough times that I know which ones are worth the trouble and which aren't," Terrence said as he grabbed Ethan's other arm.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkZDq81Nx0
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The two of them dragged Ethan to his feet, he was very aware of how his captors were almost entirely supporting his weight. They dragged him through the door into another room with three doors and some furniture. His struggles were so weak that his captors didn't even appear to notice them.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtjQZwCNIe
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His vision was blurry but he tried his best to remember the layout of the room as they dragged him through the door to their left, which opened up to a staircase leading downwards.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqU6aqLZxJB
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He could barely keep his eyes open as they brought him down into the cold basement, he could see the edges of his vision going dark. He suddenly felt himself be dropped lazily on to something unexpectedly soft. Then heard a click as he felt something cold and hard around his ankle.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2j4oXH9wd4
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He couldn't open his eyes to see where he was. He couldn't make out what the voices where saying, only vaguely aware they were becoming fainter. The darkness was all that remained.
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