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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7W1GBzRME
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTaJwuaYnx
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQ1ZCTZiF7
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aUlKtkVD9
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgN7Mk2nsa
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWjJzIjHM4
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozDCxue1Su
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzb1USG6D7J
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOEXoIrqwx
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDltgTvuTK
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"What are you doing?" Ethan mumbled, still dazed and more than a little confused.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU77DpKNTv6
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"Look who's awake." The blonde woman smiled at him in a way that sent shivers down his spine.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe98vk7qP5t
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJibQ6oz1WC
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLMJxQlhht
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"Josephine, get over here." Ethan heard from the man behind him. "Hold him still."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6X8zZCax3v
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIz5cYE8gcd
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIqiNYR322
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxsBmbI1iO
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnO83wjInrV
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMW1jvzpj7
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHPJhpVhzm
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Her eyes darted upwards to the man cutting his hair. "Done?"95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyYjYyibn9
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"I got enough," the other one replied as he walked over the to table.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqurvfpErz4
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nPjt2sdtd
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnv9CirGiPu
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiW4hdcmvm
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMIcKaLKi1
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOQsFlLUEm
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGWCmnYath
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"I know, it's such a waste." Josephine pouted dramatically.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbceaT2txAA
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"What are you talking about?" Ethan asked, worried by how the conversation was turning.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeG52aezIzL
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They both ignored him.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJZIunKdYY
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"Hey! What's going on?" Ethan raised his voice in frustration.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGUHnwMC8A
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The man turned around to glare at Ethan. "Get the message and shut up already or we'll gag you."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDH99XwFkVJ
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC72n32OzRk
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"We'll see," her partner answered flatly.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSid2tjmZxn
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMl9hgBEf2
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The man turned around with a swab in his hands. "Open your mouth."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcP05k2T7qT
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzzK3fcZH0
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The man pulled out the swab and examined it. "That's enough for a sample."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqvRjlnFse
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"Maybe we should take some other samples while we have him out here, all set up," the blonde suggested.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uVWf6vFF7
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4S2slxOT7i
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"Knock it off. We've got other work to do right now," the man told her sternly.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPjI09nzkj
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"Terrence, you are never any fun. James would at least consider it," Josephine complained.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJ2UmmgWTe
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ104WKaOY0R
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"I'm not James," Terrence retorted, handing her a thermometer.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO43hM9Trrx
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XiL8MZGdE
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Ethan opened his mouth slightly and held himself still despite wanting nothing more than to bash her head in.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlm02jg6mKY
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Josephine slipped the device in. "No biting now."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PWAXQOM80
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlMUAQfR4Y
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfUxtqHc7s
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Ethan's eyes flickered between his captor and the liquid. "I'm good."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y415CZzYT
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdscBKCGT7
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"No, I don't want it," Ethan refused, eyeing the strange meal skeptically.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxjw3RssYb
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gvqh4oQus
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwAC86uJJ2
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92vLVI1Slx
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Ethan heard a masculine voice near him. "Let's take a break."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu120KK3bN5
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"Sure," a more feminine voice replied.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBWUyvo7BG
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAivUoTpTS8
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiBtuq3DmK
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Josephine came around and studied him closely, examining his pupils. "It's working all right."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9AwuKnD7X
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"Let's try this again," Terrence said as he held the liquid up to his lips again.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1eg5cgmcl
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkE1JMATnhW
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvP7phdPURc
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Ethan, hunched over in the chair, tried to catch his breath. It proved a more difficult task than he expected.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK76WPHbHcd
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXpYq129yp
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"He's a bit too old for training. And in heat," Terrence retorted, still in a bad mood.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwKYKQMUNN
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH53FEKn9Xr
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Ethan shuddered at the thought of what she was proposing.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZm7XVMcQtU
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscRMt6zQuz
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5qUIIV8L3
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGMY3PoXIl
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwBKfi7uCL
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYYkDDJOZd
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"Swallow," Terrence ordered.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezoVNZ1Z9T
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Ethan refused to obey out of pure stubbornness.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGCtQcBngL
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2fyA5RMR4
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"See, he just needs the proper motivation," Josephine said happily.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQyACUsa1R
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Terrence ignored her, heading back over to the table.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzO9gxjdeU
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Ethan glared at her. "It doesn't matter what you give me. I won't do it."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHMC6HUo0S
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Kg8K3Q5Un
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Ethan glared at her angrily. He tried to shake her hand off but she dug her nails into his shoulder.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUXlC4lT5C
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoo7WvbY63l
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBd1ewTbcN4
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tFJE2uOfK
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16mGOE0F66
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLH3wpefCM
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"Where's the fun in that?" Josephine responded, still staring at Ethan.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVHDOgIkeC
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENIOfNL7HK
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSRE8aZBBH
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"The boss gave his orders," Terrence told her seriously.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlj1gHr5IT5
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Josephine joined him over at the table. "Orders can be changed."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEh7BkyaWNy
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"You know he's probably already secured buyers," Terrence said dismissively.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9As1Cfoaxo
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"I know," Josephine said disappointingly. "I'm not saying we shouldn't offload him eventually."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYYqcOFGbP
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw39dW3Hb0T
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVBColgBAj
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"Yes, yes, I know how the heat ones get. I'm aware of the time limit," Josephine replied nonchalantly.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98ZGYJFYDW
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sarteed3F
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYuSjwhLZx
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRYefZhT6L
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEAYXdFZYi
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQo5I8liIH
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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?"95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGIUYwtBm8
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"Yeah?" Ethan answered uncertainly, confused about what was happening now.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6q30zxuqW
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Terrence looked at the new sheet of paper in his hands. "How long have you been on Earth?"95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEvcseAujo
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnx8wwCCghf
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"How old are you?" Terrence asked.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeM0HgyDsGQ
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrRG67hHLg
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"Late bloomer," Josephine interjected from her seat on top of the table.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIhVnWfzNw
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"How long have you been in heat?" Terrence asked the next question.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtaVEC7eqz
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"A week," Ethan blurted out again.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGb060Pehpk
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Terrence's eyes lit up with new found interest. "Who's your heat partner?"95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7foyTUR5zb
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"Mate," Josephine corrected.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXEomTo8HU
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"Whatever," he replied in annoyance. He focused in on Ethan again. "Who have you been having sex with this week?"95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGK9DLsLwGx
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWgXl29Soi
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Terrence shook his head in disbelief. "There's no way that's true."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpGZZ4fxtC
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"It's the truth," Ethan insisted.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8v0ltVvvf9
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡco4UpImJh1
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDmlEVbROs
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnElOc2Xlov
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Ethan settled back down into the chair, feeling somewhat satisfied.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nxl3hTOxk
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Terrence flipped the paper over. "Charax technology. What do you know?"95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwrZyeL4Qd
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmivPDFlilu
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"I– What– That's what this is about?" Ethan struggled, trying to avoid having to lie.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmVvO4gTx6
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"He's too young to know anything about the tech," Josephine commented from her perch.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuwxDDBY6m
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"We've always got to check," Terrence muttered irritably, glancing back at the page. "Where are there more Charax?"95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmki7u5FrED
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGblWuXtFS
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"I don't believe you," Terrence said dryly.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSX0H2bfquu
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"It's the truth," Ethan stated flatly.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIxMC20W4h
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"You've been here your whole life. You've got to know someone. Give me a name," Terrence insisted.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbT3q4cLTbY
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYWBlVZYKp
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtD74fzHBL
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZbAS8D0mW
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"He must know at least one," Terrence insisted still.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbfN7rhVDB
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"It's not a truth serum," Josephine argued.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIoNzdsJoc
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It feels like it is, Ethan thought.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0lE7YTEOU
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"You'll have to try again later. He's almost gone." Josephine sounded disinterested now.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8d7WIaN8N
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNy1KKyQxU
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRP2UHJqtM
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzoFDNQmUT
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"Don't touch me," Ethan grunted, all the protest he could manage in this state.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcaTYl0X8S
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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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡId5bld9ZEf
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡit7N6et0Hd
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHamdNvIk0
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxC1P2ur4nf
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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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpjSPoVtA3
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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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