Chapter 221

• Then there was a reddish light and James found himself suspended in the water with Beth, totally naked now, alongside of him. He did a double take as he noticed that the tentacles from the creature's left arm had her body secured in such a way that would make BDSM lovers proud. Now that he was closer he could clearly see that two other tentacles that went straight from the creature's face right in between Beth's legs. "Dare I ask what you're doing to her?" he said finally.
• The creature turned one of its huge black eyes his way. [instructing] We are calming our thrall down... [informative] She has had a distressing early cycle...
• "That's putting it mildly," James snorted. He then paused. "Wait, did you just speak to me telepathically?"