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non-American clothing.
    “Is this a small island country?”
    The man nodded. Brutus. It was a very fitting name for him.
    Ok, so that narrowed it down a little bit. She was in a small island chain in the Caribbean. “Do you have an embassy? I’m a US citizen, but I’m afraid all my identification went down with the ship.”
    “We do not have an embassy. We have a palace.”
    “I have to go to the palace to contact my embassy?”
    “You are in the palace,” Althea said.
    A small thread of fear filled her, one of the first real sensations she’d felt since waking up numb. Strange clothing? Large bodyguards? No embassy? Was this a harem situation? Some tiny country no one has ever heard of with a self-proclaimed dictator who collected woman and gave them no way off the island. Was Althea like the king’s first wife or something? Was this line of thinking even plausible or some random regurgitation of some old movie she’d seen as a kid?
    “You do not look well,” Althea said. “Perhaps you stood too soon.”
    “I feel drugged,” Laurel answered, trying to keep the accusation out of her voice though it was hard to do. “I’m having a hard time concentrating.”
    “Euphoria is normal,” Brutus stated.
    “I don’t feel normal.” The room started to spin and no matter how hard she tried to hold on to reality, she couldn’t.
    “I’ve done all I can for her. You should take her. Put her in bed and let her rest,” Althea ordered.
    “Thank you,” Brutus said.
    Laurel felt the man coming for her. She tried to stumble back into the room, but he lifted her easily into her arms and started carrying her. The warmth of his muscled body and the gentleness of his hold took her by surprise, and she didn’t fight as hard as she should have.
    “Where are you taking me?” Laurel asked weakly.
    “To my home to rest. I am sorry that it is a man’s home. I will find things to pleasure you as a woman, but for now you may sleep in my bed.”
    Laurel made a weak noise of protest, but no more sound came out as the man pressed his lips to hers in a kiss. Warmth exploded all over her, tingling its way from his mouth to hers, before moving down her body to settle in her sex. She found her fingers lifting to his face as she kissed him back. The numbed sensation returned. A low moan sounded in the back of her throat. When he pulled away, he looked shocked.
    “What was that for?” she whispered, dropping her hand from his face.
    “I was healing you with my energy,” he said.
    “Ok,” Laurel took deep breaths wishing he’d try to heal her some more. “I don’t understand what is happening, but ok.”
    “You do not need to worry about the details. For now you need rest. You have been through much today.” Brutus carried her to his home. Beautiful designs of oceanic creatures had been painted on the smooth walls. He walked past a low couch and coffee table, and brought her into a back bedroom. As he placed her on the bed, it looked like he might join her. “Do you require me to continue healing you?”
    “I think I’ll be ok,” Laurel answered. Her lips tingled where he’d kissed her. She’d very much like him to continue doing that, but she was too tired to actively participate in anything beyond a quick fantasy.
    With a stiff nod, he instructed, “Then rest. I will bring you food later.”
    Brutus closed the door, leaving her alone. Laurel didn’t fight sleep as it came to claim her.

Chapter 6
    “ I should make arrangements to go home.” Laurel came out of the bedroom to find Brutus sitting on floor pillows by a low dining table.
    “Did you sleep long enough?” he asked.
    “Yes, thank you. I don’t know how I will ever repay you for what you did for me, but I think I should contact my country to get that paperwork going. I’m not sure exactly how this will work, but anything related to the government seems to take a long time. I don’t want to be a burden on you after you’ve already done so much for