When Adam woke up, he found himself in Reena’s house, tied up to an armless chair. His heart beat anxiously right away. He could tell that it was her house because her photo frames were on the wall, and most of them were quite seductive poses.

“Krgh, I can’t believe she used some kind of sleep-inducing dart on me,” Adam tried to free himself. “What if that dart had hit my eye or something? She’s too reckless. Given her stature, she could have nine out of ten men doing her bidding, so why’s she after me?”

“Because you’re one of those tenth types,” Reena entered the room, carrying a koala in her arm, as if she was carrying a child. “I don’t want those that lick my boots every time I want. They are nothing more than dogs in heat. I want someone who can hold his own against me. And that’s you, Adam ‘stupid-fucking’ Conreid.”

Adam frowned. Her tone suggested that she was definitely angry at him. “Look, I have a lot of issues currently happening in my life. I don’t have time for this.”

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