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At dinner Ortega informed them that Brennan would have his first fight the next evening and he was confined to his room for the evening so he would be well rested. He assured him that if he tried to leave his guard would forcibly make him have a good night's rest.

Dinner was eaten in compatible silence but it was Shalimar and Brennan's first opportunity to see the other four mutants, one female and three males, that Ortega had purchased at the ring's last location.

Shalimar didn't need her feral senses to feel Ortega's eyes constantly watching her throughout dinner. She nervously played her food waiting for him to dismiss them so she could go back to her room and calm herself before he sent for her.

After he finally dismissed them she walked Brennan to his room and told him to get some rest and that she would meet him in the gym in the morning. "Get a good night's rest. I have the feeling you are going to need it"

"Yeah good night" he wanted to say more because it was obvious to him that something was bothering her but he let it go and went to bed.

When Shalimar reached her room Ortega's main bodyguard, identified as Dag, was waiting for her. "You have ten minutes to get ready" he said opening the door for her and closing it behind her after she entered.

Hearing the door click shut Shalimar let out a huge breathe she didn't even know she had been holding. Changing into the black negligee he gave her and covering it with the clothes she wore that day she opened the door and followed Dag to Ortega's room.

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Unlike the night before Shalimar was taken directly to Ortega's room and not his office suite which was directly connected to his bedroom. "He will be along in a moment, make yourself comfortable" Dag said as he left her alone in the room

Shalimar tried hard not to hyperventilate as thought about what she was about to do. Sitting down on the edge of the large bed she waited for Ortega to come in so they could get this over with and she could return to her room and shower. Hearing the door open she turned to see Ortega enter the room

"I trust you are wearing the present I gave you?" he asked as he removed his suit jacket. Shalimar merely nodded "good"

Swallowing and drawing on the memories of her life before Mutant X she began to sensually walk to Ortega and tried hard not vomit on him when she began unbuttoning his shirt.

"Wait" he said stopping her hands. Moving to the bed he lay back against the large headboard "I want you to slowly undress for me"

Looking him in the eyes Shalimar felt calm and relaxed as she did what he told her, which amazed her considering she felt sick to her stomach a moment ago. Ortega smiled as he watched her slowly undress exposing the black negligee he gave her

When she had removed all her clothes and was clad only in the black negligee he moved to her and ran his hands over her shoulders and slowly removed the shoulder straps to the negligee. Still in her daze Shalimar finished unbuttoning his shirt and removed it.

"You are very beautiful" he said quietly as he kissed her neck line

The sound of his voice snapped her out of her daze and she tried hard not to push him away like the night before but an image of Brennan popped into her mind and she followed his lead as he laid her on the bed. She watched him move above her, as he reached into his nightstand //at least he is going to use a condom// she thought to herself as he finished undressing

When he was ready he moved in to kiss her on the lips but she turned her head away. He grabbed her face and gave her a look that told her not to stop his advances. She relented and let him kiss her. He entered her slowly and then picked up the pace as his hands roamed all over her body.

Shalimar closed her eyes and tried to imagine that it was another man touching and kissing her, one who she knew would be gentle and soft. Suddenly he rolled them over so she was top but Shalimar kept up her mental charade that she was having sex with someone else which allowed her, to some degree, make him think she was enjoying herself.

When he finished she rolled away from him, rose from the bed and quickly got dressed. If her past life had taught her anything it was to leave when it was done. She rose to leave but he grabbed her arm "tomorrow night" was all he said before she got up and left the room.

The walk back to her room seemed to last forever but once inside she went straight to the bathroom and took one of the longest showers she had ever taken; then she cried herself to sleep.

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TBC...I know this chapter was a little short and I promise the next will be longer. R&R before leave!!