Ok here is another chapter.....Enjoy

~~~

Brennan's fight didn't last very long. He easily beat the feral noting his skill level was no where near that of Shalimar's or even most new mutants he faced off against. He was however thankful the fights weren't to the death, the last thing he wanted to do was kill an innocent person especially one with little to no fighting skills.

He could tell Ortega was happy with his performance in the arena because he was allowed to roam the grounds that night. He found it odd though that Ortega left right after his fight was over and he was kept at the arena for another hour before Dag and his men brought him back to the compound.

In the hour he was made to wait before returning to the compound his conversation with Shalimar from earlier in the day weighed heavily on his mind. Coming to the conclusion that something was definitely going on he felt he needed to get Shalimar out of there as soon as possible so he decided to use his skills as an ex thief to snoop around Ortega's office.

~~~

Shalimar had paced her room desperately wanting to know if Brennan had won his fight and if he was ok. She was so engrossed in her thoughts about him that she didn't even realize how much time had passed until one of Ortega's body guards told her he wanted her in his room in half an hour.

"Did my friend win his fight?" hoarsely she asked

"As far as I know he did" the man replied

"So he is back on the grounds?"

"No Mr. Ortega returned earlier and told me to tell you if you don't comply your friend may not return at all"

"Half an hour you said, right?" quickly she replied not wanting to think about the consequences

"Yes, be ready" the man replied before closing the door to her room

The half hour went by like it was ten minutes as she was escorted to Ortega's room. Entering the room she found Ortega on the balcony sipping champagne obviously happy that Brennan won his match.

"Your friend won me a lot of money tonight" "Good for you" she spat back

"Would you like some champagne?"

"No"

"You don't like me very much do you?"

Taken back by his question Shalimar hesitated a second before answering "You buy and sell mutants, you hold me and Brennan hostage force us to fight other mutants and blackmail me with Brennan's life so I will have sex with you. Oh yeah I think you are a great guy"

Smiling he put his glass down "you can't tell me you didn't enjoy our time together last night?"

"Actually it makes me sick to even think about it"

"It is a shame you don't have a say in the matter then isn't it?" he replied running his hands down her arms as he kissed her neckline

~~~

Arriving back at the compound Brennan told Dag he was going for a walk in the garden because he wasn't tired. The bulky man agreed and told him to be in his room by midnight because he was going to check on him.

Moving through the garden Brennan was thankful that Ortega's office and room not only had a balcony but was also ground level which made it easily accessible from the garden. Using his skills as an ex thief he easily entered the office and began rummaging through Ortega's desk looking for the governor controls and any information he could use against him.

He was about to open a desk drawer when he heard the knob to the office turn. Quickly putting back everything in its original place he ducked back out onto the balcony and hid in the shadows. He watched as Dag came into the office place something on his boss's desk and then left the way he came in. Brennan was about to move back into the office when he heard sounds coming from the next set of balcony doors, which happened to be open.

Remaining in the shadows he stealthily moved along the balcony peeking into the open window he could make out two figures having sex on the large bed in the room. He was about to move away when he caught sight of the face of the woman whose back was to him posed above Ortega, who was obviously enjoying himself. His heart fell into his stomach when he realized it was Shalimar with Ortega in his bed. Moving away from the window because he couldn't stand to look anymore he was about to leave when he heard them start a conversation

"Your friend fights very well"

Shalimar remained silent

"Don't worry none of the fights are to the death I know how much he means to you"

"You have no idea" she whispered

"On the contrary, your actions speak volumes" he said running hand along her back "I understand the feral need to protect but our agreement goes way beyond that need" he paused to see her reaction but she remained silent "You continue to meet with me and I guarantee he will remain unharmed"

"Fine" she replied skirting away from his touch

Brennan couldn't believe his ears; Shalimar was having sex with this man to protect him. He was both angry and guilty. Looking back in the room he saw Shalimar gathering her clothes and getting dressed. Deciding he needed to talk to her he quietly moved off the balcony, through the garden back into the house and snuck into her room where he waited for her to return. //Oh Shal how could you do something like that to yourself?// he thought to himself as he waited.

~~~

TBC...How's that? That cliffhanger isn't one where you pull your hair out is it? If it is I am sorry. Hope you enjoyed it and if you didn't too bad for you!! LOL...review it before you leave.