Raleigh climbed the dimly lit stairs in front of the heavy and was bundled into a bare room. He sat down on the lone chair in the centre of the room and looked around. Raleigh knew he was being observed and so didn't relax totally; he wanted his captors to think he was terrified of them. In truth he was apprehensive, but calculated that they wouldn't kill him for just following Scorpio. This was probably all designed to scare him off. He sat there and waited. And waited. Without meaning to, Raleigh's thoughts drifted back to the Stemjacks that Eleana had given him...

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Raleigh lay on the bed thinking about what he had seen. He had always been a relatively highly sexed person, but had never had feelings towards children such as those that had come out of experiencing the Stemjack. He was also disturbed by the way he was already beginning to feel something more for little Carmel, almost as if she really were his daughter. He lay for hours as the sun dipped towards the horizon and the room became darker but, inevitably, he succumbed to his desires and took the second jack from the wrapper. With trembling hands he slotted it into the socket at the base of his skull and lay back naked on the bed. Raleigh's brain did a somersault and all sensation evaporated until he felt as if he were floating weightless in the unencompassable void...

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Grey shapes began to coalesce out of the blackness and Raleigh found himself standing once more in Carmel's bedroom, looking down at the little 7 year old as she slept. He reached out and cupped the pre-teen beauty's cheek, his heart pounding at the feel of her flawlessly smooth skin. Carmel opened her eyes languorously and smiled up at her Daddy. She stretched, arching her back as she yawned. "Mmmm Daddy. I hoped you would come again."

"I couldn't stay away my darling. I love you."

Carmel smiled feeling so lucky that her father loved her so much. She lay her hand over her father's revelling in the power she could feel in his muscles. Raleigh sat down on the bed and leaned over pressing his lips to her sweet mouth. Father and daughter kissed chastely for a while until Raleigh ran his tongue over his daughter's slightly parted lips. Carmel breathed in as she felt her Daddy's tongue slide over her lips, he tasted of whisky and cigar smoke, a flavour that she new from previous, more innocent, kisses. As Raleigh kissed his daughter he slid a hand down her slim body, pushing the sheets down until she lay in just her nightie, waiting for is gentle touch......(cont)