Louis smiled. He had plans to deal with Bigtree eventually. But in the meantime he had to learn what these other players were doing on the field that had been promised to him alone.
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By the time the exercises were over, Jade had developed a monstrous appetite, aided by the demands the Regro placed on her metabolism. The muscles on the left side of her ass were throbbing, and she dreaded the long period of sitting she’d be doing—but if it was necessary in order to get food, she’d put up with it.
They filed into the dining hall for the morning meal in reverse order of importance, meaning offworlders first—but then they had to stand around and wait for everyone else to be settled before they could eat. As before, Jade and Megan ended up seated with Louis and the other aliens. Jade kept
