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look in his eyes made her laugh.
    “I have to go,” he growled. “Let’s take a look at it.”
    She carried him into the bathroom. It had taken her a bit of time to figure out the system. She had no idea how to help him understand. There was a seat that seemed to adapt to the size of the butt sitting down. Kind of like the couch and the bed. She opened the seat so he could see, then perched him on the top.
    “This is what there is. You go pee in the hole.”
    He stared at her.
    She gave him a winning smile, and said with bright encouragement, “You can do this.”
    “So not.”
    “I’ll just leave you so you can have some privacy.”
    And she escaped.
    Oh Lord. What was she doing here? They both wanted to go home. They didn’t belong here. They couldn’t even move properly. How the heck were they supposed to survive? They had no papers, no identification numbers, no family or friends. No job and worse yet – no money. If such a thing still existed. And then there were the two idiots who’d brought her here. They weren’t to be trusted.
    On the heels of that thought, she remembered the strength of those arms, the soothing tone in Levi’s voice as he told her to rest. He’d been gentle. Caring. That was very sexy. A man who looked after you when you were hurt and hurting was something special.
    If only he hadn’t been part of the plot to bring her here.
    He said he’d had nothing to do with it, but…
    And speaking of which, she planned to nail Milo tomorrow and find out how and why she’d been chosen.
    She had no great skills. She was no beauty. She had left no legacy – at least at the time of her kidnapping. And that was on top of the dismal list Milo had read off earlier. How had they even known who she was to swoop down and scoop her up?
    A weird scratching sound came from the direction of the bathroom, followed by a heavy thud, which hinted that Charmin was done with his business. As he strolled out, heavy limbed, his head dipped lower with every step. She winced. “See, it wasn’t so bad.”
    “It so was,” he said darkly. “What kind of place is this that they don’t have a decent dry litter box?” He walked over to her and twined around her legs. “Do you realize how long it’s been since we ate?” He plunked his furry butt down on the weird tiled floor and stared up at her. “Do you think they know what food is? If they haven’t heard about litter boxes…”
    How typical. His stomach was always a priority. “I’m sure they know what food is. Chances are good we might even recognize some of it.”
    He shot her a horrified look, jumped up on the bed, and proceeded to turn around in circles before collapsing. “I’m going back to sleep. Maybe when I wake up the next time, this nightmare will be over.”
    “That’s actually a good idea.”
    All she could hear was his heavy breathing. She scrambled up beside him and curled herself around his pudgy body. She really wanted her life back. To be back in her tiny apartment getting ready for her date.
    How could they take that away from her?
    And she fell asleep.
    *
    Levi groaned and rolled over yet again. His mind wouldn’t shut off. He had no idea how to stop the mess from changing life as he knew it. His brother had done the unthinkable. At the same time, it was a major scientific achievement – and no one could ever know.
    And what was he supposed to do with Dani? This charming young woman hadn’t asked for her life to be destroyed on Milo’s whim. He didn’t even know how she’d been chosen. She wasn’t Milo’s usual choice when it came to women. There were no visible piercings and her hair was all the same color.
    Then again, Milo had mentioned he’d picked Dani for Levi. That brought the old photo to mind again. Was he so pathetic that his kid brother felt he needed to get Levi a girlfriend? Sure, Levi was going through a dry spell, but that was by choice. He didn’t like Johan’s party scene. It had been fun once or