Evidently, it wasn’t an issue in my case. If anyone could ferret out that I’m a professional assassin, she would. My legends are always meticulously created, but Madame Eve’s background checks are famous for their thoroughness. I heard about the 1Night Stand dating service through connections of connections and managed to get accepted by Madame Eve, the owner, which I’ll admit surprised me. So why are butterflies assaulting my gut? This excursion was intended to be relaxing. Even when I ease open the lid and allow myself to experience excitement, lust, anger, fear, I find fear quite helpful actually, loneliness…my nerve has never failed. I’m dwelling on history to avoid thinking about my immediate future, and that doesn’t happen often. Racing down the highway in an air-conditioned Jaguar F-TYPE, you might not consider such things. Ninety miles without water-not a creek or a spring, not even a puddle in this desert-is a long way to travel when your covered wagon can do only eight to ten miles a day. It’s not called the Dead Man’s Journey for nothing. New Mexico is the Land of Enchantment, but I’m not asking for enchantment, just a pleasurable one-night stand that won’t end with me decaying in a shallow grave somewhere along the Jornada del Muerto. Pursuing Their Fantasies by Kayleigh Malcolm

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