“Don’t do this!” I cried. “Please!”
 
 “Begging will get you nowhere,” he insisted.
 
 He carried me to the bed and placed me on it face first.
 
 I made to get up but his powerful hand held me pinned down.
 
 I struggled, flailing, but it was no use.
 
 It was like a cat with a mouse.
 
 I was helpless.
 
 He raised my negligee above my ass and laid down on top of me.
 
 I felt his cock prod at my pussy.
 
 I tightened it as hard as I could.
 
 Maybe if he couldn’t fit, he wouldn’t want me, I prayed.
 
 His body weight was heavy and, with a deep sigh, he lay on top of me.
 
 And then didn’t move.
 
 As his snores rumbled through the room, I realized he had fallen asleep.
 
 * * *
 
 Asleep? Now?
 
 I pushed and wriggled, trying to slide out from under him.
 
 At last, I managed to free my legs and then, with a bit more effort, the rest of my body.
 
 I was free, but the ordeal left me disheveled and panting.
 
 An idea popped into my mind: the champagne!
 
 It was the only explanation.
 
 The liquid gold that had tasted so divine must’ve had something in it that knocked Fleth out cold.
 
 I looked at him, sprawled on the floor, and for the first time since I’d met him, he seemed vulnerable.
 
 The cruel, cunning predator was now a snoring heap, giving me a chance to make my escape.
 
 As I tried to stand, my knees felt wobbly and the room spun.
 
 Another realization hit me:
 
 If the champagne had knocked out Fleth, what had it done to me?
 
 I had to act quickly.
 
 I ran for the door and beat on it but it was no use. “Computer,” I said, “open door.”
 
 “Negative,” Computer said. “You lack the proper authority.”