He exploded between her breasts with a jolt that forced him to stagger over onto the cooling grass in order to avoid hurting her.
He fell so hard that he almost hurt himself instead, but before they could go on and test out her nether regions, an alarm call from Rowena echoed through the jungle. Then two gunshots.
Bastian was on his feet faster than a snake at an ankle. He dashed to see nothing but a shadow escape from the grip of the furious watchwoman.
Rowena seemed okay, just shaken.
"What the hell was that?" she asked.
