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Cole got his confirmation. Now all he had to do was to get her to somehow change her mind. Her priorities and headstrong demeanor could be problematic.

"May I use your bathroom?" Cole asked.

"Sure. It's down the hall and to the left."

Cole got up from the couch and walked into the small tidy bathroom. He looked into the mirror, slightly disgusted with what he was planning to do. Penny was a good person, and to deflower her with the use of magic seemed wrong on so many levels. He too had priorities, however, and at the top of the list was finding Maria's killer. At any cost.

He pulled the bottle of black liquid out of his pocket, turning his head as he unscrewed the lid. The smell was without a doubt the worst stench Cole had ever smelled in his life. He tilted the bottle down towards his skin; its vile contents quickly spilled onto Cole's wrist. Shit! Zafira clearly said no more than a drop, and this was definitely more than a single drop. It was more like ten drops! He rushed to the sink to wash it off, but the black liquid stuck to his skin like a thick tar. Fuck! Now what was he going to do?

Cole slowly crept into Penny's living room, unsure of the effect the incubus pheromone would have on her. She turned to him the moment he was in her line of sight.

"My God! What is that smell?" she asked.

"Oh, um. I don't smell anything," he hesitantly replied.

"It smells... delicious!" she said.

"Whew!" he thought. At least she did not think he smelled like raw sewage.

She got off the couch and walked over to him. "I feel... strange," she said.

"Strange how?" he asked.

"My body... it... tingles."

Cole became concerned. "Should I call an ambulance?"

"No," she whimpered. "I'm fine. I'm just..."

"Just?"

Penny lunged at Cole, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling his lips to hers. She kissed him with an intensity he had never experienced before.

"Extremely horny," she replied finally, after breaking their kiss.

She lunged at Cole again, kissing him with an urgent need. She pushed him slowly backwards towards her bedroom. Cole's legs went out from under him as they reached her bed. Penny fell directly on top of him, never stopping her barrage of kisses.

Her kisses were enjoyable. Dangerously so. He needed her essence, but not at the expense of his soul. The incubus pheromone had taken complete control of Penny's mind. There was no stopping her. Cole had to get out of there, and fast!

"Penny!" Cole shouted as he gasped for air. "This is great and all, but I have to get going."

"You can't go!" she proclaimed. "I need you! Inside me!"

Penny resumed her kissing while attempting to undo Cole's trousers. He struggled against her, tossing her to the side.

"I'm sorry Penny!" he said as he stood. He walked out of the bedroom towards the front door when Penny tackled him from behind. He struggled to get her off of him when suddenly he felt a heavy blunt object hit the back of his head. Everything went dark.