The Tamaranean

"Did Emily tell you why she wanted to meet us?" Kori asked as she and MJ sat down on the couch in Emily's office, waiting for their agency manager to join them.

“No idea. Maybe she wants to seduce us? Make us part of her lesbian vampire harem?” MJ teasingly asked.

“You are kidding, aren’t you?” Kori wondered.

MJ grinned mischievously. “Yeah... though if she wanted to hop into bed with us I certainly wouldn’t object. Lesbian vampire sex sounds so fucking hot.”

“It does... I just don’t think I like the idea of you being enthralled by a vampire,” Kori admitted.

MJ chuckled and kissed Kori on the cheek. “I don’t think any vampire could do that... nobody enthralls me like you do, babe.”

Before the couple had the opportunity to get too amorous, Emily Briggs walked in. “Miss Watson. Miss Koriand’r. It’s good to see you – I have a job for you two. Not a modeling job – I need you to help me protect an aspiring model. She used to work as a porn actress, and is now trying to transition into modeling... unfortunately, she fell in with the wrong crowd and she’s being exploited and manipulated. Kori, I need you to talk to her...”

“I’m happy to help, but why do you need me to talk to her?” Kori asked.

“She’s Tamaranean,” Emily explained. “Her name is X’ara. My contacts tell me that she’s being intimidated and abused. She’s scared, and hesitant to talk to anyone – I think she’d see you as a friendly face, and maybe you can convince her that we can protect her.”

“She’s Tamaranean? How did she find her way here?” Kori wondered.

“You’ll have to ask her yourself. She’s terrified, Kori. Someone out there is intimidating her, and we need to know who. Not just for her sake, but for the sake of everyone who could be exploited or threatened.”

“I’ll go talk to her as soon as I can,” Kori said, obvious worry in her voice.

“Is it Kingsley?” MJ asked Emily.

“I’m 99% sure it is, but we need her to confirm it,” Emily replied. “Here’s her address. I’d advise you to hurry – the longer we wait, the more likely it is she gets hurt.”

As the couple left Emily’s office, MJ couldn’t help but notice the clear anxiety on her girlfriend’s face. “You OK, babe?”

“Another Tamaranean on Earth, and she is in danger... MJ, I’m worried. We must go talk to this X’ara...”

“I’m worried too, Kori. Let’s go right now.”