Chapter Twenty
Portents
Having also been willingly condemned to death, Alex was suddenly truly living.
This went beyond just all the extreme sensory experiences, the sudden s****l glut and even the fact that he’d forged such an intimate understanding with someone for the first time – an extremely special person to boot. Here at Bear Claw Canyon he was also now finally working for his living. Instead of drifting along in a privileged bubble he was toiling with his hands and body, like people have done since they were apes. It was invigorating and good for his self-esteem too, to be not only carrying his own weight but that of the woman he worshipped as well.
This was particularly true once he’d earned his way outside. Every bit of labor repaid him in leisure for his lady. And Alex revel
