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"Brood," Liam stammered staring up at Shanon. Man she was big, like an Amazonian, the kind that thought men were useless except for sex and kept them in cages. Maybe the comparison wasn't too far off. "But I'm a guy!" He shouted. This was so crazy with freaking--though very attractive--women with claws and scorpion tails who loomed above him like giants. "I haven't volunteered for anything! What are you talking about?"