Sam eyed the girl wiping down tables from his booth at the city’s most seedy bar, gaze filled with nothing but adoration. He imagined taking her away from all the stress of having to work for money, envisoning how ethereal she would look amongst the nature of his following’s compound. Meeting her eyes, he gave her a warm smile, tilting his head as if an invitation to walk over and talk with him. He had waited patiently enough for this moment and tonight she would finally join his collective.