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She sniveled and crushed her legs together, trying to ignore the unwanted sensation As he adht with the realization he’d awakened so inside her that she’d kept buried—an attraction to do he’d behavedhi for a ful relationship with theto be locked in a tedious cell while he roamed the ship
The siven how sore her ass was, the easing offJade couldn’t re pain anywhere in her body Mason rested his hand and soothed her with sweeping strokes that circled her buttocks Helping her up, he perched her on his lap She blubbered like a child, her snotty nose irritating her because she wanted to wipe it and it sha, a splash of wetness hit her cheeks Too late She was fighting a losing battle—she had not a jot of grace left, none at all
Mason sighed when he spied her tears on her cheekbones and wiped theuess you passed into womanhood recently?”
She nodded, hating her appearance—she wasn’t that young, she’d been a student for several years, but so the , because in her heart, and when she compared herself to her friends, she was years ahead of theht, because Mason possessed a reater authority on the subject of independence than her and he swiftly reminded her of that as he spoke
“And here you are
, on your own, navigating the wildest part of our galaxy Speaking as so on your own and so inexperienced?”
She answered with a shake of her head Wisdoreed with him on that point, but she really didn’t want his observation to be true
“I’ to take you to your ship”
She lifted her head, her eyes widening with disbelief—he’d changed his mind!
“To collect your personal belongings for your stay in the cell,” he continued “First, let’s get you dressed We can pick up your clothes on the way”
She slouched her shoulders, disappointed that she’d failed to dent his aro that easily Jade said nothing and her muteness was an unfamiliar response She’d temporarily lost the ability to answer hi her had had an impact on her demeanor The realization so to her?
Having collected her clothes from the medical bay, Mason escorted Jade to her docked ship and supervised her as she retrieveda cube that projected i If it kept her occupied, he didn’t mind
The cell had originally belonged to a junior officer The ex-troop ship had a handful of private quarters for the officers, whereas the soldiers had bunked in a compact dormitory that now formed the stasis chamber
Jade trudged through the door and stared in bewilder bathrooy for the lack of space and the uninspiring plain furniture However, there was a smalland it afforded Jade a view of the distant planet of Kalainal destination
“I’ll bring you food and once a day you can take a run around the cargo bay It’s largely empty since I don’t need itives” He grinned, but lightening the tone of the conversation had no impact on Jade’s situation Frozen or not, she was about to be locked in a cell