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He dressed in fresh clothes and sat at his desk, ready to record his daily log He went about the routine update as quickly as possible He made no ainst protocol not to report such an unusual breach of procedure As far as the log was concerned, Jade was locked up all the time in her cell

Lying wasn’t so Mason considered acceptable, other than when it was necessary to capture a fugitive He was in deep trouble if she interfered with his job, because then the truth would be revealed The only thing to do was keep her on a tight leash, strictly controlled and unable to put a foot wrong

Mason liked discipline, not punishing If necessary he would spank her ass and punish her in ways she’d not i else: reward her with thefor them, each and every one of those climaxes Then, he would take her co her sweet, delicious body That hat he wanted to do

Again, why did he feel so strongly toward her?

He could take her and she’d probably let him; he knew he could because he was damn sure she felt the same way about him She’d stripped naked for him, come on his hand, and withstood his punishments, even if she

considered the Her acquiescence had to be a deree of compatibility

What next? Days and days of dancing around the issue of sexual frustration If he put her into stasis, forced her to comply with his demand, it would be over and done He could let his libido rest and concentrate on the real reason he was racing across space to a distant outpost

She wouldn’t like it She’d fight back

He’d made a promise to her and to himself: no violence, not like that The cuffs were okay as the restraints wouldn’t har her into the stasis chamber was out of the question—she clearly feared the cryotube

He finished his report and lay on the bed Sleep ht come if he closed his eyes and relaxed

A few ave up The next best option was a run around the cargo bay

Mason halted just inside the entrance He’d constructed a s any crates or boxes into the e compartment However, the makeshift track was in use Jade, dressed in short pants and a sleeveless vest, was jogging around the circuit

If she expected hi

“I didn’t give you permission to be here,” he shouted across the open space

Jade halted, turning to face him, and her flushed cheeks slowly drained of color “I couldn’t sleep I didn’t want to disturb you”