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“And if I am?”

“I can’t pro inside me has come alive when I’m with you But, if I lie to the Federation, I’ on this ship, but I can’t do anything about your arrest warrant”

“Where will I go?”

“I’ll release you, hand in the three fugitives to the courts on Novador as I planned, then I’ll come find you”

“Stealth needs rieved for her ship

“So will have to be done about Stealth If I arrive at Novador with it docked to my Titan, they’ll be questions to answer”

“What if we’re not—” she didn’t want to think about it, “—coless, it almost stuck in her mouth She wanted to talk about love and friendship, not tests of her suitability

“I’ll still let you go, if that is the case, but I won’t coers around her neck and drew her closer “Don’t worry You’re the kind of brave girl who doesn’t give in easily, which uess we’ll find out what it means to have a Malimor woman as a submissive”

“I’m not obedient, Mason, not in the way you want me to be” She rested her head on his shoulder and yawned Parts of her ached and needed soothing with a hot shower and sleep

“You’re going to surprise yourself, Jade There’s soift and you’ll want to share it with me I can sense it when I touch you”

“We’re not even from the same planet, never mind your Stratum, how can you know?”

He paused for a while, breathing deeply “You’re not the first”

She lifted her head and stared up at him He seemed pensive “What do you mean?”

“There was another girl, Lila She was fro there, soot a chance to find out She was taken away from me I’ve not seen her since”

“Do you love her?”