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“You don’t vecking say?” Zander snapped

Seke had stood and joined the little party, and the three ave her a her harness, no one had moved closer or touched her

“I take it you set her free?” Only Seke’s manner remained unruffled

Zander didn’t take his eyes fro, but she didn’t knohat “Yes” Zander swiped a hand across his face “I atte half-mad “I don’t think it worked”

“Soain, Seke’s voice was caled Daneth “We’ll leave you two to discuss things in private”

Daneth looked back at her then down at his cuff where the readouts of her vital statistics were displayed “Calm her down,” he warned Zander as he left

She turned her back on Zander, walking to face the cockpit, though the vieas of nothing other than the hangar door

“Lamira, you are my mate”

She sniffed at the word mate, since he hadn’t treated her anywhere close to a mate for the past five planet rotations

“It wasn’t right for me to keep you as a slave at the same time I called you mate”

She whirled on him, eyes narrowed “You said you did so because I…” She choked on her words Because I love your domination

The chas herself to mention their intimate play of ht her to her knees in ecstasy

“I justified it that way” His voice was heavy “But the truth…” He stepped closer but didn’t touch her “The truth is I was afraid to let you go”

She whirled and salaxy could I go? Humans don’t roam about on their own in this territory, or hadn’t you noticed?”

He esture “You left with Rok You’re connected with the underground human resistance You could find places to hide just as your sister did”