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“I don’t understand” I blink at him

He stands up and hands e bin I’ll find some that fit you”

“But don’t you want to” —I tilt my shoulders— “enjoy the pleasure as well?”

“It would not be appropriate” His voice is stiff Almost as stiff as the rod in his trousers “I’m your temporary master—just until we reach Zandia”

“And what happens then?”

He turns away and ru next to et yourself together, and then we’ll talk”

The craft interior isn’t large, yet I feel alone over here on the bench while he sits at his flight console, staring out at the blackness around us There are now stars visible, probably ht years away Funny how he feels even more distant

Well, it’s better than aa deep breath, I put on the sleek trousers and jacket The boots fit me like a dream And definitely an improvement over the Kraa cell

Still, I don’t know if I believe hi me the truth

But the buzzing pleasure still coursing throughaway from captivity under his rule It’s a thousand ti owned by the Kraa or likely by any other ht me at auction

I eye his broad back and shoulders The thick horns on his head that sees I es mean What would it be like to be mated to a male like him? AI ever endured before

A shiver runs throughme fully But he said he’s just my temporary master I don’t knohat thatfar less pleasurable may await me on Zandia, and I need to be prepared for whatever that is

I open a food packet and eat it while I sip on a fluid tube

A few seconds later, the barest licks of sensation trickle along ut

“Khrys?” I stand, fingers shaky on the fluid tube My voice is high