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She took one step into the room then her eyes widened and fear spiked through what was left of her composure. She turned around, clearly meaning to leave, but the door slid shut in her face.
“You do not need to be afraid of me. I have never forced myself on a female, and I will not start with you.” He motioned toward the sitting area. “Have a seat.”
She turned to face him, but her gaze darted around the room, looking anywhere but at him. “May we please go somewhere less private? I’m not comfortable with this situation.”
“Eden.” He waited until she dragged her gaze to his face. “No harm will come to you. You have my word.”
Licking her lips nervously, Eden walked across the room and sat down on the small sofa. “I’m sorry I got in a fight. I’m usually better at ignoring her.”
“I didn’t bring you here to talk about the fight.” He pushed the chair facing her closer before he sat down. “I’d like to hear about what you were doing right before the fight broke out.”
Her brows drew together for a moment, then her eyes widened and she sucked in a breath. “I’m not sure what you mean.”
He chuckled. He hadn’t been sure if she’d triggered his vision or if he was entirely to blame. Now he knew that she had been involved. Unintentionally, but involved. It also confirmed something that he hadn’t dared to imagine. He’d found his soulmate. Not just a female that he found attractive, but his actual soulmate. The regular rules no longer applied. Eden was not leaving this ship without some sort of mark protecting her. It was too soon for a scent mark. That would be obvious to everyone. It made more sense to employ something more subtle, something stealthier. A trick he had learned from his father’s people, Tribe Sulato of Houkdi.
His courtship of Eden would be unconventional, but it began right now.
“I have the ability to join other people’s dreams and to draw other people into mine,” he told her. “Occasionally, I will ‘dream share’ with another person’s fantasies. Do you understand why I am telling you this?”
She nodded, bright color breaking out across her cheeks.
“Tell me what you’ve concluded,” he urged. “I need to make sure there are no misunderstandings.”
The tip of her tongue swept over her lower lip again and she forced herself to meet his gaze. “You saw what I was imagining before I lost my temper with Jessie.”
“I didn’t just see it, Eden. I could feel you and smell you. I still taste you on my tongue.”
She gasped, her hand flying to her mouth. “I’m sorry. I had no idea that would happen.” She lowered her hand to her throat as she added, “I didn’t know things like that were possible a few hours ago.”
“I’m not angry. I’m intrigued.” He pressed back into his chair and crossed his legs at the ankle. “I have a proposition for you.”
She started shaking her head, easily guessing the nature of his proposal.
“There must be a consequence for your outburst in the hold, but I am willing to offer you a choice.”
“I won’t barter with my body to avoid punishment.” She stood up and started for the door.
“You haven’t heard your options.”
She stopped walking but didn’t turn around.
“You can sit in a holding cell until the other ship arrives and you are no longer my responsibility. I will warn you that the detention center is small. There are only four holding cells. You will be able to see and hear Jessie the entire time.”
A heavy sigh escaped Eden as she turned back around. “Or? What is my other option?”
“You willingly submit to a hand spanking. It is the least I will accept for the physical altercation. In addition to the spanking, we will act out your fantasy. You will remove your clothing and get on my bed. You will open your thighs and invite me to touch and taste you. Once I have had my fill of your sweet pussy, you will be free to go.” He paused, allowing her imagination to reignite. “However, I fervently hope you will spend the entire night with me so we can fully explore the attraction we feel for each other. Any and all of this is entirely up to you.”
CHAPTER2
Eden stared at Neloff, heart thudding painfully in her chest. He was still seated, legs crossed in front of him. The pose, not to mention the skintight shirt, accented the rippling muscles in his torso and the extraordinary length of his legs. How could he look so comfortable after suggesting something so outrageous? But why shouldn’t he be comfortable? This was his cabin on his ship. And he risked nothing regardless of her decision.
She’d rather rupture her eardrums than subject herself to more of Jessie’s verbal abuse, so that left the other alternative. “Do males routinely spank females in your star system?”
He shrugged but his gaze was starting to smolder, appearing more red than brown. “Mostly females are spanked by one of their mates, but the practice is quite common.” The males on this ship didn’t wear uniforms per se, but their outfits were all similar. Solid color shirts, usually black or brown, and sturdy tactical pants with tons of pockets. Neloff’s shirt was black and his pants were olive green.
Mates, as in more than one. Conduits had two mates, a source and a controller. “Which are you, source or controller?”
“I am a source, but I have strong controller tendencies.”
