"Whoo!" I grab the rope, swing my legs through so they hang below me, then drop. Aura catches me and hums a grunt in lust as my body slides over his. As he sets my feet on the ground, his rigid cock digs into my belly. The pressure slicks my pussy and makes me weak with need.
“Fucking hell, waiting for the bonding ceremony is going to be so hard.” Aura nuzzles my neck and inhales a deep breath of me. “Was that your plan, my little amamora? To find the egg?”
“Pet name?”
“It means Amphiran love.”
I giggle. “It’s cute coming from such a big brute like you. And no. I didn’t know about it. Just turned a bad situation into a good one.” I slide a glare at Cora as we walk out.
“Foul play, I take it.” Aura notices me looking at her and steps between us. “Hey, Cora.”
Cora waggles her brows. “Yes?”
“You’re from an upper class. I can tell your posture that you’ve never worked a hard day in your life.” Aura grips my hand. “If you mislead, threaten, or hurt Jovie or anyone else under my watch…let’s just say I might accidentally AED your heart.” He lifts a finger. “All it takes is one tinytap.You should mind uslessers. We have skills you can’t even imagine.”
Cora gapes at us as Aura leads me away.
“Prince Aurelius,” a guard calls to him.
“I am not a prince.” Aura glowers back at the man.
“You cannot threaten others.”
“I threaten only to defend, as it should be.” Aura’s eyes light up a stunning green inside his narrowed gaze.
Aura guides me away from the crowd.
“Don’t you want to race?” I ask him.
Inside the complex, near the planetarium, he draws me against him and sighs. “I want you to be straight with me. I don’t care about the points or a vacation on Pearl de Gaia, or any of the other prizes. I want you. I need to know you are safe. Are there any others who might want to hurt you?”
I shrug. “Kayla works the restaurant by the port. She weaseled into a promotion I was scheduled for and got me fired. Verity and Elwin, you know about. Osacca, maybe because I was always fixing his shit with Talros.”
“Talros. You’ve mentioned him. Your coworker, right?”
“My plus-one. We’ve worked together since space camp in middle school. He’s on Catalyst Five. The only threats from him are his friendly RAMs, which are basically robots made to look like Earth animals. He helped me get here. He can’t be a threat.”
Outside, the males run their ropes race. It’s over far faster than the women’s heat, and everyone files inside the lunch hall not far from us.
Aura looks away. “I’m having Allele pick him up.”
“Why?”
“Just in case. I’d rather him be safe. I can’t make sure of that if he’s on Catalyst Five alone.” Aura smirks. “Besides, I have to make sure he understands who he’s messing with if he does try to take you from me.”
I start to protest, but Aura picks me up and throws me over his shoulder. In my disorientation, only a yelp comes out.
“Come on, my little treasure hunter. It’s lunchtime. And I intend to plump you up a bit.” He pats my ass and zaps me a good one.
“Aura!”
He chuckles. “Come on. I know it doesn’t hurt. Just admit that you like it.”
I fight a smile, but I can’t help it. I’ve never felt so wanted or desired. “Keep it up. One of these days, I’m going to get you back.”
“I’m going to hold you to that,” he simpers.
16: Aurelius
