Ravik frowned as though this displeased him, but at last he nodded.
“All right.Iwill just hold her for now to keep her warm.”
Severin shot an apologetic look atCassie.
“Er…I’mafraid that’s the bestIcan do.”
Cassie sighed.
“It’s all right,Iguess.Aslong as he doesn’t try anything.”
“If he does, just tell him to stop.Kindreddon’t force women to do anything they don’t want,”Severinsaid firmly.
“Not even when they’re, er, not in their right minds?”she murmured, casting a look up atRavik.
“I don’tthinkso,”Severinshook his head, frowning.“WeKindredunderstand the meaning of ‘no’…most of the time”
“I hope you’re right.”Shenodded and looked up atRavikagain.“Shouldn’tyou take a bath too, big guy?Youwere out in theDeadZonelonger thanIwas.”
Ravik nodded slowly.
“I will bathe.AndthenIwill hold you and keep you warm.”
“Okay, er…thank you.”Cassienodded at him.“Youtake a bath andI’llsee you later.”
Ravik was already stripping off his black leather vest and tight black trousers, revealing a mouthwateringly broad chest with a dusting of dark, wiry hair between the flat copper disks of his nipples.
Cassie turned away quickly, but not before she saw that he had a truly massive cock, which looked like a sleeping python lying along the inside of one muscular thigh.
Crap—Ihope he regains enough of his mind to know we’re not really mated before he tries to use that thing on me!she thought, butSeverinwas already leading her out of the bathroom.
“Come,I’llgive you a tour of the bunker whileRavikis bathing,” he offered.
“Oh, er, thank you.”Cassienodded.
She cast one last glance over her shoulder at the hugeBeastKindredwho was sinking into the large tub and somehow making it look small.Wasshe really going to have to sleep in his arms tonight?
Surely not, she told herself uneasily.Probablyhe would go to bed and fall asleep long before she got there.Ormaybe his half-Infectedmind would forget all about her.
She hoped anyway.
10
SEVERIN
“I apologize again forRavik’sbehavior,”Sevsaid stiffly, as he led the curvy little human down the long metal hallway lit with flickering glows.“Hetruly isn’t himself right now—he hasn’t been ever since he was scratched by anInfectedthree months ago.”
“Three months?”Cassandrasounded surprised.
“Well, more like four, to be honest.Butit was three months ago when he lost the power of speech,”Sevcorrected himself.“Sincethen he hasn’t spoken in anything but grunts and growls—until today,” he added.
“So the antidote you gave him must be working, like you said,”Cassandraremarked.
She was distractingly pretty with her long damp hair and large breasts swaying under the tiny red silk garment she was wearing.Hernipples were tight points, poking against the fabric andSev—who had always been a breast man—had to fight to keep his eyes on her face.
“Yes, it seems so,” he said shortly.
“But…weren’t you afraid to keep him down here with you?”Cassandraasked him.“Imean, he could have gone feral at any moment.”
