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I giggle and then we move over and stop together in front of the matching sinks. The bathroom is so large and set up perfectly for two. I take one mouth cleaning unit for myself, and he uses the other. I’m smiling at all of this because I’ve never been this cozy with a man before in my life. I’ve never had an actual boyfriend, just guys I kick out of my bed the next morning.
I can’t believe I’m having this intimate moment with some stranger who kidnapped me not long ago. And we’re hiding out together in his safe house. My life is weird. I was running from my father, who was trying to marry me off to a mafia rival, and then I end up on Omega 9 with a guy who just broke out of prison. Certainly not part of my plans for the day.
Watching this ferocious Hyrrokin growl lightly as he uses the mouth cleanser is hilarious. That’s when I see how huge his fangs really are and how full his black lips. Also, he smells like sunshine, soil and manly spices. Being handcuffed to him is becoming easier by the minute.
“Human teeth are so blunt,” he comments as I use my cleanser. “Sometimes I wonder how you can eat anything.”
I just shrug and wait for the rinse cycle.
“I’ll have to cut your food into small bites for you,” he offers.
“Okay,” I say, which seems to be my favorite answer when he’s near.
“Time to get dressed,” he announces, taking my hand again. He starts to lead us out of the bathroom.
“Um, wait,” I say before we can get to the door. My face is heating, “I…I need to use the restroom.”
He looks confused.
“I have to go pee.”
“Aah. You’re right. I need this too.” And then he guides me to a super-fancy toilet with all kinds of high-tech gadgetry.
The only thing I care about is that it’s separate from the rest of the bathroom, with its own door. But this doesn’t mean I get any real privacy. I end up balancing on the toilet with one arm elevated, linked to Kryel’s thick red wrist and the door slightly ajar, trying to keep my towel around me while I pee. The toilet flushes as I step back out.
“My turn,” he announces.
And I end up outside the door with my arm stretched out while this horned male with a barbed tail does his own business, which I can very clearly hear, which means he easily heard me pee too. Great.
Afterwards we’re at the sinks again, this time using the same spout to wash our hands. Mine are small and soft with long tapered blue nails, his hands are huge, rough and red with silver-tipped claws.
“This is crazy,” I laugh.
“It’s delightful,” he corrects. “Let’s go get dressed.”
The washing unit dings pleasantly, and I walk us both over and I take my warm clothes out and gently drape them over my arms.
A cleansing bot enters the bathroom and gets to work, freshening up after us. Kryel takes my hand and directs me into his master bedroom.
And then I’m in for the shock of my life when I see where this man sleeps. “I love your bedroom.” I exclaim. The bed is huge and everything in the room is decorated in a monochromatic series of matching shades of cream. And there’s no clutter to be seen anywhere. The vibe is clean, sleek and modern. “This is basically the room of my dreams, somehow even nicer than my tricked-out room back home.” I used to always record myself dressing in my room back home at the mansion I shared with Mom and Jada. But I can easily imagine using this as a new base of production.
And then I rush to the window, dragging him along with me because that’s when I realize that he has a garden unit. The Omega 9 central garden is widely known across the four sectors as one of the most rarified locations in the known universe, considering there’s a large public park inside a freaking space station.
“This is a real window? It opens?”
“Yes.”
I take us a step back. “Can they see me from outside? Can anyone see me standing here?”
“No, don’t worry. No one can see us inside but we can see out. The cycle is set to Salo’s diurnal schedule so it darkens automatically. I have it set on auto to darken but we can change that anytime you want. Like right now if we wanted to nap”—he shows me the controls—“and you needed it dark in here we could easily cover the light. Voice commands will do or you can tap the buttons and have the window revealing whatever degree of light or privacy you prefer.”
“I can’t believe that you have such a nice unit.” And then it dawns on me that this male must be hiding a shit ton of currency in a variety of accounts. “You’re rich?”
“I’m comfortable.”
I crook an eyebrow at him. The view out of this unit is up high and when we were going down the hallway there were many other doors, leading, I assume, to a variety of other bedrooms. “This place is pretty huge. And did I see stairs out of the corner of my eye when we went down that hall off the entrance? Is this place two-storied? How big is this apartment?”
“Yes, it’s a two-story penthouse, with many bedrooms. I’ve been building this place for a while. It’s not just my safe house but also where I hoped to one day retire.”
