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My body yielded to the calm strength of the man who’d caught me. Even through the black fabric wrapped around him, I felt his undeniable height and sculpted planes of muscle.
Oh stars, I’m too buzzed to be in the arms of a hot guy right now.
“Are you alright?” Concern threaded through the deep voice rumbling through him as his hands smoothed up my sides to grasp my shoulders.
A charged bolt zipped through my body, and every coincidental touch on my skin was pure bliss. My heartbeat echoed between my legs from the immediate physical reaction I experienced. And I hadn’t even looked up yet.
I tipped my head back as the stranger who’d been kind enough to catch me peeled my face away from his chest.
And the first words that popped into my head flung themselves off my tongue upon my first glance at him. “Oh, fuck me.”
Ravenous eyes flicked over my body, moving too quickly for me to gauge the color. The corner of his sensual mouth kicked up, and his corresponding chuckle made my stomach dip. “Hm, maybe that can be arranged. It’s a long trip, after all.”
Chapter 2
He stood a head taller than me, with two silver horns curving up from his forehead. They perfectly matched his smooth, silver scales and accentuated the white hair that fell in gentle waves to his shoulders. Red eyes gleamed as they stared down at me.
Then I noted the long tail behind him, swishing easily.
I pushed out of his arms as some semblance of my sanity returned. “I am so sorry. I didn’t expect hyperwarp to throw me like that.”
His blue eyes raked over my flushed cheeks, and his nostrils flared as he scented the air. “I didn’t mind having my next meal throw herself into my arms,” he shrugged out, effortlessly.
“Oh, stars.” I pressed my icy fingers into my overheated cheeks, blinking rapidly at the stranger. A sharp and heavy surge twisted through the lowest pit of my stomach.
I shoved my knees together as if that might ease the quickly growing ache.
Of course, his deep crimson eyes noted the action. His smirk widened, as if victorious over my little reactions.
I’d never seen a Dragaken alien before. As far as I knew, they rarely left their home planet. This man wore the black finery of an intergalactic noble. And his wide shoulders and toned frame wore it well.
“I can’t be distracted by an attractive Dragaken man right now. I’m not here for a fling.” My hand slapped over my mouth.
I hadn’t meant to say that out loud.
“It’s a pleasure cruise, starlight. What else are you here for?” His eyes closed when he laughed. The sound of it was deep and gravely, like boulders rolling down the side of a cliff. When his lids opened and his gaze ensnared me again, I fell into two pools of molten gold.
“I’m here for family, actually.” I swallowed over the lump forming in my throat.
If he kept flirting with me, I’d wind up in his bed before I did anything else on the ship.
He blinked, and his eyes stayed gold for several seconds.
I wasn’t crazy. Theywerechanging colors.
“Gold,” I blurted.
The Dragaken man straightened up. In the next blink, his eyes were glimmering with rich red. “What did you say?”
“Your eyes. They were gold.” I inhaled and stole a step back. “How are you doing that?”
“Gold? That’s impossible.” An edge threaded through his voice. His hand rose over his cheek, and he spread his fingers over an eye, bringing my attention to the sharp dark gray claws at the tips.
I shook my head and swiped a hand over my face. “Again, I’m sorry. I had one of those drinks when I got on the ship, and I think it was too much for me. I must be seeing things because they’re red now.”
His hand dropped from his face, and his shoulders pulled back as he straightened up. “It’s alright. My eyes change colors to match my mood. Red makes sense given the circumstances.”
“Circumstances?” I squeaked, shrinking nervously into myself.
