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He tried to think of a way to calm her down and stroked a hand over her hair and down her back. She had left her white hair loose so it cascaded down to just between her shoulder blades. While most D’Aire usually left their hair much longer, he knew that Ayla sometimes wore brightly colored wigs when she performed, so the shorter style was easier to work with.
After they had made love earlier, she had changed into a long-sleeved knit dress that looked like it was made of champagne glitter. The material hugged all of the beautiful curves of her body and felt as soft as velvet under his stroking hand. Even in the dim light of the chandelier over the table, she seemed to glow with an inner light.
“I had a dream about you last night,” he murmured, and was relieved when the worry slowly faded from her eyes.
“Are you saying I’m dangerous to you?”
He matched her teasing tone as he said, “Very. It was a vividly erotic dream, and I’ve never had one of those before, so I didn’t recognize it for what it was. Now, I understand it was a premonition about meeting you. I’m not sure if that means my abilities are expanding, or if it is specific to you alone.”
Preening a little, she declared, “Let’s say it specific to me until we know otherwise.”
Laughing, he nodded. “I can agree to that.”
He barely held back a groan as she squirmed on his lap. His cock hardened beneath her ass, and his arms wrapped tighter around her waist, trying to hold her still. He still wasn’t satisfied with the amount she’d eaten, and he was determined to take care of her properly before he took her to bed.
He slid both pasta bowls in front of them, then lifted the fork to feed her a bite of the spicy pasta. She accepted the food, then glanced around the wide-open dining room as she chewed.
“Is there room in here for me to build a recording studio?”
“You want to live here?”
Her brows furrowed. “I assumed we are going to live together. Was I wrong?”
Fucking hell, his brain didn’t seem to be working right. He waved his fork at her. “Of course, we’ll live together. I was asking if you want to live here on Evo. Don’t you travel for most of the year?”
She sighed and leaned back in her chair. “I do, but I was planning to take an extended break after this concert anyway. All of the traveling has started taking a toll on me. I own property on Earth and the D’Aire home world, but I’m barely there enough to call either place home. If anything, I spent most of my time on my space cruiser. Settling down somewhere sounds wonderful, especially if I get to be with you.”
“We can build a studio, or we can add another building onto the property if you prefer more privacy while you work. We certainly have the room for it.” He paused, then asked, “Are you really okay with living here on a secluded island?”
“Are you kidding me? This is my idea of pure paradise. A quiet, private home with easy access to busy places with lively atmospheres for when I need inspiration. It’s the best of both worlds.”
“Evo is definitely busy. At least, the mainland is. I’m sure some of the other islands will be once we open everything up to the masses, as well.”
“I can’t wait to explore everything.”
Since that was a weight of worry off his shoulders, he smiled. “Then, we can stay here when you aren’t touring.”
“About that…what do you think the chances are I’ll be able to convince the Artanes to let me set up a residency here? It’s something I’ve been considering for a while now, but I never found the right place. I think doing it here on Evo would make sense since you work here.”
That made him laugh. “No convincing necessary. The Artanes would jump at the chance to have you here permanently. They’d probably build you a whole new arena if you only asked.”
She considered that for a moment. “Actually, I was thinking about something a little smaller. I would love to be able to do more intimate shows where I could scale back on the whole production part of the concerts and focus more on the music.”
“I’m sure they will agree to anything you want,” he assured her. He hesitated briefly, then added, “I just want to make sure this is something you really want, and you aren’t just doing it for me.”
Ayla sighed happily. His concern for her made her heart sing, but he didn’t have to worry. She hadn’t been lying when she’d said she wanted to stay on Evo with him. Perhaps that would change in the future, but for now, she was ready to make a home with him.
Zenix was her mate, the keeper of her heart, and there wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do for him. However, setting up a residency on Evo wasn’t just for him. It was something she was doing for both of them.
She was well aware that being mated to her wasn’t going to be easy for him. Zenix was a protective and possessive male, and with the amount of attention she attracted, he was probably going to spend a lot of time worrying about her. So, she would try to make things as easy as possible for him by staying in a place that was under his control.
“You know, I almost gave up hope of finding you,” she said softly. “Searching for my keeper was one of the reasons I’ve toured so much over the years. But now that we are finally together, I have no need to go anywhere.”
“I just want to make sure—”
She cut him off by brushing her lips over his again. “I’m sure.”
“Fine,” he grumbled. “At least I can protect you if you perform here. I read over your threat file, and you have a lot of fucked up people stalking you.”
