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Amber sighed and set her cup down. She stepped closer and wrapped her arms around my waist. I returned the hug in kind, though it did nothing to alleviate my confusion.
“You’re a doll, you know that?”
“I am an effigy?”
She giggled. “How do the nanites manage to find the most awkward words for things? No, not an effigy. You’re a sweetheart. Somehow, even when I’m being a bitch, you’re still zeroed in on making me happy. That’s more than any human man has ever done for me.”
“But it is not enough.”
“I didn’t say that!” She stepped back, taking my face in her hands. “You’ve gotta give me time, okay? I’m not used to being doted on. I’m not used to mating, and I’m sure as hell not used to being claimed. Humans don’t really do that.”
It was my turn to caress her face. “Well, you are going to have to get used to it. Xalanites claim. We dote on our females.”
Finally, I coaxed a smile from her. “Yeah, I guess I’m gonna have to get used to it.”
This brightened my mood. “Does this mean I can stay?”
She reached up and kissed my cheek. “Of course, you can stay. I wouldn’t leave you to the AARO. No one’s going to dissect you on my watch.”
I wished to mate then, but before I could initiate, Amber finished her coffee and excused herself to get ready for the day. Having nothing else to do, I went back to the couch to start another book. I tore through book after book in search of the key to Amber’s love. Surely I had missed something because her words did not match her preferences. These men doted on their females, and they claimed them. Especially the wolven men. They claimed their females with bites. I quite liked the notion of biting Amber to claim her—not to harm, of course. Apparently, there was a trick to biting to mark but not to harm.
When Amber came back through the living room on her break, I questioned her about the men who became wolves. I asked how common that was, and if it was her preference to mate with a man who can change into an animal. It was beyond my ability, but knowing what she liked was crucial, regardless of whether or not it was something I could give her.
“Oh, those are paranormal romances, hon. They’re not real. No human men can turn into wolves.”
That was something of a relief. “More fiction, then?”
“Yeah. Listen, you don’t have to keep bingeing those books. I promise, after work I’ll go over what I might like or want. Just watch some TV or something until I’m done. Okay?”
I nodded, though it disappointed me to wait.
Using the remote controller, I scrolled through her television until I found a mating show. It took some figuring to decode her password for the special mating channel, but once I found it I contented myself with watching the humans mate. For hours on end, I studied the mating practices outlined in this channel, paying close attention to the wide variety of acts and making mental notes as to which ones I wished to attempt.
I was so caught up in the show that I failed to notice when Amber came back into the room at the end of her workday. It was only the not-so-subtle clearing of her throat that drew my attention from the device in front of me.
By the Xalan Gods! She stood there in a short, figure-hugging lower covering and an upper covering—shirt—that displayed her breasts gloriously beneath the thin fabric. Her eyes were painted with shadows around them, and her lips were painted a deep red. She looked like the females on the mating shows. My jaw dropped, and I subsequently dropped the remote control as well.
“Do you like the outfit?” She closed one eye. Winked.
I grabbed my lowern’rilthrough my pants and nodded. “Very much so.”
Amber sauntered over and sat next to me. I was very excited for the chance to try Daddy Dom again.
“I see you’ve found the porn channels. Heard it, actually. Had to close my door to keep the customers from hearing it. Hacked my account, huh?”
“Yes.”
She slid onto my lap, straddling me. My lowern’rilhardened at this, and I stroked faster. Watching the humans mate did not excite me like Amber did. I could watch them mate all day and not be this aroused.
“If you wanted porn,” she whispered, grinding her hips against me, “you could have asked.”
“You were not this … eager last night, or this morning. You did not want to mate then. What changed?” I hated to ask because she might change her mind again, but I would much rather know she was truly willing.
She pressed her forehead to mine and covered my pumping hand with hers. “Listening to that through the door got me hot.” She kissed me, pressing her tongue into my mouth.
I moaned as she ground into myn’ril. This abrupt turnaround startled me, but I did not question it further. Amber’s arousal was strong, strong enough to scent on her, and she kissed and rubbed me the whole time.
Thiswas the kind of mate I expected. Passionate. Willing. I lifted her up and lowered her onto the cushions of the couch, gaining control, and laid on top of her, kissing her neck.
