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“Not exactly. At least two video comms will be installed in every recreation room on the worldship. You and your mother are the only ones who’ll have a private video comm.”
“Why? Who is my sister mated to? Is it someone important? Oh God, is it Emperor Radakk? Is it a royal advisor of some sort?”
Brute’s expression becomes shuttered. “It is not my place to tell you about your sister’s mate and reveal his identity.”
I give him a sharp glare and slide off his lap, then flush when my pants and panties become tangled around my ankles. Before I can bend down to pull them up, he does it for me, and his huge warm hands linger along the waistline, his fingers gently caressing my sides and stomach.
He pats my sore bottom. “Let’s go, little female.”
Chapter10
BRUTE
We reachJenny’s quarters before the engineers arrive with the video comm, so I send her inside to greet her mother while I linger in the corridor. She gives me a shy look before entering her living space, and my shafts harden when I notice her start rubbing her bottom just as the door zips shut.
I replay the events that took place in the alcove, and it only makes my pants grow tighter. I greatly enjoyed rubbing her to a release, as well as spreading her bottom wide to inspect her pucker.
I liked kissing her too.
And yes, I relished spanking her.
The act of taking her in hand and disciplining her was invigorating. It also filled me with a sense of great responsibility. She’s not used to the Darrvason way of life, and the sooner she understands I expect her compliance, the easier it will be for her to acclimate to life among my people. A Darrvason male is very much his wife’s lord and master, and even the smallest of rebellions aren’t tolerated.
She must learn to accept that physical punishment will be a part of her life, though the quicker she is to submit, the less likely she is to feel the sting of my palm or the lash of a thick leather strap.
I tell myself it’ll be easier once we’re fully mated. Once a heartbond has developed between us. Joy resounds within me as I imagine the fateful day it’ll happen. I know I cannot claim her right away—as much as I desire to claim her immediately, I must see my mission on theJansonnathrough. Perhaps the more successful I am, the more forgiving Admiral Tornn and Emperor Radakk will be when they’ve discovered my transgressions—when they learn I not only claimed a forbidden female, but I did so outside the boundaries of the alliance. I pray it doesn’t result in my disgrace and subsequent banishment from the empire.
After the engineers arrive with the video comm, I press the buzzer next to Jenny’s door. Her mother answers the door with a smile. “Come in,” she says, backing up to give us room. “Jenny says you’re here to install a video comm so we might speak with Ellie. I can’t tell you how happy that makes me. Could I bring any of you a beverage? I-I’m afraid all we have is water.”
As I search the living space for Jenny, I say, “No thank you,” and the engineers also decline her offer of hospitality.
Jenny emerges from another room, and her eyes flash when she spots me. Is she angry I punished her? Perhaps. I can’t quite discern the reason for her upset. But maybe she’s not comfortable having so many Darrvason males inside the abode she shares with her mother. I hope she understands I’ll keep her safe. I would fight any of these males to the death if they suddenly posed a threat to my little female.
Margo confers with the engineers about the best location for the video comm, and they settle on a corner of the sitting room. Jenny spends a few more minutes glaring at me, then strides forward with her hands on her hips wearing a look of determination.
“I want to know who Ellie is mated to and I want you to tell me right now. I shouldn’t have to wait until I speak with her. I’d like a head’s up. Tell. Me.”
Certain that the others in the room are occupied with the installation of the video comm, I arch one eyebrow at Jenny and give her a censorious look. “Those are awfully bold words for an errant female who just got her bottom spanked.”
Her eyes widen and she huffs. She shakes her head and her dark hair cascades about her shoulders. The scent of her essence remains strong in the air. If any of the engineers detected the scent of her bodily fluids on my fingers, they gave no indication, but I don’t want her to become freshly aroused while there are five other males in the vicinity. Surely that would draw their attention. I doubt any of them would make a move, especially while I’m present in a supervisory capacity, but I don’t want to find out.
“You are a rude ass,” she says, crossing her arms over her chest.
“And you have a red ass,” I reply, nonplussed. She’ll pay for her insults. Later. Once I get her alone in another alcove. Perhaps I’ll stroke her to the edge of a release only to withdraw my hand at the last moment, not granting her the relief of a climax.
She clenches her teeth and hisses.
I growl.
We continue in this fashion for some time. She insults me, I retort, and then we glare at one another. She asks for the name of her sister’s mate, and I keep my lips sealed. Then it starts all over again.
At some point, her mother wanders over and listens to our conversation. It amuses me that Jenny’s requests to learn the name of her sister’s mate become much more polite when her mother’s hovering about. She refrains from cussing and hurling insults at me.
“Will we be able to contact Ellie as soon as the video comm is up and running?” Margo asks during a pause in conversation.
“No, you’ll have to wait for her to contact you. The link between the two comms will not activate until you’re contacted by Ellie first. I believe her video comm will be installed very soon.”
“Got it,” Margo replies, then flits back across the room to watch the engineers as they work.
