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"You'll never believe what they're capable of! Aside from the rapid healing-"
"Black claws that retract into their nail beds, fangs, vertical pupil dilation?"
"Well, yes, how did you-"
"Tarek grabbed Ethan and lifted him five feet in the air, with one hand. I was watching him very closely."
"Oh. Well, they can do more than that!" And off she went about all she'd learned about Sarazen biology.
Gwen's excitement had just started to gather the other women as they woke, when the door slid open and Tarek walked in. He had eyes only for her, despite how some of the other girls squealed and dove for their bunks to cover their half-dressed state, but she just stared back at him in total fascination. Even when Gwen darted in front of him to get out of the way, his gaze never wavered, "It is time to break your fast, little one." He told her firmly, and her stomach erupted with ripples and zings of attraction. No denying it, he was one sexy alien. "Come," He didn't wait for her to greet him, or to answer, he just commanded her in that deep voice to obey, "What about the others?"
"They will be cared for."
He looked different, and it took her a moment to realize he looked...tired. His hair wasn't as sleek as it had been yesterday, and in fact it appeared he'd just pulled it back into a low tail and not bothered to brush it. He wore the same tunic and pants from yesterday, and she wondered if he'd had as fitful a night as she had. She nodded and turned back to give Gwen a look, then Cassie, "I'll be back for lunch." Cassie was next on the tier of command, and she seemed to be coping well enough to handle anything that went awry. "We'll be fine," She took a deep breath and approached the massive alien waiting for her, shivering at the heat of his palm settling on her waist to guide her out.
She waited until they were alone in the corridor to ask him if everything was alright, and he glanced down at her with a slight frown. "Everything?" He queried, and she supposed that was a rather large question, "You. Are you, alright?" His frown eased and his lips actually twitched as though he wanted to smile at her in amusement, "You worry I am not?" She swallowed, not sure why she was suddenly so nervous, or why he sounded so pleased about the prospect that she might be worried for him. "I'm um, not the most observant, or socially stable person, but I notice you look tired. Like you had a difficult night or something."
He made a sound, deep in his chest. A thoughtful hum, maybe, and she shivered at the way his fingers spread on her back to take up as much space, touch as much he could with that one hand on her. "As you were not with me, I had opportunity to complete reports to my council and attend to other duties that might later limit our time together." he pulled her closer to his side when they stepped into the lift, that was occupied by several other warriors, shifting so that his massive body was between her and the others, glaring at them when they stared at her curiously. It made her duck her head and smile, because she'd never been so blatantly ogled before. "Does it please you, to be so admired?" Tarek asked, and though his tone was casual, there was a tightness to it that made her blush. "I wouldn't say it pleases me. I've just never been...admired."
She peeked out from under her lashes and saw that a few of the big warriors were grinning, and the rest seemed baffled. "It makes you smile," The warriors who were grinning, quit suddenly, and stepped slightly away as though making her smile, was going to get them punished. "I'm smiling because for once in my life, I feel short." Tarek glanced down at her, his expression confused, as though he was trying to figure her out. "That, pleases you? Feeling smaller of stature?" She shrugged, twisting her fingers around in the material of her skirt as age old self-consciousness washed over her. "I've always been the tallest, biggest woman among the crew I
"Black claws that retract into their nail beds, fangs, vertical pupil dilation?"
"Well, yes, how did you-"
"Tarek grabbed Ethan and lifted him five feet in the air, with one hand. I was watching him very closely."
"Oh. Well, they can do more than that!" And off she went about all she'd learned about Sarazen biology.
Gwen's excitement had just started to gather the other women as they woke, when the door slid open and Tarek walked in. He had eyes only for her, despite how some of the other girls squealed and dove for their bunks to cover their half-dressed state, but she just stared back at him in total fascination. Even when Gwen darted in front of him to get out of the way, his gaze never wavered, "It is time to break your fast, little one." He told her firmly, and her stomach erupted with ripples and zings of attraction. No denying it, he was one sexy alien. "Come," He didn't wait for her to greet him, or to answer, he just commanded her in that deep voice to obey, "What about the others?"
"They will be cared for."
He looked different, and it took her a moment to realize he looked...tired. His hair wasn't as sleek as it had been yesterday, and in fact it appeared he'd just pulled it back into a low tail and not bothered to brush it. He wore the same tunic and pants from yesterday, and she wondered if he'd had as fitful a night as she had. She nodded and turned back to give Gwen a look, then Cassie, "I'll be back for lunch." Cassie was next on the tier of command, and she seemed to be coping well enough to handle anything that went awry. "We'll be fine," She took a deep breath and approached the massive alien waiting for her, shivering at the heat of his palm settling on her waist to guide her out.
She waited until they were alone in the corridor to ask him if everything was alright, and he glanced down at her with a slight frown. "Everything?" He queried, and she supposed that was a rather large question, "You. Are you, alright?" His frown eased and his lips actually twitched as though he wanted to smile at her in amusement, "You worry I am not?" She swallowed, not sure why she was suddenly so nervous, or why he sounded so pleased about the prospect that she might be worried for him. "I'm um, not the most observant, or socially stable person, but I notice you look tired. Like you had a difficult night or something."
He made a sound, deep in his chest. A thoughtful hum, maybe, and she shivered at the way his fingers spread on her back to take up as much space, touch as much he could with that one hand on her. "As you were not with me, I had opportunity to complete reports to my council and attend to other duties that might later limit our time together." he pulled her closer to his side when they stepped into the lift, that was occupied by several other warriors, shifting so that his massive body was between her and the others, glaring at them when they stared at her curiously. It made her duck her head and smile, because she'd never been so blatantly ogled before. "Does it please you, to be so admired?" Tarek asked, and though his tone was casual, there was a tightness to it that made her blush. "I wouldn't say it pleases me. I've just never been...admired."
She peeked out from under her lashes and saw that a few of the big warriors were grinning, and the rest seemed baffled. "It makes you smile," The warriors who were grinning, quit suddenly, and stepped slightly away as though making her smile, was going to get them punished. "I'm smiling because for once in my life, I feel short." Tarek glanced down at her, his expression confused, as though he was trying to figure her out. "That, pleases you? Feeling smaller of stature?" She shrugged, twisting her fingers around in the material of her skirt as age old self-consciousness washed over her. "I've always been the tallest, biggest woman among the crew I
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