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bristling with hostility when they returned to the observatory. His gaze flicked over the two of them and then skimmed over her more slowly, insultingly… accusingly. She didn’t believe her ‘guilt’ had shown until he made her feel dirty from that look. Without glancing at Anka, she strode quickly across the observatory and into the room that had been set aside for her and Holly Rains.
        Holly had already claimed one of the bunks. She was sitting up, though, wedged in one corner as if she thought she might be absorbed by the wall behind her. Her gaze wasn’t accusing as Spencer’s had been-Powell’s, for that matter-but there was speculation in her eyes.
        Sybil climbed onto the empty bunk since there was no other place to sit and drew the cover up to cover herself.
        “Are you alright?”
        Sybil swallowed with an effort. She didn’t think so. She didn’t especially want to think about what she’d done, though. “Yes. I guess. I’d hoped to get my flight suit back, but it wasn’t there. Anka said the droids had probably disposed of it in case it was contaminated, but he said he’d see if it was still useable and get me something else if it wasn’t.”
        Holly’s brows rose. “ That’s where you went!”
        Sybil grimaced. “Not that I think the guys won’t be able to control themselves-there certainly isn’t anything sexy about the t-shirt and panties!-but I’d be a lot more comfortable with clothes.”
        Holly nodded. “Why did they take it off, do you think? Did they…?”
        Sybil’s stomach rolled, more because she knew immediately that the others were speculating about the same thing than because she felt that she had. “It was droids that examined me. I doubt anything happened.”
        “But you were unconscious.”
        “What’s that supposed to mean?” Sybil demanded angrily.
        She could tell from the guilty look that Holly tried to hide exactly what was running through her mind. “Nothing. I’m just saying you don’t know and… maybe that’s a good thing.”
        Sybil’s lips tightened. “Suggesting they couldn’t contain themselves? I doubt very seriously that they find us the least bit attractive,” she said dryly, if not with complete truth. She’d felt Anka’s arousal. She didn’t think she was mistaken about that. “Anyway,” she added, looking away, “from what he said, there are women of their species here. I can’t believe they would consider fucking an unconscious woman-especially a different species and one, moreover, that they must consider of inferior intelligence given their advancement.”
        Shock registered on Holly’s face and Sybil felt a touch of satisfaction that she’d elicited it. “There’s no need for that kind of language. I find it offensive.”
        “Too bad,” Sybil said tightly. “I’m an adult and free to say whatever the hell I like. And I’m offended by your insinuations. You think you’re the only one entitled to be offensive?”
        Anger flickered across the other woman’s face. “I didn’t mean to be offensive. I was just… concerned.”
        Liar, Sybil thought. Titillated, more likely. “Well I appreciate that,” she said caustically.
        Holly’s lips tightened. “We won’t get anywhere being hostile to each other. We need to stick together.”
        Except they’d already closed ranks, leaving her on the outside. They’d decided she was ‘tainted’. They’d seen her flight suit was missing and instantly drawn their own nasty conclusions, and it hadn’t helped that she’d willingly followed Anka off.
        Fuck her! And fuck them! “I won’t argue that, but I’m damned if I can see that it’s going to be much help. There are only five of us and no telling how many of them. Aside from the fact that not one of us has a damned weapon, exactly what do you think banding together is going to do? You think we can overpower them? Escape? Where the hell to? Don’t tell me they conveniently