I realized my mistake when I felt the hand on my neck with the long nails.I meant to say “My lioness” but I think I might have been purring as she...rubbed my neck.“Where is my wife,” Lavi asked.“Off with her brother and mom to purge Rian from the house.”“Well,” she leaned down and whispered in my ear. “I kind of hurried out of the house this morning and I’d like to rinse off. Want to wash my back?”I turned around and touched my lips to her in a quick kiss. “Only if I get to wash more than. Holly felt vaguely raped, and not in a good way.That thought made her smile, amused by her own ruminations. She looked up at Donatien."Well, I had to try, right?" she asked.Donatien shook his head."No, Holly, you didn't," he said softly. "And the fact you partook anyway was wonderful."Holly was astounded at the thrill of arousal this man had just caused her. He was right: Holly didn't have to take part in any of it. She had chosen to do so, and enjoyed the fruits of her decisions, one way or. I can’t believe it!’ Carol groused. ‘What are you bitching about? At least we’ve got this new Mark 34 saucer. It’s a lot faster than that junker we used to have and more spacious, too.’ ‘I guess you’re right,’ replied Carol, ‘we can access the space portal whenever we want to, so at least we’re not stuck here waiting for a ‘mother’ ship.’ ‘Those were the bad old days. This is now. I’m sure they’ll come up with something better in the next couple of centuries and then this equipment will seem. She had brought me to a standard college pub, and despite the difference in the genetics it would appear that college students everywhere had the love of fermented beverages down pat."I come here every time I got to learn a new career." Coral said knocking back a drink.I nodded to her and took an experimental sip of my drink."Reminds me of a pub I used to visit when I was at academy." I said.She smiled at me."How long ago was that?" She asked."About 6 years now." I said.She nodded."I've been a.