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But I wasn’t thrown off. I’d been in this situation before. My instincts kicked in with a rush of adrenaline. I cleared the tears from my cheeks and let the script take over.
I stood up slowly but confidently. I did it in a way that would show my body’s natural curves off to any watching eyes. But when I looked at Ryrik, his eyes were just cold.
“Take a seat,” he demanded.
I scanned the room, finally taking in my surroundings. It was a sparse room. Four blank walls and a single chair in the center. It was very clear this wasn’t the VIP room.
I did as he said and took a seat. His angry eyes still stared me down. I’d already told him more than I ever should have, so I needed to get right to the distraction.
I slowly opened my legs in a suggestive manner, giving him a tease of what I was willing to do to get out of trouble. It’d worked a hundred times before and was likely to work a hundred more.
“Your hands are very strong,” I breathed as I rubbed the red mark he left on my arm. “I can’t help but imagine how they’d feel on my?—”
“Stop talking, human.”
“You know, I’ve seen you watching me. On the casino floor. I’ve waited for you to make a move. There’ve been some quiet hours where I couldn’t help but think about what you might do to me if given the chance.”
“Enough,” he rumbled.
“Is it? Is it enough?” I said as I put my hands on my knees. I slowly ran them up my legs. They paused for a moment at my clothed crotch. His eyes were still on me. I thought I saw a hint of the anger leaving. I then moved my hands up to cup my breasts to seal the deal.
“Stop that!” he roared.
Most of the men I’d been around would be all over me after that. Maybe I’d just been around too many outlandishly horny men. Ryrik might’ve been a harder nut to crack, but I had to if I wanted to get out of the mess I was in.
“Are you sure?” I asked. “Taking me into this private back room. No one around to hear me… A big strong Vinduthi like you, I wouldn’t mind giving you just what you’re looking for. All you have to do is take it.”
“The only thing I want from a human like you is the truth,” Ryrik growled at me. “Now, tell me, what is going on here?”
His words didn’t match his eyes. I saw them trailing over my body, following my hands. He wanted to indulge, that much was obvious. So why wasn’t he? What held him back? Some sense of propriety or blind adherence to the corporate rules? I wasn’t prepared for that.
I also wasn’t prepared for how much I personally, deep down, wanted him to pounce on my offering.
“What’s going on here?” I repeated back at him with my eyes wide. “I’d certainly like to know that, too. Or better yet, surprise me.”
“You know that’s not what I meant!” His roaring voice shook the room. He took a deep breath and then resumed the interrogation. “What are you up to?”
Any fighting room I had in the interaction was gone. I thought I could just flirt my way out of it. Maybe even enjoy myself, for once. But this Vinduthi was not giving up, he wanted answers.
All the confidence in me emptied out of my body like the drain was just pulled up. My body went limp in the chair. My legs closed and my shoulders slumped. Tears started to well in my eyes again, but I managed to hold them in.
I couldn’t get out of it my usual way. I needed to do what he said, but not in the way I expected.
“What do you want to know?” I asked meekly.
“Anything. Everything.” Ryrik stood over me menacingly.
“I came here to Thodos III with the Quilthar.”
“The Quilthar? Are they up to their old tricks then?”
“I don’t know, I don’t really know much about them.”
“But you came here with them?”
I nodded. “Yeah, but they never exactly shared their business with me.” I looked at the floor. “I used to be homeless. Stuck living in the mud of some backwater planet that no one not stuck there has ever thought twice about. I was in desperate need of a warm meal and bed. That’s when the Quilthar showed up…”
“I’ve heard stories like this before. It doesn’t answer my question.”
