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The startled laughter that burst out of her was a welcome relief. It shook her body, prompting him into joining her as he clung tighter to her. She laughed until tears formed. She couldn’t say that it was that funny, but just the sheer rawness of her emotions made everything hit that much more acutely, even that bit of humor in all this.
“I’m going to fight her,” she declared, turning her head to look back at him as he sat up, just enough to look down at her as well. “We’ll save murder for if we can justify it in court, but this is only one battle she won. We just have to regroup and replan.”
She expected defeat from her male. He had been living under his mother’s thumb for so long, she knew very well that he considered it helpless. He just went along with what she wanted because it seemed like she’d scored something of a victory. But with even that gone, she wouldn’t be surprised or discouraged if he was depressed by their failure.
But he just smiled. Nodding his head. “Right. I’ll do what I can as well.”
“Really?”
“It won’t be much. She has you now, my female.” He stroked her cheek gently. “She doesn’t need to threaten to beat or harm me, she can do that to you. She can also hide it since you won’t be dragged in front of cameras and combots. So, I can’t do anything too crazy. But whatever you do, you’ll have my full support, my Sandy. Whatever it might be. And if it means I have to take a beating, let it happen. I can handle it. Just don’t put yourself in danger.”
She shook her head, smiling. Of course, he would say that.
Sandy might not know what she was going to do yet. Her only ally was well and truly cut off from her now, and the leash around Rane’s neck was that much tighter. She’d have to think and plan for a while to figure this out.
But for now, she snuggled back into Rane’s warmth. Enjoying his arms around her. Luxuriating in this last embrace as long as possible. Neither of them moved.
At least, until the doors opened again. Blue and Green came marching inside. It wasn’t surprising, and she turned back, giving Rane one last kiss before Green’s arms grabbed hold of her. She was yanked forcibly out of Rane’s grasp.
But she didn’t fight. Neither did Rane, though Blue still held him back as Green dragged her, naked and dripping his cum, back towards the exit.
She kept her eyes on him as long as possible. Until the door slid shut, cutting them off from each other.
Chapter 30
Rane
The team was whispering about him.
It wasn’t the first time. It had been happening more and more frequently lately. But he ignored it as he lined up at the bottom of the stadium, looking up at the field.
It was their last practice before the final game. They were playing against a team from Turv – home of the domini – on their home planet. Their stadium was set up with very minimal field obstructions, but the drain at the bottom, which made hazards, produced more than was typical. It made playing on the Turv stadium a bit more complex, since they didn’t know what they’d face at any random time.
But he wasn’t really thinking about the coming game.
Four tendays.
That’s how long it had been since he’d seen Sandy.
After his mother had her dragged away, she’d been taken somewhere, and he didn’t know where. He had only his mother’s word, and the security of his bond, to know she was alright. He couldn’t feel her or something, not the way some other species could, but if she died, he would certainly feel her absence, and he didn’t yet. So, he knew she was alive.
But that was all he knew.
His mother gave him orders, and he obeyed perfectly. Genuinely concerned about what would happen to his mate if he didn’t.
Really, she hadn’t been asking for much. He went to practice. He returned home. He stopped going out completely. She no longer manipulated him into positions wherein he was being dragged from seedy bars in front of cameras.
She didn’t need to. It didn’t matter if he was given his guardianship now. She had Sandy, and had already applied for her guardianship under the basis that they were mated. It had probably already been approved. He didn’t know.
“Rane,” Sal started, coming his way. The rest of the team trailing behind him.
He looked their way. Meeting their gaze evenly.
“You… alright?” Sal asked, voice halting. Cautious.
“Yes,” he said simply.
His mother hadn’t really given him orders in regard to the team. Other than to not tell them what was going on, he was to play at his best and win – because that’s how he got credz for her to spend. She didn’t care if he maintained a good relationship with the team.
