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Funny, she had thought something similar in the gymnasium. Adelina wondered if he was still mad about what had transpired. “Is that because we’re on Draga Terra?” she asked. They walked slowly, taking their time as they headed towards the palace. Perhaps his tech didn’t work right on herplanet.
Nash was silent for a while. Long enough she looked up at him despite not being able to see more than his profile. “I don’t thinkso.”
What did thatmean?
Adelina needed to see Ian as soon as possible. She needed answers. If she really did have a courtesan’s genetic makeup there was a lot she needed to reconsider, to be wary of. Before she realized how much time had passed they were under thegymnasium.
“I am hopeful Varan will have a few answers for you shortly,” she said, not knowing what else tosay.
Adelina felt flustered. The spot on her lower back where his hand rested burned. There were so many other places she wanted thathand.
“It could take weeks, you know that.” His words were bitter anddefeated.
What could she do? Her personal feelings aside, she knew Draga owed him more. “We may getlucky.”
He was a phantom in the dark and Adelina felt his isolation grow. Listening to her instincts she stepped forward so she could wrap her arms around his waist and rest her head on his chest. Nash couldn’t forget he wasn’t alone. Isolation could destroy the male she’d come to like andrespect.
“Do you think—” he hesitated. “Do you think you might be able to speak with your father on mybehalf?”
It was all she’d been thinking about. “I have nothing new to convince them to change their minds. How I feel is of no consequence.” Even if she requested something as rash as his hand in marriage it did not matter, her father would refuse despite his decree on the day of Raena’s birth that all of his children would choose their ownspouse.
Nash sighed. “Then I will have to come up with something, some irrefutable truth I am the one to bet on for safety. If I could present even half my armies…” he trailed off. They both knew it was a fool’s chance. “I appreciate everything you’re trying to do for me,” he told her. “I’m going to activate the stealth-shield and come up afteryou.”
Adelina had a thousand and one questions for him. She kept silent instead. “I will see you tomorrow?” she asked, lingering though sheshouldn’t.
His mouth found hers in the dark tunnel and she remembered he could still see her even in the pitch-black. Nash must have understood her real question. Adelina kissed him back softly. He tasted like a hot drink on a winter night. She breathed in his strange scent and felt it flutter through her, making her heart pound. She pulled back slowly before she could losecontrol.
“I will see you in the morning. Any help you need from me is yours,” Nash said as he helped her up theladder.
She accepted his strength even though she had no need of it. Adelina made her way back to her rooms through the hidden servants’ halls. She wondered if the connection between her and Nash was what she thought it might be, and if it was…she would have to be more thancautious.
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Nash
Draga RoyalPalace
Planet DragaTerra
Nash watchedAdelina’s ass bounce in those tight leather pants as she climbed up the ladder. His cock twitched and he couldn’t look away. Adelina was a beauty in her gowns, but those pants, the boots, and her damn cloak all made her into a mysterious devil woman. He even enjoyed the silver hair and gold eyes. Would she wear them in the bedroom if heasked?
Nash cursed under his breath as he followed her up, trailing her to the palace. Once she was safe he turned back to the west wing where the guest accommodations were located. This damn female would ruin him. He could feel it in his warrior’s bones and those instincts had saved his life more times than he cared tocount.
He would never get used to the culture on Draga. It had shocked him the first time he’d been and it still shocked him despite knowing their ways. That didn’t account for the raging jealousy he had felt when she flirted with the thief though. It had made him want to rip the male’s fucking face off. The only thing that kept him from doing so was the reminder it didn’t mean the same as it did in his own kingdom and galaxy. In the Khara galaxy, touch and affection was not a familiar and easy thing. It was reserved for your family, spouse, or children and no oneelse.
Everything he had seen and heard that night confirmed one thing atleast.
The little princess’s claims of wanting to help him were true. She had proven that tonight and he knew her desire to assist him in finding his people and gather an army could be considered treason if her father wished. There was no reason for her to take that risk no matter her claims ofhonor.
He was furious at King Orion for his lack of honor with their alliance. The male had to possesssomehonor if Adelina’s was strong enough she would disobey her own family to uphold it. The king put his daughter in an impossible situation and it left Nash raginginside.
Then there was something else about Adelina Nash couldn’t explain or understand. The kiss only proved what he’d been so wary of. This female was a sorceress. She had to be to make him drunk on her lipsalone.
He frowned as he entered the guardhouse. It was quiet and only a few soldiers were on patrol as Nash checked his warriors. They were still in the process of being vetted and until each and every one of them passed the test he could have no contact. Nash didn’t allow that to stop him from ensuring theirsafety.
Satisfied, he found the narrow servants’ halls and stairs and used them to reach his quarters rather than use the servants’ lift. The Draga Palace was centuries old and there were more nooks and crannies than anyone could keep trackof.
Nash activated his molecular disapparator and passed through his wall. They no doubt kept track of his comings and goings with the log on his door. Nash started to undress and disarm in the darkness, staring at nothing. This princess was something he hadn’t anticipated. When they’d met last there had been a pull, but nothing like he felt when he saw her in the council room after so many cycles, and not like he didnow.
