I’d lost my damn mind. How someone so small could wield so much power over me was a mystery I might never unravel. All I knew was every time I looked at her, Iwanted.
And now that obsession had put her in danger. There were no boxes in the ventilation system. I knew because they were purposely left empty so we could smuggle goods in the tight space. Styx legion had specially designed containers that hooked together in a chain for easy removal once we reached our destination. They were also designed to look exactly like the rest of the space. An inspector could like right at them and see nothing.
Definitely not a rubber duck box, whatever the fuck that was.
None of our smuggling containers blocked more than half of the space. Abby would have been able to pass by one of ours. It would be a tight squeeze for her, but she could have done it. She was so damn small. Vulnerable. Weak. How was I going to protect her?
Impatient now, I watched as Abby finished putting on her boots. She looked her part once more, wearing the Styx legion’s armored uniform with the silver band on her arm. And I could breathe knowing she had at least some protection.
“Come.” I held out my hand, half afraid she would refuse to take it after the way I’d fucked her earlier. I’d been out of control. Completely feral.
I nearly sighed with relief when her soft hand slid into mine and she smiled up at me. “Where are we going?”
“Back to pilot controls. I need to scan the ventilation system.” I took a step but encountered resistance. Abby had her heels dug into the floor and was trying to pull me back to her. “You are not strong enough to move me.”
“I don’t want to move you. I wantyouto kissme.Then I’ll go with you.”
“This is not a game, Abigail.”
“Oh, I know, mate. This is our life. Much more important.”
I considered her words. She was mine, my female, my mate. I wanted her to be happy, to choose to be with me. And I wanted to kiss her at least as much as she wanted the kiss.
Instead of moving to her, I tugged her to me and gently took her lips with mine. I buried my fingers in her damp hair and groaned as the soft scent of her surrounded me once more. When my cock rose to attention, I pulled back. “That is enough. I do not have time to fuck you properly.”
Her laughter was a cool breeze blowing through the hell I’d lived in most of my life. “You already did that. More than once.”
“Not enough.”
She smiled, her hand resting on my cheek. “It’s probably a good thing. I’m not used to so much activity, and I’m pretty sore.”
“You do not feel well?”
“I feel great. I’m just a little sore. You know, down there.”
“Unacceptable.” Lifting her in my arms, I cradled her to my chest and carried her to the co-pilot’s seat. While she buckled in, I removed a ReGen wand from a storage cabinet and placed the glowing green wand between her legs, right up against her pussy.
“What?” She looked down at the healing device, then back up at me, a drunken look coming over her. “Oh. That’s nice. I gotta get me one of these.”
“We have dozens of them at home.” Home. With her. I liked the sound of that.
“Really?”
“I do not lie.”
Now that my mate was properly taken care of, I returned my attention to the control panel and began running scans on the ventilation system. Saw nothing. Ran the scans again. Still nothing.
“Where did you see this rubber duck box?”
She had her head tilted back, and her eyes closed when she answered. “Right around the corner from where you made me fall from the ceiling.” She opened her eye and peered at me through the corner of the nearest one. “Which you wouldn’t have been able to do if that stupid box hadn’t been in my way.”
I glanced down at the ReGen wand, saw that the device’s lights indicated it had finished healing my mate. I held out my hand, palm up. “All better?”
“Yes. Thank you.” Abby placed the wand in my hand, and I was intrigued to see her cheeks turn a shade of pink.
“Why are you turning pink?”
“What?” She turned to face away from me. “I’m not.”