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can’t believe we had sex in your mother’s house.”
    He nipped her shoulder. “I know. It is a first for me as well, but then, she has never placed me in a bedroom with a lover before.”
    “I am not your lover. I am an ex-lover.”
    He shifted and she felt him slide inside her. “You feel fairly current to me.”
    She wrinkled her nose. “Fair enough. Now, can you roll over so I can get some sleep?”
    He must have known he had won, because he gripped her hips and rolled so that she was draped over his pale blue body. She squirmed a little and settled comfortably. It was her favourite way to sleep when he was in her bed. It kept him from pinning her to his side and let her get a decent amount of rest. Plus, there was the bonus of being able to have sex the moment she woke, so all was good.
    He pulled the blankets up and over her shoulders, tucking her in. She rested her head over his heart and let the thudding lull her to sleep. It was a nice end to her first day on Jaluum, but she was going to have to do a lot of backpedalling tomorrow. Oh, what the hell.
     
    They ate breakfast early and headed out with a promise to return after the day’s recruitment visits were over.
    The first visit went well. The young man with his horticultural abilities considered joining the Guardians, but his matriarch was not sold on the idea of handing their private goldmine over to the planet.
    The second visit had an unusual tension. Urgan Welkian was an earnest man of prime mating age. In fact, there was a local woman who was determined to gain him as her bond mate, but Urgan’s matriarch was holding back.
    Tweliak Welkian sipped her tea and shook her head. “That woman isn’t right. I don’t want Urgan in her clutches. He is a sensitive boy and he needs a protected environment, not tension.”
    Brigs nodded. Urgan was off speaking with Solos, leaving the females to plan his future.
    “As a Guardian, his healing talents would be nurtured and he would receive that sort of protection. The decision is for you and Urgan to make.”
    “I am agreeing. Send what documents you need to and he will be available to you whenever the base is ready. I want my grandson safe, Recruiter Brigeet. That is the prime requirement to his being part of the project. Am I understood?”
    Brigs cocked her head. “What would make him safe?”
    “A strong woman. Do you have a bond mate, Recruiter?”
    Brigs shook her head. “No, but I do not know how long I will be here, so I could not find him a suitable female.”
    The matriarch cackled. “I meant you. You seem like a good woman; you have our first Guardian following your every move. You obviously have sexual skills sufficient enough to keep him interested. I want you to offer for my grandson.”
    “May I think on this?”
    “You may. Jadara is not right for my grandson.”
    A cold voice sounded from the doorway. “That is not kind, Tweliak. I have made fair and equitable offer for Urgan. He is mine.”
    Tweliak pounded her cane on the floor. “He goes where I tell him to go. He is not for you, Jadara Xim.”
    Brigs looked over at Jadara and saw a lithe, elegant woman with rippling navy blue hair and eyes that screamed insane. The woman was clutching a small vial of something, and she ran forward.
    Brigeet got to her feet and put herself between the crazy lady and the matriarch. The liquid felt cold before it began to sizzle her skin. The right half of her face burned, but she tackled Jadara while Tweliak screamed for help. She had quite the set of lungs on her.
    Brigs was busy punching the woman and pinning her to the floor while her face blistered and peeled, dripping on her attacker.
    Finally, Brigs got a grip on her throat and strangled Jadara until she ceased fighting. She held on until there was no fight left.
    “Recruiter. Don’t move.” Urgan carefully gripped her and lifted her from Jadara. Solos was yelling, but Urgan was easing her to the couch and slowly tracing the burn on her