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way.”
    “ Other human women have
been taken to the jit’suku galaxy as brides?”
    “ Yes, and I will invite
those who have had trouble with their mate’s clans to join ours.
Such things have been done in the past and since House Fedroval has
suffered such great losses in the recent past, we are well able to
support a few more families under our banner. It would also allow
you to have friends from your home galaxy nearby.”
    “ Is that why you’re doing
this? Are you that hard up for a wife that you’ll take any
foreigner who happens along? I remember what you told me about
being the last of your line. You said no proper jit’suku woman
would have you. Is that why you’ve come to me with this proposal?”
She looked angry and he had to make her understand.
    “ No, my love. If you were
jit’suku you would know, one cannot fake the nij’ta . I never expected to find a
mate. I’d given up. And then there you were. Now I’m being to
understand why the Goddess led me on such a difficult path. She was
leading me to you, Lisbet. Only to you. Always to you.”
    “ I must be crazy,” she
muttered as if to herself, but he heard her. She faced him squarely
and spoke in a clear voice. “I can’t get you out of my mind, Val. I
don’t know what you’ve done to me, but I’m crazy about you and if
you think we can make a go of this, I’ll agree to be your
wife.”
    “ Thank the Goddess,” he
whispered as he dragged her into his arms for their first kiss as
declared mates.
    A kiss that would have led to so much
more if he hadn’t had an interplanetary call standing by. He drew
back and stood, holding out one hand to help her up. She accepted
him eagerly and he was amazed again by the blessing the Goddess had
bestowed on him to allow him to find such a mate when he’d thought
all was lost.
    “ We have a few formalities
to take care of before we can celebrate in true mate
style.”
    He led her out of her quarters and to
the bridge where they would stand together in front of the com
station. Their images and words would be broadcast to all within
the ship and a special few on Solaris Prime and many others on
Solaris Delta. There would be many witnesses as the Liege of House
Fedroval—King of Solaris Delta—officially introduced his
queen.
     
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    About the Author
     
    Bianca D’Arc has run a laboratory, climbed the corporate
ladder in the shark-infested streets of Manhattan, studied and
taught martial arts, and earned the right to put a whole bunch of
letters after her name, but she’s always enjoyed writing more than
any of her other pursuits. She grew up and still lives on Long
Island, where she keeps busy with an extensive garden, several
aquariums full of very demanding fish, and writing her favorite
genres of paranormal, fantasy and sci-fi romance.
     
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