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experience, but they had pushed her too far. By the time she had realized what she’d gotten herself into, the power of the sexual stimulant chemicals had prevented her from defending herself.
    Even so, while in her state of heightened sexual need, she’d refused to take Dare’s ugly, deformed cock into her mouth. And now the choice was coming back to haunt her. Ironically, the Warriors who’d initiated her, now Marid Assassins, were the same ones who had captured her and the Xylon team on the Earth mission, where she’d been injured. All of her troubles traced back to those three, who had betrayed The Lair in every way possible, before ending up banished for life. Damn them. At the memory, her entire body trembled, and she gripped her hands together to stop their shaking.
    “Leila?” Braden prompted.
    “I didn’t think it mattered that much,” she lied. When Braden had never confronted her about the issue, she’d figured he hadn’t watched the full video of her Initiation Rite, otherwise he’d have known. She’d respected him for allowing her that privacy. Most men wouldn’t have done so, if they’d known of the video’s existence and had access. Still, she wasn’t about to mention the fact, nor the permanent injury she’d received. No good would come from it, in her opinion.
    “Leila…” He stared into her eyes for a long moment, not speaking. Then, “A few of our women still refuse to perform the third step. Punishment isn’t given for that. However, I can’t send you on missions involving anything more than research on Type F planets if you can’t heal yourself when injured.”
    No! He couldn’t decommission her for everything but “friendly” mission assignments. She’d never earn a promotion to a Class 2 rank that way. “I’ll be careful, Braden. I’m the only one who can find what we need on this mission. You know that.”
    “Yes.” He rubbed his chin. “Actually, I do. So, I came up with a solution.” His gaze flicked to his brother, then back to her. “If you’re willing.”
    She didn’t like the look in their eyes. Braden seemed overly cautious with his words, which wasn’t normal for him. And Torque appeared strangely expectant, almost eager. Her heart thudded dully in her chest. “What?”
    “You’ll need re-initiating.”
    Her heart slammed against her ribs. “Forget it!” In an Initiation Rite, she’d have no control over what happened to her body. Or very little. “I won’t chance a repeat performance of last time. I wouldn’t survive it.”
    “That won’t happen,” Torque interjected, greater compassion in his voice than she would have expected from him. Even so, the look in his eyes told a lustful story.
    She studied his intensity and wondered if he’d already been chosen to lead or participate in the ceremony. Rumor had it that his cock was enormous, and he liked aggressive sex, and using restraints and special sexual devices on his partners. When moisture filled her vagina at the erotic thoughts, she silently cursed herself. Her body often craved more than her mind would permit. Even as a Healer, with all her training, she never fully understood the inconsistency between body and mind, or perhaps consciousness and sub-consciousness, represented the more accurate contradiction. “Can a re-initiation even be done? I’ve never heard of one.”
    “It’s rare, but I found a few cases on record. It’s either a re-initiation, Leila, or you don’t go on any more potentially dangerous missions,” Braden told her. “This one included. I’ll send someone else.”
    “No one else qualifies.” They needed her knowledge. She had to be the one to go.
    “Then I suggest you agree, for the future of all Xylons. If you refuse, I will delay the mission until another Healer becomes trained in what to look for.”
    Damn.She’d hoped his words were a bluff, and he would back down, knowing the importance of obtaining the substance as soon as possible. But hardheaded