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in an attempt to
force him into his passage. “Please!”
    The flash of lightning sliced through the windows,
illuminating the darkening museum. Again, the pets whimpered behind
them.
    This was all wrong. How could they be together like
this when the brothers and their mate were dealing with a dangerous
Bone Eater held in the lab? What if something went wrong? Unease
slithered through Miln.
    “We cannot do this.” He rose on his hands to look
down into his mate’s incredulous face. “I am uncomfortable with
this storm, and so are Ino and Ka. It is our duty to secure the
base and protect the brothers and their mate, but here we are about
to make love to sate our carnal desires. It is not right.”
    Oshki blinked. The expression in his eyes turned from
disbelief to surprise to hurt. “You cannot be serious. We have
waited so long to be together. Here we are on the verge of truly
claiming one another and you want to return to the base? The
brothers will be fine. You know they will die to protect Venus and
their unborn child.”
    “That is what bothers me,” he replied gravely. “If
anything should happen to the threesome, I will never forgive
myself. What if the brothers are killed defending them? The child
deserves to grow up with a father.” He sighed and offered Oshki a
pleading look. “I want you so badly, but our duty requires us to
put the needs of others before our own.”
    “Please, do not do this. Just let us,” Oskhi hooked
his feet around Miln’s calves, “have a few short minutes of loving
one another.”
    Another boom shook the building.
    “You know I speak the truth.”
    “I want and need you!” He tightened his legs around
Miln’s, drawing him closer and pushing his sapin more snugly
against his asshole.
    His worry and sense of duty overrode his desire for
Oshki. His erection abated. If he was going to make love to his
mate, he wanted to claim him when he didn’t have to worry about
their safety or fear Tapio’s surveillance. He wanted to enjoy his
mate without interruption or fear of what was going on elsewhere.
He couldn’t help the way he felt and thought. It was just the way
he was.
    “No.” He shook his head. “We must go back and make
sure everyone is well. Venus is performing important and
unpredictable experiments on that Bone Eater, and with such a bad
storm moving in, we should not take any chances.”
    A playful smile tweaked Oshki’s lips. “I do not
agree, my warrior. They are perfectly capable of taking care of
themselves for a few minutes.” He wrapped his arms around Miln’s
waist and hugged him. “I say we stay here and then return
after.”
    Anger stirred in him. His sapin softened more, and he
growled deep in his throat. “Enough. We will return to base.”
    “You worry too much.” His partner cupped the back of
Miln’s head and drew him down for a kiss.
    His ire surfacing, he rolled with his mate so that he
was on top. However, the sudden movement caught him off guard.
Seizing his chance, Miln heaved Oshki off him. His mate landed on
his back just off the blanket. However, he scrambled to his feet,
settling into a crouch, his eyes flashing with hurt and fury.
    “I know you do not understand,” Miln began in a
soothing tone, “but you need to trust me. I sense we are needed at
the base.”
    “You enjoy tormenting me,” he snapped. “You tease but
you cannot commit.”
    “If you do not begin using reason”—his anger grew
stronger than before—”I will commit all right. I will commit you to
a cell where you can come to your senses!”
    Slowly, Oshki rose to his full height, shoulders
back, arms rigid, with his fists balled at his sides. “You have no
love for me. If you did, you would not do this.”
    “Perhaps you need to grow up before we truly
consummate our partnership.” Miln whirled, and naked, walked over
to the pets to coax them out from under the strange conveyance. “I
will take Ka. You take Ino. Once we are certain all is well at the
base