manhood?”
“No, your stamina. I have no doubt you’re a man. Cocky. Full of himself…” Her free hand reached
between his legs and squeezed. “Oh, but surprise, at least you own enough to brag. I guess you get a little credit.”
A shame she let go. If she thought him impressive semi-soft wait until she got a hold of him fully
hard. “If you’re not a virgin, and you’re not happy about me killing this pathetic excuse for a being, then what are you? Oh, by the goddess Karma, please tell me you’re not part of an intergalactic strike team whose primary purpose is fighting crime?” He couldn’t stem his appalled tone.
“Me? Law enforcement?” Her laughter pealed out loud and contagious.
Makl couldn’t help but grin, especially since the pistol under his chin wavered. “Guess not. Then
why are you here?”
“Same reason you are, I suspect. Money.”
“Slaves can’t own assets.” A stupid observation given he already suspected she wasn’t mere
chattel either.
“Again with the assumptions.” She clucked her tongue. “Are you sure you’re not the greatest idiot
the galaxy has known?”
Insulted. Again. By a female no less. Mercenary rule number twenty-two; thou shalt not let a
female best you, not even in a battle of words. Reassert dominance through any means possible.
One. Two. In a heartbeat, he held the arm with the weapon twisted behind her back, and the other
clasped between their bodies. Their touching bodies. He leaned in close. “Did no one ever teach you not to taunt men bigger than you?”
“Actually, my uncle showed me from a young age how to rile men like you up. But it was his sister
who taught me how to escape.”
Escape? As if he’d let her go. Of course, he’d not counted on her aunt’s ploy. The human didn’t try
to pull away or struggle. Instead, taller than a female should be, she stretched a little higher and caught his lower lip with flat edged white teeth, then sucked it while grinding her lower body against his.
Holy frukx! Instant heat and lust blossomed as she finally caved in to the desire she obviously
couldn’t contain. About time things started unfolding the way he’d planned. Her wet tongue swiped across his pointed teeth and he opened wide to let her in. She tasted so perfect. Sugary sweet, and she knew how to use her tongue to full advantage, stroking it along his, sucking on it. Groaning into his mouth. Or was he groaning into hers? Did it matter? He inhaled as she exhaled, her sweet breath filling him. His knees wobbled. He sank. Sank right to the floor. Boneless. Blinking. He had only a moment to see her
triumphant smile before he fell on his face, drugged.
I am such an idiot.
Chapter Four
Olivia stared at the purple male keeled over on the floor. She didn’t feel bad she’d drugged him.
After all, he admitted to being a murderer and a thief, but she did wish she could have met him under different circumstances. The man could kiss and while his views bordered on pompous and chauvinistic, he had an entertaining aspect to him that she quite enjoyed. Toss in what felt like a hard body in a shape similar it seemed to her own, and she could just imagine the fun they could have.
However, this wasn’t playtime. With a job left to do, a botched one, she might add, she had
limited time to salvage what she could and get out.
Heading to a wall panel indistinguishable from the rest but for a small scratch at the bottom, she
hit the hidden catch. A door slid open and in sauntered her partner. Appearing like a human-sized dog –
minus the collar and bad breath – he made her think of the pooch she’d briefly owned as a child, if that dog wore pants and a shirt, talked, and had paws tipped with stubby, hairy fingers.
“Took you long enough…” Ifruum stepped around her and stopped. “What happened here? Why is
your new owner oozing green blood from more parts than he previously owned and a purple merc out
cold on the floor?”
She