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lift her hips to meet his. He was taking
her with force, working feverishly to assuage their needs. It felt fantastic.
    “Squeeze me. Squeeze me, Atrilan.”
    His plea came as grunts, hot puffs of air over her
skin. She obliged, and was rewarded with a ragged groan. He adjusted himself
slightly to increase the pressure and depth of his lunges, and the next instant
she felt herself beginning to soar, rising higher and higher until her body
flashed at its peak. She threw back her head to cry out, when a hand clamped
over it, muffling the sound within the chamber. Yulen pressed his mouth into
the curve of her neck as his own orgasm thundered through him moments later.
His body continued to take hers, and eventually began a gradual slow-down from
the sweet experience. Coming to a halt, he removed his hand from her face and
kissed her shoulder.
    “I love you, woman.”
    She couldn’t answer. Her body was still thrumming.
His presence was a warm blanket spread over her, keeping her from becoming
chilled. “You had a great idea,” she finally managed to whisper.
    “I spent the majority of our meeting on the hill
with Fortune and the others trying to find a way to get you alone,” he admitted
with a chuckle. She laughed with him, and felt him remove his softening
erection.
    “You had a good plan.”
    “So do you,” he murmured. “Let’s get dressed and
take this conversation elsewhere. The last thing we both need is to be caught
screwing in the food storage bins.”
    “This bin is empty. We’re not contaminating
anything.”
    “No, but the straw in our clothes and hair might be
something we can’t easily explain.”
    That comment made her laugh aloud, and the issue
was compounded as they fumbled around in the dark, trying to find their
clothes. Eventually, they managed to make themselves presentable, and Yulen
cautiously opened the door to check outside.
    “Looks clear.” He glanced back at her and smiled.
Reaching up, he pulled several bits of hay from her hair. “And now you look clear.”
    “And less stressed?” She winked.
    “Definitely less stressed. Come on.” Taking her
hand, he led her from the containment area. But instead of heading for their
lodge or the main hall as she expected, he took the path toward the apartments
centered in the back of the main compound.
    “Where are we going?”
    “To Fortune’s.”
    “Oh, to pick up Mattox. Right.” She still couldn’t
think straight. Her mind remained focused on the delicious sensations coming
from between her thighs in the aftermath of their coupling. She vaguely
remembered how their son had protested when she’d taken him back to Tory to
baby-sit before joining the men.
    “Actually, I have an alternate plan regarding what
you said out there to the caste. I want to run it by the both of you.” He
looked over to grin at her. “And also to pick up our son while we’re there.”
     

Chapter
Five
    Adventure
     
     
    Yulen knocked on the wooden door. Tory answered,
and actually blushed to see the Battle Lord standing on her welcome mat. Atty,
she was accustomed to having over, but not D’Jacques himself.
    “Hello, Tory. Is Fortune in?”
    “Y-yes. Come in. Come in.” She moved aside and
gestured for them to enter the apartment. Still holding hands, Atty followed
her husband inside, to find Fortune sitting at the kitchen table where he was
sharpening his knives. Like his wife, the man paled when he noticed their
guests.
    “Yulen? Is something wrong?”
    “No, nothing’s wrong. We’re not here to deliver bad
news, but I do have a few issues I’d like to discuss with you.”
    “Is this a private matter? Do I need to make myself
scarce?” Tory asked.
    Yulen shook his head. “You’re welcome to stay.”
    “Where’s Mattox?” Atty spoke up.
    Tory pointed behind her. “He’s taking a nap on our bed.
He finally calmed down after you left him this morning. Let me go close the
door.” She left the room, and the rest of them took a seat at