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laughed.
    A few minutes later another knock sounded on the door. She got up and opened it. “Did you forget someth…”
    Bayden stood there, looking sexy as hell.
    “I don’t think so.” His face remained impassive.
    Do his lavender eyes mean he’s Algorian? Possibly, but his dark hair was uncharacteristic of the race. The dark hair could be a Koryan or a Ryon characteristic. She hoped no part of Bayden was like Stryder. Bayden was intense. He reminded her of a pure predator in his stealth movements, but Stryder was one strange SOB she planned to avoid like the plague.
    “Sarek was just here. Molly went with him to the lab. I thought she forgot something.”
    “Are you busy?”
    “Oh yes. Terribly. I mean, it takes me all day to keep this sparkling kitchen clean, and laundry, and…”
    “In that case—”
    “I’m kidding.”
    He didn’t smile. Did he ever smile? She’d love to see him do so. She resisted the overwhelming urge to reach and push his lips up at the corners.
    “I thought I could show you around the compound now that you’ve had time to settle in.”
    “I’d like that.” She’d been dying to explore but hadn’t dared for fear of getting lost. “Give me a minute to get my shoes?”
    He nodded again. She left the door open while she slipped into her shoes, keyed the number to engage the door, and followed him into the tunnel. For the next two hours, Bayden led her through the tunnels while he stopped at various rooms. There was a control room, a meeting area, different sections where Thad, Conlan, Sarek, and Stryder lived, a training room, and several storage rooms.
    “We have a game room as well. I thought you and Molly might enjoy that in particular.” He opened the door and motioned for her to go ahead of him.
    “Wow!” She looked around the arena because she certainly wouldn’t belittle the space by calling it a room.
    There were at least thirty bookshelves loaded with books, and a sitting area for reading in one corner. In the middle of the room were six leather sofas in two rows of three back to back. In front of each row was a mammoth television. Each seat had a set of earbuds and a controller. In another corner was a bar with a full-size fridge. A strange-looking metal box sat beside the bar.
    “What’s that?”
    “A jammer.” He smiled when she raised a brow at him. “It plays music.”
    “Oh. So it’s like a jukebox,” she said. “You guys take your entertainment seriously, huh?” Her nerves got the better of her, and she giggled.
    “There isn’t much to do on the planet. We need something to occupy our time while we aren’t working.”
    “Can I ask you something?” She turned to look at him.
    “Yes.”
    “What’s going to happen to us? Me and Molly. Are you going to take us back to Earth?” As strange as it was, she was beginning to feel comfortable here and wasn’t sure she wanted to go back to the mess on her own planet. Of course I like it here. There’s food, clothing, a bed, and Molly is being taken care of . That wasn’t all there was to it though. She felt safe here. She felt safe with Bayden.
    She took a slow breath, and his clean, spicy scent tickled her nose. She wanted to reach out and run her fingers through his hair to see if it was as thick and soft as it appeared. Before she could stop herself, she stood on tiptoes and did just that. She watched as his eyes closed and his breath caught at her touch.
    He growled low in his throat, and his lips descended upon hers so quickly she gasped. His flavor was exotic and wild. He tasted like what she thought every sinful, forbidden thing would taste like rolled into one. She groaned, wrapped her arms around his neck, and pulled him closer. But just as the kiss began, he jerked his mouth from hers. His eyes sparkled at her and looked to be three shades darker than what she’d remembered. Her breath hitched in her chest.
    “Son of a bitch,” he murmured.
    “Bayden?”
    He backed away from her. “I