confronted someone over it. It was nothing but speculation, but it felt right. Daggar was in her head again, growling mentally. He knew what she believed, knew she meant to confront the Ambassador, and let her feel his disapproval and displeasure. Let her know the punishment for putting herself in harm's way would be long and unsatisfying. She shivered, knowing he meant to torture her with pleasure, keep her on the edge with no relief. She only hoped he wouldn't follow through on the promise to leave her wanting. Probably a futile hope. She felt his anger and resolve, his determination to prove once and for all who she belonged to.
She tried to shove him out of her head, not wanting him to see how close he was to achieving his goal. He would be insufferable if he knew he'd already wound tendrils around her heart so strong she could never break his hold. That's why she had to do this, wasn't it? Someone had tried to kill him. Her stride quickened as her anger grew. The simmering rage was unreasonable, unexplainable. What was he to her after all?
When she reached the warrior's commons, Daggar was back in her head, ordering her to stop, and she focused her ire on him as she stepped out of the foot traffic and waited for him to appear. She felt him moving slowly, cautiously through 99
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the halls towards her. Why was she waiting? She felt his fury—directed at her—and knew he was going to bitch at her for sticking her nose in the investigation. She couldn't explain why, but she had to do that. Atonement? She snorted. More like revenge. Her own people had tried to kill him. Maybe he picked up her thoughts because he seemed to get a grip on his emotions.
And then she saw him, walking carefully towards her and ignoring everyone who spoke to him along the way. Her heart pounded, seemed to lodge in her throat when he stopped in front of her. He took her elbow in a firm though not painful grip and pulled her close enough to brush against her chest, bowing his head close to whisper in her ear. His breath was warm, smelled faintly of coffee, and brought every nerve ending in her body to screaming consciousness.
"Just where do you think you're going, der'lan ?" She felt his desire then, both physically and mentally, and knew he was intentionally stoking the flames that raged between them, hoping to deter her from her task. Not fucking likely. She wrenched free, put some space between them, and glared. He swayed a bit, just for half a second, and she had to fight the urge to reach out and steady him. Damned, obstinate man.
"I'm going to see the Earth Ambassador and you are going back to bed."
He arched an eyebrow, one corner of his mouth kicking up in a sexy half grin. "Usually I'm the one giving orders around here. You'll have to pay for that later." 100
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She ground her molars together and breathed deeply through her nose. It was the only way to keep from screaming at him. After a moment she smiled with fake saccharine sweetness. "I have limits too, babe, and you ignoring medical orders is really pushing them. That's the area where I'm the expert, not you." He edged closer to her. "Exactly. Healing. Not chasing after conspiracies."
Uh oh. She'd walked into that one, but she wasn't without a little ammunition. She shrugged. "I've done some of that over the course of my career too. Officially, even." He frowned and curiosity flashed across his face. "Not this time. I forbid it."
She couldn't help herself. She laughed and almost doubled over at the look of shock on his face. How had he spent so much time in her head and not discovered she was no stranger to intrigue? That she was only submissive in the bedroom? She liked to harass Laney and Britt about their inability to follow orders, but truthfully she was no different.
"We've already gone over this, baby." He glared down at her. "You don't get to put yourself in harm's way and you don't get to question me in
She tried to shove him out of her head, not wanting him to see how close he was to achieving his goal. He would be insufferable if he knew he'd already wound tendrils around her heart so strong she could never break his hold. That's why she had to do this, wasn't it? Someone had tried to kill him. Her stride quickened as her anger grew. The simmering rage was unreasonable, unexplainable. What was he to her after all?
When she reached the warrior's commons, Daggar was back in her head, ordering her to stop, and she focused her ire on him as she stepped out of the foot traffic and waited for him to appear. She felt him moving slowly, cautiously through 99
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the halls towards her. Why was she waiting? She felt his fury—directed at her—and knew he was going to bitch at her for sticking her nose in the investigation. She couldn't explain why, but she had to do that. Atonement? She snorted. More like revenge. Her own people had tried to kill him. Maybe he picked up her thoughts because he seemed to get a grip on his emotions.
And then she saw him, walking carefully towards her and ignoring everyone who spoke to him along the way. Her heart pounded, seemed to lodge in her throat when he stopped in front of her. He took her elbow in a firm though not painful grip and pulled her close enough to brush against her chest, bowing his head close to whisper in her ear. His breath was warm, smelled faintly of coffee, and brought every nerve ending in her body to screaming consciousness.
"Just where do you think you're going, der'lan ?" She felt his desire then, both physically and mentally, and knew he was intentionally stoking the flames that raged between them, hoping to deter her from her task. Not fucking likely. She wrenched free, put some space between them, and glared. He swayed a bit, just for half a second, and she had to fight the urge to reach out and steady him. Damned, obstinate man.
"I'm going to see the Earth Ambassador and you are going back to bed."
He arched an eyebrow, one corner of his mouth kicking up in a sexy half grin. "Usually I'm the one giving orders around here. You'll have to pay for that later." 100
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She ground her molars together and breathed deeply through her nose. It was the only way to keep from screaming at him. After a moment she smiled with fake saccharine sweetness. "I have limits too, babe, and you ignoring medical orders is really pushing them. That's the area where I'm the expert, not you." He edged closer to her. "Exactly. Healing. Not chasing after conspiracies."
Uh oh. She'd walked into that one, but she wasn't without a little ammunition. She shrugged. "I've done some of that over the course of my career too. Officially, even." He frowned and curiosity flashed across his face. "Not this time. I forbid it."
She couldn't help herself. She laughed and almost doubled over at the look of shock on his face. How had he spent so much time in her head and not discovered she was no stranger to intrigue? That she was only submissive in the bedroom? She liked to harass Laney and Britt about their inability to follow orders, but truthfully she was no different.
"We've already gone over this, baby." He glared down at her. "You don't get to put yourself in harm's way and you don't get to question me in
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