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Harwin laughed.“He’s in there a lot.I am pretty sure he doesn’t think the bump is a baby.”

Sage snickered.“I am not going to ask about the options.Look, I am carrying Jasmine’s cousin, Reem, and she has some issues and can’t remember any details about Earth.I am wondering if any of your colonists know her.She’s six feet, with bright green eyes, and looks like she works out.She has a sense of humour, but it comes out deadpan and is a bit dirty.”

“Anything else?”

“Her voice is smooth and controlled, and it makes you lean in to hear more.”

“Okay.I will check things with Jasmine, and we will go looking for someone who has met her.It might help her fill in some blanks.”

Sage smiled.“Thanks.The way she moves and carries herself, she has done something.She’s used to authority.”

“Okay.That narrows it down.So, how are you doing with Zell?”

“Better.We are...better.And, he’s right behind me, isn’t he?”

Harwin laughed.“I know that look.Prepare to get sweaty.”

Sage looked behind her.Zell was standing with his arms crossed and wings out.“Aw, come on.”

He laughed and clicked off the com.“You promised me we could continue what we started this afternoon, and I gave you an hour for your call.”

She sighed and got to her feet.“It took forty-five minutes to connect because Ra had the same idea.”

Zell chuckled and pulled her into his arms.“Well, your presence is improving me, and your contributions are very well received.”

“Well, at least you don’t drink blood.”

He paused.“Is that an option?I wasn’t able to consume the Zellic, but...you are consumable?”

She squeaked.“Um, according to Kethen and Ra.”

“Do you mind if I try?”

“As long as you distract me first.”

“Oh, you will be distracted.”He swung her into his arms and carried her to the bed.He set her down near the edge, flipped her skirt out of the way, and then dove in.

She gasped and whined as he fanned the embers of her previous arousal to a bright burn.She arched up against his mouth and begged him to put her over when he slid his tail into her sex and turned his head to bite her inner thigh.

She felt the push and pull of his tail while his mouth sucked strongly a few inches away.Her orgasm hit and pulsed with every pull of his mouth.It was sudden, it was intense, and she fainted.

She woke with Zell holding her, caressing her cheeks, and feathering kisses over her face.He smiled.“Are you well?”

“You weren’t worried?”

“I was until you mutteredDo that again.”

She blushed.“Oh.Yeah, I can see why you look so cheerful.”

“I can also drink directly from you if I need to, which is helping my cognition tremendously.”

She looked down at her thigh.“Your tail is wagging.”

“It is.This is an excellent development.”

Sage snorted.“Yeah, well, you don’t talk in your sleep.”

He laughed, kissed her softly, and then with more intensity.The sweet moment got rapidly hot, and he soon moved over her and into her.