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Hadrian

I’ve taken down hardened scum before. I’ve chased terrorists to the edges of the universe and brought them to judgement with my triad.

But I’ve never faced anything like this woman.

Her curves are forever branded into my mind. The soft tips of her nipples are hardened into desperate points, and exposed to all three of us. Even as she fumbles with her bra, obeying Daccia’s command to dress, she reveals her desire to us.

Human females can’t fake arousal. This woman is in heat for us. Her bodyachesto be ravaged by my triad – over and over again.

We could have her – right now, all three of us. All I want is to do right now is lock the doors to this room and take her hard. Her scent is so fuckingright...

She might very well be our Fated Mate…

…and yet she’s a Gods-damnedcriminal.

Kitos grabs my arm. I turn, confused – and then realized I’ve stood from my seat and walked a full step towards Allie.

My movement was unconscious – driven by desire. My body took control. Thank the Gods that Kitos has always been more rational than me. He’s keeping his head, even as I’m driven by the head inside my pants.

“Put on your fucking bra,” I growl, echoing the order of our leader, Daccia. Another moment staring at Allie’s exquisite body and I might lose all control – despite Kitos’ warning.

Inside my pants, my cock is a hardened, steel rod – one that refuses to go down. I know I’ll not be sated until I’m spurting my seed deep inside of this fertile, young human woman.

Allie looks up at me with her big, expressive eyes. She looks so young – so innocent. I actually have to remind myself that she seduced an entire triad of Aurelians and took them for everything they had. Those three fools lost all the status and riches they’d earned during their hundred years of service, including what they’d accumulated during the centuries that followed, and then they’d suffered the humiliation of reporting the crime –andrevealing that they’d been tricked so easily by a young, human girl.

Although they were victims, those three Aurelians had proven they weren’t worthy of the Elite rank they’d earned.

Although, to give them credit, I hadn’t seen the woman who’d tricked them until today; and I can now understand much more clearly why they were duped.

This ‘Allie’ has a weapon that I fear even I won’t be able to resist – her perfect body. That gorgeous face, her seductive, submissive nature… They’re dangerous – and I’m not even sure if they’re reflective of her true self, or just a cunningly wrought façade designed specifically to trick Aurelians.

I stand there and watch her intently – like a hawk. At the heat of my gaze, Allie’s lip trembles. I don’t know if it’s from lust or fear – or a mixture of the two.

With all three of our eyes burning against her bare skin, Allie gently picks her bra from the armrest of the chair and fumbles to pull it back on. She does so deliberately slowly – and she keeps eye contact with me throughout.

That wench! My cock surges even harder. I’m painfully erect, and I know won’t be sated until I claim her.

Allie finally does put her bra back on – but it does little to hide her gorgeous body. Her short skirt barely covers the tops of her thighs, and there’s so much ample flesh revealed by her outfit that it inflames me with barely controlled desire.

Through the Bond, I sense how the auras of my battle-brothers mirror mine. They all resonate with a deep, intense lust – barely overshadowed by pride and duty.

Wehaveto get this woman back to Colossus to stand trial; but every moment we spend with her will be filled with temptation. The only silver lining is that with the Orb-Drive of our Reaver, we’ll at least make the journey in only two or three days. Without the Orb-Drive? We’d be in space for over a month with this temptress; and even the Gods themselves would not be able to resist her for that long.

Nobody – God or Aurelian – could resist such beauty for so long, even with duty and pride on the line.

Allie looks back and forth between the three of us. I sense resignation from her.

“Please,” she stammers. “Would you at least let me gather my things?”

Kitos gives Daccia a sharp glance.“She’s very smart, brother. Her ‘things’ could conceal a weapon.”

I look at Kitos, then to Allie, and finally back to Kitos. I’m wondering what he sees in her that I don’t. This woman is obviously as smart as a whip – but I’ve seen no suggestion of violence coming from her. This woman’s weapon is her body – and quite a weapon at that. She’d trick, connive and con – not resort to brutal violence, like I or my battle-brothers would.

There’s a hard knock on the door behind us.

“Spur says you canlookat the goods – but if you want to sample them, it’s an extra thousand-credit fee.”

The voice belongs to the Toad. I snort – his voice is nervous. That disgusting creature clearly doesn’t relish being the one that has to get between three horny Aurelians and an attractive woman. He’s probably used to being the biggest, most threatening creature in this club; but he knows we Aurelians could break his body without breaking a sweat.

I snap my head to Daccia. “We have only three thousand credits. We might need to fight our way out of here.”

The leader of our triad grunts. We’ve negotiated the private viewing of a female we said we might buy as a slave. Now she’s here with us, we’re all just barely holding back our mating rage. It’s hardly the best example an Aurelian Law Enforcement officer can set.