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Sweaty, sticky, and sated, we slide to the floor, tangled together.

He holds me close, all four arms, wrapped tightly around me as we lay there.

I could stay here forever.

“I don’t ever want you to let me go,” I say, snuggling into his chest.

“If I could get away with it, I never would.”

I close my eyes, even though I know I shouldn’t. I wish we were somewhere else, so we could doze or nap and then go again.

But I would wake with too many aches and pains if I fell asleep here, and then, we wouldn’t get to have any more fun.

Fingers lightly pinching my chin, Lochdon tips my face up, making me look at him.

“I want to claim you, Maggie. You can come and go from the station as you please. I won’t ask you to stay here while I’m out on a contract, but I want to make you mine, completely.” He brushes his lips over mine. “Let me be your mate.”

I want it too, but before I can say yes, the bot blares out a warning sound and then says, “Terms of service breached.”

I flinch back, looking up at the ceiling. What the hell? “What are you talking about?”

But the bot doesn’t answer me. A door opens to my locker room.

“Please exit the booth and don the provided robes.”

Scowling up at the ceiling, Lochdon doesn’t move for a moment. But when I start to get up, he stops me, going to his knees before he helps me up.

“Whatever this is, I will take the blame.”

I shake my head. “We’ll find out what’s going on before we decide anything.”

Taking his hand, I step through the door first.

This wasn’t how I wanted him in my locker room.

The robes are dark purple and I know they’ll fit perfectly, but Lochdon catches my hand before I can take mine.

“They can wait while I clean you up.”

I would argue, but Phantom can, and they will.

He cleans my legs, gently wiping away the last remnants of cum, and then cleans his cock off while I pull on the robe, but I don’t belt myself before I take his face in my hands, pulling him down to kiss me again.

“Yes,” I say, as quietly as I can. “Yes, I’ll be your mate, no matter what happens next.”

He exhales and it feels like the sweetest relief when his forehead touches mine.

As soon as I have my belt tied and Lochdon’s donned his robe, a new door forms in the wall where one has never been before.

I hold his hand tightly as we step through and that door closes behind us.

Phantom waits for us and I wish I could see anything resembling an expression on his face.

“What’s going on?” I ask, when he doesn’t speak, immediately.

They place a shadowy hand on their desk and a contract appears beneath it, burning to ash.

“We have rules… and you broke them.”