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wall.
    He left her to stare at it while he went to cool down.
    She swallowed hard at what she was seeing. It was obvious that they were both naked, but thankfully, she had something obscuring the view of her body. His wings.
    Dot saw herself leaning back against his chest, her head to his shoulder and she was looking up at him. He was looking down at her and his lips were only a breath away from hers. There was no doubt as to the intimacy of the pose; they were both smiling.
    She stepped closer and noticed the backdrop of a mountain and tiny ships flying in the distance. If she looked closely, she could make out a ship and three men standing together with their battle armour gleaming in the sunlight.
    The Nixos Guardians were part of Loxin’s destiny, not that there was any doubt. With a slight quirking of her lips, she wondered what the image would look like if it was painted for her and not for Loxin. She was betting that more clothing would be involved.
    The sound of running water started up and she looked around, using his preoccupation to rifle through his personal effects. He had an image of a family taken with them in casual poses. Loxin was on the ground with two siblings next to him, both girls. His parents were standing together in the background, close enough to make it certain that they were still affectionate.
    She moved past the image and found a few more of his sisters’ graduations from whatever secondary learning agencies they had attended.
    He had a modest selection of clothing, not a lot of clutter and a notebook was tucked in the corner of his desk. Few species used anything similar to paper so the notebook got her curiosity up and running.
    She finished her exploring and wondered if she needed to leave or if she should stay. When the water cut off, she had to make her decision quickly. With her stomach flipping, she took a seat on the edge of his bed and she waited for him to emerge.
    He came out with a few damp spots on his shoulders and a towel around his hips. Loxin gave her a slow smile. “I didn’t expect you to still be here.”
    Dot grinned. “It was an act of will.”
    He headed for his wardrobe and started to rummage through it while his wings dried. “Well, I would be honoured if you would go for a walk with me tonight. After dinner.”
    “I will. Today has been silent so far. I hope that trend will continue through the night.” She tried to keep her voice even, but when he dropped his towel and turned, the tone ended up a little strangled.
    “So, I am guessing that you have not had a lot of exposure to the opposite sex.”
    His cock was semi-erect and it shifted from side to side as he stepped into a charcoal bodysuit and tugged it upward.
    She started breathing again when it covered his hips. “I have not. I was given the most basic of introductions to sex in a clinical and calm manner. Up until this point, it had all seemed dreadfully mechanical.”
    He slid his arms into the sleeves and pulled them upward. “And what do you think now?”
    She shifted slightly. “The word hot suddenly springs to mind.”
    The grin on his face was predatory as he finished setting the suit into position. “Shall we go and see what Jekross has concocted for dinner?”
    Dot cleared her throat and got to her feet. “That does seem like the wisest option.”
    He took her hand and brought it to his lips again. “But not the most interesting one.”
    It may have been her imagination but she could swear that his wing brushed her backside rather frequently on their way back to the living area, which left her wondering, how sensitive are his feathers?
     

Chapter Eight
     
     
    She ate dinner and ignored the jokes at her expense about being the good woman leaping into the arms of the hero at the end of the day.
    Ralos, Yekesh and Jekross had an entire repertoire of them.
    Loxin extended his wing to cover her back and it curled around her slightly during the entire meal.
    Finally, she sighed. “No