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interact.”
His grin widened. “I had to check on your social behaviours. You
did very well with the exception of stealing Ryno’s dessert.”
    She blushed.
She hadn’t realized he was watching that closely. “Ryno doesn’t
like it, so he readily agreed to swap it out when I offered.”
    “You were very
stealthy. But it will not be acceptable for you to do that kind of
thing when other Hmrain and their bondservants come visiting.”
    “I understand.
So, just to recap, you can digest foods.”
    “I can, and
when I am home, I do. The food on ships never tastes right.”
    She nodded. It
made a certain sense when his sustenance came from the living
beings around him. Being in a free and open space would help him
relax. Also, the wings might have something to do with it.
    If he weren’t
flying, he wouldn’t burn a lot of calories on a ship.
    She finished
her meal, and a crewman came by to retrieve it, not looking her in
the eye.
    “Is there a
reason that none of the men we have seen will make eye contact with
me?”
    “Grem-sah may
have clarified your status or possibly told his crew that I will
dismember any man who touches you.”
    “What about my
instructor?”
    “He has been
given a dispensation to look at you and touch you. How did you
enjoy your lesson?”
    Hannah told him
about the techniques she was learning and how many times she had
hit the mat.
    “Were you
injured?”
    “Nothing major.
Lisa took care of the bruising.”
    “She did a
satisfactory job?”
    “Yes.”
    “She was
respectful?”
    Hannah twisted
her lips. “She was curious. I didn’t tell her that I was in combat
training in the morning. She assumed you had made the bruises, and
I didn’t dissuade her.”
    He blinked and
laughed. “Is that what your species requires? Sex by force?”
    “It is what is
socially demanded if a permanent mating or courtship is not taking
place. There has to be some element of force involved. Sex for the
sake of pleasure in a female is not welcomed as normal.”
    He nodded. “It
does explain much. As you may have noted, the crew does not have a
problem with your status.”
    “I am aware of
that. My instructor was matter of fact about it. That was nice.”
She smiled slightly. “How much longer will we be on the ship?”
    “Four days. I
will arrange another instructor for you when we walk on my world.”
He smiled.
    “That would be
nice. I am guessing that is when the blade work will begin?”
    “Correct.
Finish your tea. You will be with me in the office for the rest of
the day.”
    She nodded.
“What are you doing in there?”
    “Arranging the
distribution of the minerals and crops of my home as well as the
surrounding territories. No one goes hungry in a Hmrain
protectorate.”
    “Oh. That is a
good thing.”
    He chuckled. “I
believe so. The representatives that will visit us are from the
nations and colonies that are under my wing.”
    “Are they all
indigenous populations?”
    “Where
possible, yes. But when it isn’t, we go to the bond auction and
bolster the population.”
    She blinked in
surprise. “Do the bondservants breed with the locals?”
    “We choose them
for compatibility to the largest section of the population to
increase the odds of the inter-breeding occurring.”
    Suddenly,
Hannah was very glad to be in a position where she was not expected
to get knocked up and have an infant with an unknown species. Even
if it wasn’t expected, it was the desired result, and Mero was very
good at getting what he wanted.
     
    Two hours
later, when she was astride him, fully clothed with his hands
holding her hips while his cock gyrated inside her, she concluded
that he was better than good at getting what he wanted.

Chapter
Seven
     
     
    Kiiba was a beautiful
world, and watching it from Mero’s luxurious shuttle, Hannah had an
excellent view of the purple and green that made up the landscape.
The oceans were a rich plum, and she wondered what atmospheric
gases were altering the