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whole body shaking. With a soft
sound, she hooked her drip up beside his and carefully got into bed
with him, her back to his front.
    “ Lang.”
    “ Yes. I’m here, now go to
sleep, okay ?”
    He gathered her close and with a sigh relaxed
against her. She sent him the healing power he’d taught her how to
produce, felt it move inside him, calm him. Her eyes closed as she
admitted that being with him calmed her, too.
    She woke later to the sound of running feet
and agitated voices. It was the middle of the night and someone had
obviously discovered she’d gone missing. It amused her how easily
she could listen in on the other telepaths. They conversed with
each other so freely. It wasn’t a big ship. She wondered how long
it would take them to work out where she’d gone.
    When the door finally opened, she closed her
eyes and pretended to be sleeping.
    “ Thank the Gods.”
    She recognized Dr. Mayek’s relieved
voice.
    “ How the hell did she get in here?”
That deeper sound was the ship’s captain, Trenx.
    “ I have no idea, but they look pretty
comfortable together.” She laughed softly. “I wondered why Major
Esca was suddenly sleeping so well.”
    “ It’s not right. She shouldn’t be with
him, you know that.”
    Dr. Mayek sighed. “I know. I’ll speak to her
as soon as she wakes up, I promise.”
    “ Can’t you wake her?”
    “ Captain, believe it or not, for some
reason, Major Esca is healing much faster with her support. If we
force the issue, he might relapse.”
    “ Then get her out of here as soon as
you can.”
    “ Understood.”
    The door closed again and Soreya opened her
eyes. Why were they so worried about her being with Esca? Did they
think she would contaminate him or something? She’d assumed being
among telepaths would make her life better, but it seemed they were
as suspicious of her motives as her own people.
    “ Lang?” Esca’s
hand slid around to cup her breast.
    “ I’m
here .”
    He tightened his grip on her, pulling her ass
against the rising swell of his cock.
    “ You’re supposed to be ill,
sir .”
    His thumb flicked over her nipple and
she sucked in a breath. “ I’m feeling better
every minute .”
    He cupped her mound, rubbing her
already-slick sex and eager clit with strong, patient fingers. She
shuddered as he drew her thigh up and back and slid his cock
home.
    “ Mmm…nice .” He
kissed her neck. “ Don’t have the energy to
move. Just wanted to be inside you. ”
    It was strangely comforting lying there
joined to him, feeling the pulse of his heartbeat through his
buried cock and his soft breathing in her ear. His fingers returned
to her clit and he slowly circled, rubbing her tender, sensitive
flesh until she came for him in long shuddering waves before he
joined her and fell back to sleep.
    When she was certain he was asleep, she got
up and took a quick shower, difficult when managing a drip. Pulling
on her hospital gown, she walked down to the main room and smiled
at the nurse.
    “ Dr. Mayek wanted to talk to me. Is she
around?”
    “ I’ll call her.”
    She proffered her arm. “Can you take this out
while we’re waiting?”
    Five minutes later she was sitting in the
doctor’s office and the door was closed. Not that it did much good
in a ship full of telepaths who seemed to share every thought. She
didn’t think she’d ever relax enough to do that.
    “ Private Lang.”
    “ You can call me Soreya if you
want.”
    “ Soreya, then.” Dr. Mayek took a deep
breath and then stared down at her folded hands. “When we recovered
you from the planet surface we gave you a thorough physical
examination. There were several bruises and abrasions on your
skin.”
    “ Well it was a bit of a bumpy
ride.”
    “ I understand that, but some of
these…anomalies were consistent with physical abuse. We also
recorded evidence of sexual intercourse and semen.” She raised her
head to look at Soreya. “I have to ask you—were you sexually abused
either by