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- Denise A Agnew [Daryk World 01] Daryk Hunter (pdf)
- Desiree Holt [Phoenix Agency 01] Jungle Inferno [EC Breathless] (pdf)
- Aubrey Ross [Enemy Embrace 05] Madam [EC Aeon] (revised) (pdf)
- Anna Leigh Keaton [Serve & Protect 01] Five Alarm Neighbor (pdf)
- Christle Gray Through Hell and High Water [Wild Rose] (pdf)
- Alan Burt Akers [Dray Prescot 06] Manhounds of Antares (pdf)
- Celeste Jones The Long Arm of the Law And Other Short Stories [DaD] (pdf)
- Dr Who New Adventures 41 Zamber, by Gareth Roberts (v1.0) (pdf)
- Hakan Nesser [Inspector Van Veeteren 03] The Return (pdf)
- Antonia Pearce [Menage Amour 68] Tropic of Desire (pdf)
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price was so reasonable, we never expected&
There s no catch, Ava blurted out before Dax could respond. Don t bother asking&
Her voice trailed off as she stared down at her lap. She seemed to be doing a lot of that.
Teke ignored Ava s remark. As I understand it, this ship was given to you in a
settlement?
Dax nodded.
What did you do before that?
Dax shrugged. Nothing.
Nothing? But how could that be?
He was on a refugee ship from the time he was two years old, Waroun said. Twenty-
five years in space give or take a few months and never landed until a few years ago.
I see, said Teke. My, how& confining that sounds.
It was, Dax said shortly, making it obvious that he d rather not discuss his past.
Like being in prison, I would think, Diokut put in.
Teke nodded in agreement. But surely you had duties while aboard it. You were
educated, I presume?
I learned everything they taught me, Dax replied. Including how to fly the ship.
Ah, then that explains it.
Explains what?
How so young a man could have acquired such enormous wealth.
Dax appeared relieved, as though he d expected Teke to say something different. Ava
wondered why.
Then it hit her. This guy had been stuck on a ship full of refugees for most of his life. He
might have been capable of piloting a starship and was probably very well-educated, but
having lived a sheltered and regimented existence, he was bound to be socially backward.
That brusque attitude of his was a cover for something& insecurity, perhaps?
Were any of your own family aboard? Ava asked gently.
No, Dax replied. I was the only one left.
Kots floated in with a tray, from which he distributed the plates. The aroma of vegetable
soup wafted through the air as he served it to the Kitnocks. Waroun was given a bowl of
peaches. Ava had a submarine sandwich and a big kosher dill pickle, and Quinn had
crackers again. Dax took one look at the dish Kots set in front of him and put it back on
the tray.
That s not what I asked for, he told Kots.
Obviously prepared for this event, Kots made no sound, merely replacing the dish with a
bowl of stew along with a small loaf of freshly baked bread.
That s better, Dax said.
As Kots filled Ava s glass with root beer, curiosity got the better of her. What was he
trying to give you?
More Sholerian cream, he replied. I had that for breakfast.
Something you re craving, perhaps? Waroun said with a smirk.
Can I try it? Ava asked. It looks like a dessert we had on Rutara a Terran dish called
ice cream.
Dax opened his mouth as if to protest but snapped it shut as Kots set the bowl down next
to Ava s sandwich. Kots beeped twice and left the room in the droid equivalent of a huff.
Ava scooped up a spoonful of what may have looked like vanilla ice cream but tasted like
nothing like it. It was mildly sweet, but warm, rather than cold, and as the cream slid
across her tongue, it set off a flavor explosion for which she was totally unprepared. It
even made her nipples tingle.
Can you understand why Kots thinks he needs that? Waroun said wickedly.
Obviously he wants him to feel good, Ava gasped. I ve never tasted anything like it!
It s a rare and expensive delicacy, Dax said shortly. Not something I should be
eating.
Why not? Ava asked.
I m not one of the passengers.
Ava didn t think this made any sense at all, but Dax s shuttered expression kept her from
saying so. A little of it would go a long way, she said. But I m not surprised you d
want something more substantial.
Waroun cackled but made no further comment.
Ava tackled her sandwich again, and nobody said much for a while.
Where will we be stopping first? Quinn asked, breaking the silence. You never said.
Not sure, Dax replied. We ll probably pick up a few more passengers before we drop
anyone off.
Dax s voice echoed through Ava s skull, sending out long feathers of warmth to tickle
her erogenous zones. Swallowing with some difficulty, she glanced over at him, hoping
to discover the reason.
Her mouth watered at the sight of him, and it was all she could do to keep from grabbing
him by the hair and dragging him into her lap. The answer to her unspoken question came
to her instantly. No wonder that cream is so expensive! It s an aphrodisiac! Doing her
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