“Well, it won’t be for much longer if you keep acting like that.”
Her eyes narrowed. “Is that a threat?”
Ontarii bent down so that his face was mere inches from hers. “No. It’s a warning. The Hareema have infiltrated sixteen planets in the neighboring systems. Taking over one little Earthling ship won’t cause them much of a fuss.”
“Point taken,” she replied with an expression that said anything but. “Now get out of my way.”
Ontarii stood his ground, not wanting to move. He felt a sudden magnetic pull to the female. Her lips were only inches from his own. What would it be like to taste those lips? To experience whatever the regent had himself wrapped up in, too?
He leaned in further and her eyes widened but she didn’t back away. Only a couple more inches. His heart beat hard in his chest as he started to reach for her and closed his eyes.
“Step away from the captain!”
