She laughed as she slowly rode him.
Bastien lifted his hips, driving himself even deeper into her body. Every molecule was on fire as pleasure dug its heels into him. This was where he wanted to stay for eternity.
And when she sank her nails into his back and kissed his lips, he couldn’t contain himself anymore. He came in a blinding wave.
Luckily she followed with him.
Breathless, he held her, waiting for his heart rate to slow. “I thought I was in trouble, there, for a minute.”
She lifted his chin until their gazes locked. “You almost were. But I would have forgiven you… this time.”
“That’s not what I want you to forgive me for,Elskamun.”
Ember choked on a sob at his use of her old nickname that he’d given her years ago.
He dropped his gaze to the stretch marks on her abdomen that were left behind from birthing their son. “I wish I could have been with you.”
“You didn’t miss much. I cursed you the entire time. And your parents and ancestors.”
Grinning, he leaned to kiss her belly. “I’m warning you now that if I survive taking down Barnabas, I’m going to ask you to marry me again.”
“Bas—”
He broke her words off with another kiss. “It’s okay,Elskamun. You can say no, but you can’t stop me from asking.”
She started to speak, but the alarms on the fighter went off. “What’s that?”
Bastien scowled at the panel. “Shit! Someone has their cannons locked on us. That’s their targeting system. We’re about to be blasted.”
CHAPTER11
Squeaking at the fact that she was still naked and they were under attack, Ember grabbed at her clothes and hurriedly dressed.
Bastien attempted to reach his controls to engage, but because of her movements, it was impossible. In fact, she accidentally elbowed him in the eye as he tried. Cursing, he covered it as it watered uncontrollably.
“Sorry!” Her heart hammered in panic.
“Drop your shields, Sentella. Give us your mission parameters. Now!”
The light in Bastien’s eyes said that he was about to tell them where to shove their orders.
But she knew that deep, irritating voice. At least she thought she did.
Ember caught his hands as he reached for the communications and pulled them away from the controls. Making sure to keep the video off, she turned on hailing.
“Badger? Is that you?”
Static answered at first. It stretched out until she was ready to let Bastien blast them in case she was wrong.
Until she finally heard a hesitant answer. “Wildstar?” he asked in disbelief.
Grateful that voice did indeed belong to her Badger, she breathed a sigh of relief. “Yeah, knock off the target locks. What are you doing this far out?”
“Making a run and headed home. Why are you onboard a Sentella fighter?”
“Headed to see my boy. This was the only ride available.”
As typical, Badger wasn’t quick to accept her answers. “Why am I showing two people, then?”
