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“Of course.” Faron slammed his fist into the camera bot before they walked toward the holo suite booths.
Kendra had to smile. She was beginning to find it handy having Faron around. She just had to be careful not to get used to it. This was business after all.
Chapter 14
Despite everything Bartlek had told him that morning, Faron still wanted to be around Kendra. He’d gone to meet her with every intention of telling her this would not work. There was no way they could continue their association.
Then he’d seen her standing with that annoying, spiky human, and his logic had vanished again. Kendra had seemed so nervous when he’d arrived that he couldn’t hurt her feelings by rejecting her invitation. Then he’d made the mistake of revealing he’d planned to dance for her.
It was then he’d seen something in her gaze. Faron hadn’t been able to decipher it, but he wondered if it was hope or excitement at the thought of them being a couple.
After that, Faron had given up fighting his emotions and decided to see where the day would take them.
The twisted, smug words of his brother still stung if he dwelled on them, but they seemed less important when he was with Kendra. She made him feel special.
His thoughts went to the way she’d snapped that fruit out of his fingers and licked the juice from her lips. It made him hard just thinking about that mouth. Kendra was passionate and exciting. She made him feel the same. He’d never felt that, and he couldn’t decide whether he should run from these intoxicating sensations or continue to follow them.
Faron’s hand drifted to the small of Kendra’s back as they reached the holo suite booths. He kept finding excuses to touch her. There should be no reason for them to be close, but she’d said she liked the way he looked out for her. If it gave Kendra pleasure for him to be around, then it gave him pleasure, and he’d continue to do it.
Kendra stopped outside a booth. “This is us.”
He eyed the booth with suspicion. Faron had never been one for playing make-believe games. “What are we supposed to do?”
“Go inside and see what Ivy’s got in store for us.” Kendra pressed a hand against the access panel, and the door slid open. She walked inside, and Faron followed her.
The booth lights raised. “Welcome, Kendra Hilton and Faron Tiket to your trust exercise.” The soft, low female voice of the holo suite echoed around them.
Faron glanced at Kendra. “What is this?”
“Please listen to the following instructions and do as requested.”
“I don’t have to do anything if I don’t want to,” Faron muttered.
Kendra grinned at him. “You never know. You might enjoy yourself.”
“If there’s more food involved, I’ll enjoy myself. I don’t usually share my breakfast.”
Kendra laughed. “You’re telling me you eat that much food on your own?”
“Of course. I’m three times the size of you. I need my fuel.”
She shook her head. “You’re lucky it doesn’t all turn to fat.”
He flexed a bicep. “That is not possible with my genetics.”
Her smile only widened as her gaze ran over him. “I can believe that.”
Faron swelled with pride. She did find him attractive. It had been a long time since he’d felt desire from a female.
“Participants in this trust exercise have to rely on each other to survive,” the holo suite computer said.
“Our survival is at stake?” Faron did not like the sound of that. He did not want Kendra’s life to be at risk in some ridiculous game.
“Kendra Hilton, you are to be blindfolded. Your partner will guide you through an exercise.”
“Why would he do that?” Kendra asked.
“To show you trust each other,” the holo suite computer said. “You will be putting your life in his hands.”
