Chocolate Rewards: The Sweetness of Two Worlds Colliding Together by Rachel Burns

heart,
which was beating strong and regular.
    His
humming combined with his heartbeat was making her drowsy. Her eyes
grew heavy and she snuggled in closer to him, making sure that her
ear was over his heart.
    She
thought of nothing, just the constant beat, letting it lull her to
sleep.

Chapter 5 Home

    Planet
Lokiun

    Amber
took a deep breath. She was slowly waking up. Never, in all of her
life had she ever slept better.
    She
stretched, taking another deep breath. She smelt him. He smelt like
Christmas, more precisely, like cinnamon. That used to be one of her
favorite smells. Now she wasn't so sure.
    Surrounding
her body was his warm skin. She opened her eyes and looked up at him,
wondering and worrying what would happen now. The lack of control was
the worst thing about being a slave. She couldn't make a game plan;
everything was up in the air.
    Rokai
stopped walking and looked down at the woman in his arms. She was so
beautiful as she slept, but now looking down into her pretty brown
eyes he had to think that she was most gorgeous when she was awake.
His heart was melting as he looked into her eyes.
    “ Hello,
precious Amber. Did you sleep well?” The love he felt for her was a
real force, making his heart grow. It felt so tight in his chest. He
was sighing as he looked at her.
    Amber
tried to sit up, but he was holding her cradled in his arms, as if
she were a baby. She stopped trying to get into an upright position
and stared back at him. Could she admit that she had rested well in
her master's arms? Just the thought of that was sickening her.
    “ I want
to go home.” A tear rolled down her face.
    Rokai
hated to see her sad. “I am going to take you home with me. The
king was very generous with us. You will like your new home.” When
he saw that she was still crestfallen he added, “I promise.”
    “ You
can't promise something like that. No one can.”
    He
nodded. She was right, of course. This was one of the reasons that
men took their women with them wherever they went. Women saw things
from their own prospective. A wise man listened to his woman's
opinion before he made any decision.
    “ I
promise, that I will try to make you happy. I will never stop trying.
That, I can promise.”
    Amber's
mouth gaped open in surprise. He meant what he was saying. It was
written on his face. This was something that was important to him.
    She was
important.
    Although,
it didn't make sense to her why he would want her to be happy. A
master didn't strive to put his slave in good spirits.
    His words
and promises were probably just things that he meant now. Later, once
things had settled into place, he would only notice her when she did
something wrong.
    Amber
looked away from his eyes. When he stopped looking at her like that,
it would hurt.
    She had
to give herself a mental shake. What was wrong with her? She was
acting like a lovesick fool, like a young girl in puppy love with her
math teacher.
    “ I want
to show you something. We are descending. Look, this is going to be
our home planet.”
    “ But it
is so small.” The planet under them, which was steadily coming
closer, reminded her of the planet that the Little Prince lived on.
    “ It's
bigger than you think, but we need something that is very secluded,
because of the chocolate.”
    The
words, Nobody ever goes in, and nobody ever comes out were
going through her head. He was acting like Mr. Wonka, in Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory. She guessed that made her an Oompa
Loompa.
    “ Everyone
is going to want our chocolates. The King gave us this planet so we
are well hidden. A defense system is also going to be put into place.
When everything is finished we will be as safe as the Royal family.
That is going to mean a lot of work, but if I can help men have
happier homes then I will do that.” Rokai realized that he was
babbling on and on. He didn't want to tell her that it had always
made him sad to see women being punished. If men could give their
women chocolates,