Dominated By Desire by Barbara Donlon Bradley Page B

He helped her step out of the dress and clasped his hands together. “Now where were we?”
    “What about the dress?”
    “Someone will be along to get it.” His eyes lit up. “I know. Let’s take a bath.”
    “What?” Confusion overcame her. When did they talk about taking a bath?“I have read that the bathtub can be a great place to be intimate.”
    “If you have one big enough.” He must have been planning this one for a while.
    He smiled and grabbed her hand. He half dragged her out onto a balcony. “Is that big enough?”
    “Not a bathtub. It’s a hot tub.”
    “And what is the difference?” He pulled his shirt off before shedding his pants.
    “Um, you don’t use soap?” She wasn’t sure herself. They had always been a waste of time to her. Of course the only people who ever invited her to one were men and she felt the confined space was just asking for trouble.
    Just like now. “Do you not have tubs on Vespia?”
    “We use sonic waves to clean the body.” Storm picked her up and dropped her into the water before he hopped over the edge to join her.
    “Interesting sensation.”
    “Jets.” She wasn’t sure what to say or to do but Storm had a gleam in his eyes that said he knew exactly what he wanted to do to her. And there really was no escape. Before she could move a muscle he had crowded her into one corner of the tub.
    “And what is a jet?” He went down on his knees in front of her so they would be closer to the same height.
    “The thing that makes the water swirl.” She felt his fingers at her mound again. When they brushed against sensitive flesh she sucked in her breath.
    “I see.” His lips captured hers, his tongue searching, touching the recesses of her mouth, making her forget anything but the sensations he was causing.
    They started to build in her, she could feel her body tighten and move as he worked his magic with his fingers. Then everything exploded. She heard two words but wasn’t sure who said them.
    “Oh God.”
    “I’m truly sorry, sir.”
    “This had better be good.” Storm growled at the interruption. Keeping Heather shielded from view, he turned toward the shaking young man near the edge of the hot tub.
    “There’s a communiqué from the elders of the council.” The frightened man kept his eyes down. “They said it couldn’t wait.” So did she say oh god because of the orgasm or did he say it because of the interruption?
    Storm climbed out of the tub and walked over to another screen. One she hadn’t noticed before this. Weren’t they also security cameras? Then she realized she was going to be seen by the council. There were only two choices, either sink as low as possible so the cameras wouldn’t pick her up or get out before they were on the screen. She opted for scrambling out.
    The only piece of clothing she could find to wear was Storm’s shirt so she slipped it on. Then she found the towels.
    She tried to stay out of view as she toweled off but it was not to be.
    Although they spoke Vespian and she didn’t understand the language she did get the implications when Storm came over and brought her to the screen.
    What now?

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    “Is that your mate?”
    “Who else would I be with?” Storm wanted to reach through the screen and throttle the elder smiling at him.
    “There’s a whole planet of women there. Just because you have to mate with her doesn’t mean you have to have anything to do with her.” She seemed pleased to see him with Heather.
    “Yes, Ma’am.”
    “Can she understand us?”
    “No, Ma’am. I haven’t been given clearance to add our language to her universal translator.”
    “You have it now. Please make sure it is in place before we arrive.” She shifted in her seat. “She sure is a pretty little thing and from the looks of things you wasted no time in enjoying her company.”
    “Yes Ma’am.” He put his arm around her. It was not the smartest thing he could have done because of what the elder might read into