planets and,” Jasmine’s words cut off as they all looked at her, only to finish weakly, “outlaws.”
“She’s a real treasure,” Jarek said sarcastically to Reid. Rick laughed harder.
Reid shrugged at the comment. “What are they looking for?”
Jarek, Rick, and Evan slowly turned to look at Jasmine. Her face paled. She eyed the four men in turn, stopping to stare at Reid. Tears entered her eyes. She began to shake. It was the most emotion he’d yet to see from her.
“No, please,” she whispered. “You can’t.”
“What did you do?” Reid demanded. “Why are you running?”
“Reid,” Evan said quietly. Reid turned to him. Evan’s brow was furrowed in concentration. He stared at Jasmine for a few seconds, before saying, “I think we should help her.”
“Argh,” Reid growled. He met Jarek’s expression. His brother nodded in silent understanding. Turning to grab Jasmine, he pulled her arm. “Come on. Hurry.”
Jasmine watched the men in terror. When Reid again grabbed her she flinched. Her eyes flew to Jarek, pleading with him not to give her up. He didn’t seem to care--none of them did. Reid pulled her back down the long corridor.
“Please,” Jasmine whispered. “I’ll do anything. Just don’t tell them I’m here. Don’t let them find me.”
“Why?” Reid demanded. He stopped, turning to face her.
“I can’t go back,” she answered. Lowering her tone, she said, “I’ll do anything.”
“Sleep with me,” Reid stated, his words a challenge.
Jasmine gasped, but quickly nodded. “Done.”
“Anyway I want,” Reid said. He took an aggressive step toward her. She watched as his eyes flickered with yellow. This man wasn’t all human. She should’ve realized it sooner.
Jasmine bit her lip, making a small noise as she hit the metal wall. Not as readily as before, she nodded again. She fought her fear, saying, “Fine.”
“I could see your interest when we first met,” Reid said, his words low. “I only ask for what we both want. But, I enjoy your game.”
Reid’s hand lifted and she flinched. He frowned. To her surprise, his touch was soft, gentle. He stroked her cheek, before skimming the backs of his fingers over her hair. He seemed to hesitate, his dark eyes locking on hers. Her heart fluttered and she drew deeper breaths. Swallowing, her eyes dropped to his lips, curious as to the texture of them.
She expected cold dispassion when he kissed her, expected stiff lips, a quick peck. Instead, his kiss was soft, warm, tender. He didn’t rush, didn’t demand, as his fingers lightly stroked her cheek. She didn’t know what to do so she just stood still, her lips parted as she let him move. Her heart skipped around in her chest, but other than that, his kiss did nothing to her but warm her lips in a very pleasant way.
He pulled back, looking deeply into her eyes. She wanted to feel joy, wanted to give him some sort of emotion to answer his fierce look of desire. She couldn’t, not even to pretend. She knew her face was blank when she looked at him with only the slight pooling of tears in her eyes giving away any hint that she felt at all.
“What will your brother do?” she asked, breaking the silence when he did not.
“He’ll let them board,” Reid answered.
“They’ll find me,” Jasmine said. “They’ll scan the whole ship until they do.”
“No, they’ll find us, fea, ” Reid answered. This time when he took her hand, he didn’t pull, just led her down the hall.
“I don’t understand.”
“Reid, you have five minutes.” Jarek’s voice boomed overhead. “Quit fooling around and get moving!”
“We’ll be ready,” Reid answered. He glanced at Jasmine. “We need to hurry.”
Chapter Four
“Come in,” Reid said, glancing down at Jasmine. She seemed nervous and he couldn’t blame her. If the Federation was after her, she should be worried. When she didn’t enter fast enough, he ordered gruffly, “Hurry. We don’t have a lot of
“She’s a real treasure,” Jarek said sarcastically to Reid. Rick laughed harder.
Reid shrugged at the comment. “What are they looking for?”
Jarek, Rick, and Evan slowly turned to look at Jasmine. Her face paled. She eyed the four men in turn, stopping to stare at Reid. Tears entered her eyes. She began to shake. It was the most emotion he’d yet to see from her.
“No, please,” she whispered. “You can’t.”
“What did you do?” Reid demanded. “Why are you running?”
“Reid,” Evan said quietly. Reid turned to him. Evan’s brow was furrowed in concentration. He stared at Jasmine for a few seconds, before saying, “I think we should help her.”
“Argh,” Reid growled. He met Jarek’s expression. His brother nodded in silent understanding. Turning to grab Jasmine, he pulled her arm. “Come on. Hurry.”
Jasmine watched the men in terror. When Reid again grabbed her she flinched. Her eyes flew to Jarek, pleading with him not to give her up. He didn’t seem to care--none of them did. Reid pulled her back down the long corridor.
“Please,” Jasmine whispered. “I’ll do anything. Just don’t tell them I’m here. Don’t let them find me.”
“Why?” Reid demanded. He stopped, turning to face her.
“I can’t go back,” she answered. Lowering her tone, she said, “I’ll do anything.”
“Sleep with me,” Reid stated, his words a challenge.
Jasmine gasped, but quickly nodded. “Done.”
“Anyway I want,” Reid said. He took an aggressive step toward her. She watched as his eyes flickered with yellow. This man wasn’t all human. She should’ve realized it sooner.
Jasmine bit her lip, making a small noise as she hit the metal wall. Not as readily as before, she nodded again. She fought her fear, saying, “Fine.”
“I could see your interest when we first met,” Reid said, his words low. “I only ask for what we both want. But, I enjoy your game.”
Reid’s hand lifted and she flinched. He frowned. To her surprise, his touch was soft, gentle. He stroked her cheek, before skimming the backs of his fingers over her hair. He seemed to hesitate, his dark eyes locking on hers. Her heart fluttered and she drew deeper breaths. Swallowing, her eyes dropped to his lips, curious as to the texture of them.
She expected cold dispassion when he kissed her, expected stiff lips, a quick peck. Instead, his kiss was soft, warm, tender. He didn’t rush, didn’t demand, as his fingers lightly stroked her cheek. She didn’t know what to do so she just stood still, her lips parted as she let him move. Her heart skipped around in her chest, but other than that, his kiss did nothing to her but warm her lips in a very pleasant way.
He pulled back, looking deeply into her eyes. She wanted to feel joy, wanted to give him some sort of emotion to answer his fierce look of desire. She couldn’t, not even to pretend. She knew her face was blank when she looked at him with only the slight pooling of tears in her eyes giving away any hint that she felt at all.
“What will your brother do?” she asked, breaking the silence when he did not.
“He’ll let them board,” Reid answered.
“They’ll find me,” Jasmine said. “They’ll scan the whole ship until they do.”
“No, they’ll find us, fea, ” Reid answered. This time when he took her hand, he didn’t pull, just led her down the hall.
“I don’t understand.”
“Reid, you have five minutes.” Jarek’s voice boomed overhead. “Quit fooling around and get moving!”
“We’ll be ready,” Reid answered. He glanced at Jasmine. “We need to hurry.”
Chapter Four
“Come in,” Reid said, glancing down at Jasmine. She seemed nervous and he couldn’t blame her. If the Federation was after her, she should be worried. When she didn’t enter fast enough, he ordered gruffly, “Hurry. We don’t have a lot of
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