Page 61 of Owned By the Hvrok

What the hell is happening to me?

She opened her eyes again and stared straight ahead, forcing herself not to look at him. Not again. Not now.

Because this was madness.

He bought you, she reminded herself, biting the inside of her cheek.He collared you. You’re only here because of him. He wants to own you, nothing more. Don’t you dare think otherwise. Don’t you succumb to this madness.

But her heart didn’t want to listen.

Not when he’d held her like that.

Not when he’d warmed her without a word, without force, without cruelty.

Not when she was now sitting—of all things—in his lap just moments ago, trembling in his arms and finding comfort there.

It made her feel insane.

But it was getting harder to cling to her fury when he touched her like she was fragile. When hecarriedher like she mattered.

And worst of all?—

She hated to admit it.

Being held like that, enveloped by his heat and strength, pressed against a wall of chest and muscle, and thatsmell?—

It was… arousing.

Oh, God.

Even with the helmet still on—even when she couldn’t see his face, couldn’t guess at his expression—her body reacted to him. And that scared her more than anything else.

She wished they could speak.

Justtalk. Ask him why. Ask what this was. What had changed.

But they had no language between them, only gestures and grunts. Silence and proximity.

And somehow, that felt more intimate than words ever could.

At least he wasn’t cruel. Not yet. Not like the others.

When he finally rose, still bare-chested and silent, he took her with him, carrying her like she weighed nothing, one arm steady at her back, the other beneath her knees. She didn’t protest. Couldn’t.

He brought her to the cockpit.

It was slightly warmer there. Lights buzzed quietly overhead. The forward panel glowed, showing warnings and readouts she couldn’t decipher.

He sat her down in the command chair, the one he’d occupied earlier. Then he made a simple motion with one hand.

Wait.

She nodded, blinking at him.

And there he stood, tall and still, armor peeled away to reveal a body designed for power and endurance.

She tried not to stare.

Failed miserably.

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