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I was lost.

I grunted and plunged into her, sheathing myself completely in her hot wetness.My body ground forward, giving her that extra pressure she had loved earlier.

Jillian screamed, and her muscles clenched tight around me in a rapid flutter that had me groaning.My hips snapped forward, as sensation flared through me in a rush of fire, shooting from my cock in a flash of pure pleasure.

Neither of us stirred for long moments but for the ragged gasps we made attempting to get our breathing back under control.Then Jillian’s legs, which were still wrapped around my waist, began to tremble.I tugged them apart and slid carefully from her, my hurvon jumping at the sensation, ready to go again.But my mate was small and human—she would need rest and care.

I rolled us until we lay on our sides, facing one another, and pulled a lightweight thermal blanket over her.Although happy to have found my fated mate, I would never have wished for such environs for the mating ritual.I vowed to give her a house finer than anything the humans could build as soon as I could.She would never want for anything again.

She gave me a dazed, satiated smile, and I held her close as she drifted off to sleep, my zural heart beating strongly.

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Afaint chime broughtme awake—the timer I had set.It was an hour before dawn, and I wanted to double-check our barricade before we trapped ourselves in the cave for the day.

Jillian lay still, not having heard the sound, a soft warmth in my arms.

I hated having to disturb her, yet the drive to keep her safe would not be denied.I slipped from the bed, and she made a sleepy sound of protest.“Go back to sleep.”

Billy jumped to his feet and followed me into the front cave.I tapped at the gauntlet on my jacket, confirming no signals emerged.I could not reach my outpost’s computer, even with the top of the cave entrance open.Good.I returned to the main cavern, which was even further shielded by dense rock.

My mate stirred as I settled beside her once more.“Everything okay?”

“I ensured we could not be found via scan.”

She pushed up onto one elbow.“We’re really doing this.”

“Yes.”A piece of hair had escaped her braid to fall across her face, and I smoothed it out of her eyes.“Do you regret your decision?”

“Of course not!I love you!”Her eyes widened, and she bolted upright.

My zural heart leapt, filling my chest with warmth.She was everything I ever could have wanted, the missing piece of myself fashioned to make me whole.

And she loved me.

I reached for my mate.