her feet and rattled Dina’s teeth.
Mentally communicating with Zakkar was an option, but she wanted to experience everything that the changes in her body could offer. Silence seemed the best way to do it.
He had propelled them through space, tiny objects in the vastness, at a speed that rivalled most commercial shuttles. A star’s power was gravity and radiation based, so, as long as there were objects nearby to push away from, speed could be increased almost indefinitely.
Dina could hardly believe it. In a week, she had gone from a minor specialized mediator to bride of an avatar. It was peculiar, but her life had suddenly gone out of control and she was actually getting used to it. If she really thought about it, she was kind of liking it.
The bizarre feeling of jumping without a ship made her clutch at Zakkar for support. The moment that they came out of the jump, a door opened and he flew them out, using his legs to gain momentum.
Arci was suddenly a warm presence in her mind and Dina knew that they were in his system.
Zakkar flew them to one of the planets nearest the sun, carefully switching his grip on her so that he was cradling her as he landed them on the surface.
“Welcome to Dakri, your new home.”
Arci blazed in the sky and the surface was completely barren. The only relief to the flat surface was the house that was conspicuously placed on the flat plane they stood on.
“Wow. It is really…flat.”
He laughed. “There are plenty of worlds in this system where you can have a second home built, but this one is the closest to Arci and inhospitable to other races, so there is no demand for it.”
Dina looked around her. “Can I try flying here?”
Zakkar threw her up into the air for an answer.
Dina kicked her legs and squealed but thought about floating and her descent halted.
“This is so cool.” She tried to move forward and ended up hanging with her head down, but a little flailing and she was upright again and moving toward the house.
Zakkar followed her at a distance, ready to help her if she needed it, but allowed her to wobble along under her own steam. She had a fairly good grasp of keeping herself moving in the right direction, but every now and again, she listed to one side.
By the time she wobbled to the ground in front of the only building on the planet, she felt pretty proud of herself. “I did it!”
He laughed and gave her a hug. “You did.”
She returned the hug and closed her eyes as she enjoyed the hard physique under her cheek. He seemed made of stars, rocks and heat.
When he ceased the hug and wrapped his arm around her waist, part of her howled in complaint. He had made her cum once with just the touch of his hand on her arm and she was desperate to see if he could do it again.
As the door to her new home opened under his touch, she braced herself for whatever overtly masculine decorating he had engaged in.
Chapter Seven
As they stepped into the dim interior, Dina gasped in pleased surprise. Cool colours made up for the hot exterior. A humidity that belied the environment outside filled the air and plants lined the walls.
Dina stared at the bot that cruised past doing maintenance on the vegetation.
“This is amazing. It is so welcoming and comfortable.” She walked out of the circle of Zakkar’s arm and toured the entry area before she wandered into the living space. Blue-grey stone lined the floor and the walls and more plants provided oxygen to the interior.
“I am glad that you like it. Arci had to employ nine different designers to complete this last year. Drilling the well was important and something that the star had not considered.”
She listened and clued in to what he had said. “This was renovated just for me?”
“Of course. Arci would stop at nothing to make you comfortable. Having his avatars happy is a major concern for him.”
“When did he tap his first avatar?”
“Ten thousand years ago. Merwil was a good man, but he wanted a
Mentally communicating with Zakkar was an option, but she wanted to experience everything that the changes in her body could offer. Silence seemed the best way to do it.
He had propelled them through space, tiny objects in the vastness, at a speed that rivalled most commercial shuttles. A star’s power was gravity and radiation based, so, as long as there were objects nearby to push away from, speed could be increased almost indefinitely.
Dina could hardly believe it. In a week, she had gone from a minor specialized mediator to bride of an avatar. It was peculiar, but her life had suddenly gone out of control and she was actually getting used to it. If she really thought about it, she was kind of liking it.
The bizarre feeling of jumping without a ship made her clutch at Zakkar for support. The moment that they came out of the jump, a door opened and he flew them out, using his legs to gain momentum.
Arci was suddenly a warm presence in her mind and Dina knew that they were in his system.
Zakkar flew them to one of the planets nearest the sun, carefully switching his grip on her so that he was cradling her as he landed them on the surface.
“Welcome to Dakri, your new home.”
Arci blazed in the sky and the surface was completely barren. The only relief to the flat surface was the house that was conspicuously placed on the flat plane they stood on.
“Wow. It is really…flat.”
He laughed. “There are plenty of worlds in this system where you can have a second home built, but this one is the closest to Arci and inhospitable to other races, so there is no demand for it.”
Dina looked around her. “Can I try flying here?”
Zakkar threw her up into the air for an answer.
Dina kicked her legs and squealed but thought about floating and her descent halted.
“This is so cool.” She tried to move forward and ended up hanging with her head down, but a little flailing and she was upright again and moving toward the house.
Zakkar followed her at a distance, ready to help her if she needed it, but allowed her to wobble along under her own steam. She had a fairly good grasp of keeping herself moving in the right direction, but every now and again, she listed to one side.
By the time she wobbled to the ground in front of the only building on the planet, she felt pretty proud of herself. “I did it!”
He laughed and gave her a hug. “You did.”
She returned the hug and closed her eyes as she enjoyed the hard physique under her cheek. He seemed made of stars, rocks and heat.
When he ceased the hug and wrapped his arm around her waist, part of her howled in complaint. He had made her cum once with just the touch of his hand on her arm and she was desperate to see if he could do it again.
As the door to her new home opened under his touch, she braced herself for whatever overtly masculine decorating he had engaged in.
Chapter Seven
As they stepped into the dim interior, Dina gasped in pleased surprise. Cool colours made up for the hot exterior. A humidity that belied the environment outside filled the air and plants lined the walls.
Dina stared at the bot that cruised past doing maintenance on the vegetation.
“This is amazing. It is so welcoming and comfortable.” She walked out of the circle of Zakkar’s arm and toured the entry area before she wandered into the living space. Blue-grey stone lined the floor and the walls and more plants provided oxygen to the interior.
“I am glad that you like it. Arci had to employ nine different designers to complete this last year. Drilling the well was important and something that the star had not considered.”
She listened and clued in to what he had said. “This was renovated just for me?”
“Of course. Arci would stop at nothing to make you comfortable. Having his avatars happy is a major concern for him.”
“When did he tap his first avatar?”
“Ten thousand years ago. Merwil was a good man, but he wanted a
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