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planet.”
    They both watched the sergeant stagger along mumbling.
    She pulled on his big hand while Pran went back to close and lock the suite door.
    “Oh.” His eyes brightened, and he smiled at her and said, “There you are.”
    “Yes, my darling. I’m right here. But you must follow me. You must keep walking. Please, my love.” And she kept tugging his big hand.
    When his other hand came up to trap her, she ducked and giggled, “Praaaaaannnnn!”
    “You must stop purring! It only makes it worse!”
    She swallowed and managed, “I know. You’re right. Let me go prepare and you bring him to me.”
    * * * *
    The spin his world was in slowly came to a stop and he was staring at a crystal chandelier. He scowled when he realized how the colors had captivated him. Then he found a new word for how he felt and blushed. Goofy. He felt goofy. Like being drunk, but better.
    He brought his fingers to his temple expecting it to start throbbing any second. Did I get drunk? Again? Where am I? Rolling to his side he discovered a bed beneath him. Then, with a shock, he discovered he was completely naked.
    Slapping his cheek he tried to wake from the dream.
    “Darling, it will be better soon.”
    He smiled at her soft purring words. Better. Yes. Better is good.
    His head jerked and there she was. Still in the gown she’d worn to the dinner, leaning over him, a look of concern on her face.
    He shoved her away roughly and swung his feet over the edge of the mattress, “What the hell am I doing here?” His face tightened into hard scrutiny and he demanded, “And what have you done to me?”
    She’d retreated to a corner and regarded him with a soft smile.
    When she didn’t answer he pushed up and stepped away from the bed, and immediately regretted it. The room became hazy and his head started to spin. Again. Hands, her hands, were on him, guiding him back to the bed.
    “I’m sorry, darling. I know it’s all confusing, and in some way unfair, but you really have to trust me when I say your world will be right again.”
    As a warrior he made a mental inventory. Nothing hurt or seemed to be broken. He caught a flash of silver in the corner of his vision and discovered a letter opener he could use as a weapon. His legs and arms seemed to work. Well, sort of.
    “Right,” he huffed. “Then explain what I’m doing on a bed naked with you hovering over me?”
    “I…”
    “Will you stop that blasted… I don’t know what it is, but will you stop talking like that?”
    He didn’t really want her to stop, but he felt better having made some kind of demand.
    He watched her swallow and heard her say in a normal voice, “I’m sorry, my darling…”
    “And why do you keep calling me your darling?”
    She swallowed again, “Yes, I guess it is all confusing and you may not understand at first…”
    And he tuned her out completely. He realized what he was doing when he did it. But he’d discovered something much more urgent.
    My God she’s beautiful. Her ears seemed flushed, or something. They looked almost a chocolate brown color. And the tip of her nose. How odd, and he decided, how delightful. His cock was so hard it hurt and every time he pondered the state of his cock his gaze was drawn to her.
    Her cheeks were flushed as well. A light champagne color. He had an overpowering urge to inspect the rest of her body and see if it was changing colors as well. When he caught her tongue flicking between her lips he was possessed by the desire to have her. Then he realized she was still talking. What had she said?
    “…so, I’ve looked for a word for it and I may have found one. I’m not sure if it’s the right one or not, but unfortunately my love, you’re in heat.”
    Pushing up from the bed he lunged just as he realized what she’d said. In heat? He froze, his hands on her shoulders, and croaked, “Like a dog?”
    “Well, I guess you could say that.”
    He didn’t know what she was talking about and didn’t care.