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to the other.
    Finally Simo shrugged and glanced back at me coldly. “She tried the same trick with me as she did with Pira.”
    One of the guards burst toward me so suddenly that he was almost in my face before Simo grabbed him by the throat.
    “Don’t, brother,” Simo said calmly. “It’s not worth the trouble if the commander finds out. She won’t try it again. Believe me.”
    The guard who’d tried to attack me seemed mollified – he smoothed out his uniform and stared up and Simo. The other one was less calm. I grew more and more nervous as I watched him watching us.
    “Really?” he said at last. “Because I’ve heard you’ve got a bit of a soft spot for human whores.”
    The other guard giggled in amusement. A twinge of jealousy shot through me. I glanced at Simo in dismay but he wasn’t looking at me. He was glaring with an anger and hatred that I’d never seen before, not even in the darkest days of the takeover.
    “Say that again,” Simo said in a low growl.
    The other guard stepped closer, squaring up to him. “You think I’m afraid of you? You ? If it wasn’t for your father—”
    Simo stepped closer to him. “Keep talking.”
    Just as Simo reached out to grab him, there was a commotion in the corridor outside. Simo stepped back quickly just as the commander stepped into the already crowded cell.
    “What’s the delay?” he asked with disbelief. “I ordered you two to fetch her.”
    I looked up at him in dismay. “Does this mean—”
    “Silence, human,” he hissed, waving his hand dismissively.
    “Has there been a decision sir?” Simo asked.
    The commander nodded. “Yes, there has. We’re to take her to Kefi’s compound at once.”
    My heart thumped so hard I was sure it was going to explode.
    “Yes, sir.”
    “Come on then, the backup unit is already waiting for us outside.”
    Simo glanced back at me and raised his eyebrows slightly.
    “Backup unit, sir?”
    “Yes Simo. Have you already forgotten what happened in the administration building?”

Chapter Eight
    Simo had been right. There was no way I was going to be able to make my escape as they delivered me to Kefi’s compound. The first time I caught sight of the backup unit was when we stopped in the lobby to put on my gaudy red mating sash. The sight of those ten armed Erostrians dressed in black SWAT gear made me realize it was over.
    “Why do I have to wear this?” I asked. My shoulders slumped.
    Simo looked at me warily but I ignored him.
    The commander laughed. “That’s just the start. Wait until you arrive at Kefi’s compound and they prepare you for the mating. I wish I could see it.”
    I followed them out the door, my heart sinking with every step. All this time, I hadn’t really thought about what was going to happen because I’d been so convinced I’d be able to escape. Now there was no hope. It wasn’t some far off possibility. It was happening. I was going to be defiled by Kefi that night. I closed my eyes tight to try and hold back the tears.
    I felt the most fleeting pressure on my shoulder. I looked to my left in shock. Simo was staring straight ahead. I was about to turn away when he glanced at me and nodded ever so slightly. I felt a burst of hope again as we reached the bottom of the steps and the backup team swarmed around us.
     
    “How long is it going to take?” I asked.
    My voice sounded small and distant. I cleared my throat. I was surrounded by so many towering guards that I couldn’t see the streets and alleys we passed. I cursed myself for not being able to shut up and play along. If I had, the Erostrian commander wouldn’t have suspected a thing and I’d be as good as free by now.
    The commander turned back with a sneer. “What matter to you?”
    I shrugged. “I just wondered.”
    He laughed humorlessly. “I bet you wish we could march all through the night. But we’re almost there.”
    I held my breath as we got closer and closer to my prison. Once we entered the compound