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stride but he slid easily into the role he’d fought for all his life.
    Zadal inclined his head to Baruk and his friends. “Gentlemen.”
    Lindsey touched his elbow and he realized she’d never let him go. “Hi, all. Um can you excuse us? I need to talk to Mr. Baruk here.”
    “Mister? Do you know who you’re speaking to?” The blond Zadal recognized as Riun Paer, eldest son in line to inherit Zorona Mining, his father’s business. He enjoyed his reputation as a lady’s man and was here tonight with his spouse partner, Sefon, to select a bride.
    Baruk raised a palm to stop his friend from continuing.
    “Mr. Baruk,” Lindsey started once again. “This is Senator Zadal. He needs a partner.”
    Baruk couldn’t have looked more stunned and the two men at his side burst into laughter.
    “She’s amusing.” Sefon sneered after getting his humor under control.
    Zadal stiffened and flexed the fingers Lindsey still held. A slight tug didn’t free his hand. He’d love to put the pompous fool in his place. Sefon’s only purpose seemed to be hanging around Riun. He didn’t have the wealth of the Paer and Laars family but he’d been born in a Triad. But for that one notable difference their status would have been the same.
    Lindsey shifted from one foot to the other, gaze bouncing. “He’s Baruk Laars. He introduced himself earlier.”
    Riun’s brow lowered and Zadal sensed him about to put the woman in her place. She had no idea she’d just dismissed the son of one of the richest families on Garulax.
    Sefon’s chest puffed up. “He’s…”
    “Baruk, only.” The Senate Leader cut off, never taking his eyes from Lindsey.
    “But—” Sefon tried to protest, anger tightening the lines around his cold eyes.
    Zadal braced his weight, prepared to defend the strange woman. If she would let his hand go.
    Baruk must have picked up on the undercurrents and spoke. “Riun and Sefon, give us a moment.”
    Both men gave Lindsey a sharp glare before storming off. She barely noticed, turning to Baruk and gifting him with the same smile which had somehow knocked Zadal off his axis.
    “Would you like to be in our Triad?” She glanced up at Zadal and winked as if they shared a private joke. Zadal stiffened but she faced Baruk again. “He’s a Senate Leader but we need a third person and since you seemed interested earlier, I just thought…”
    “Thought what?” Baruk drawled laconically. “That I wouldn’t have my own spouse partner designated for the evening?”
    Lindsey swiped at her hair, mussing the artful arrangement. “I’m doing this wrong.” She huffed out a breath. “I don’t know how this is supposed to go. I came here to find a husband…husbands who would be interested in me. Someone I could care about and so far you two are the only ones who don’t appear to have a hidden agenda.”
    Zadal stifled the need to correct her. He had an agenda. He chose not to share it and Zadal felt fairly certain Baruk had one as well.
    Lindsey released Zadal’s hand at last but now he missed the soft contact. “I turned down a lot of guys already. You’re the only two who haven’t looked down on me for coming here through Earth’s single program.”
    Zadal winced. It explained her odd behavior and odder speech. His plans tonight hadn’t included forming an alliance with his nemesis on the Senate panel but one look at Baruk assured Zadal that the man was seriously considering her offer.
    “What do you think?” she asked, hands clasped in front of her.
    The silent plea in her blue gaze pinched at his heart. Zadal ruthlessly crushed his desire to agree. The answer didn’t fully rest with him. He faced Baruk. “Have you a spouse partner? If so, I can decline the lady and you can move forward in the Triad marriage.”
    “No,” Lindsey gasped, eyes wide. “I want both of you.”
    Once more his heart tripped in his chest. Women lusted for him. Carnal desire brought them to his bed in droves but to simply want