Sons of Lyra: Slave Princess Read Online Free PDF

He thought he was doing
that by setting her down on some random planet. He really was
ignorant to the way the universe worked. From the moment he ditched
her, it would be just a matter of time before someone else caught
her and put her back into slavery. She was valuable. He didn’t
realise that.

    His fingers brushed hers
as he took the chain from her and she stood mute as he slid his
other hand around the side of the collar and flicked the latches. A
tremendous sensation of freedom and happiness filled her when the
weight of the thick leather and steel collar disappeared from
around her neck. She looked up into his eyes as he moved closer and
the feelings inside her altered when he stroked her neck and the
scars she knew were there.

    He was so
close.

    Her eyes fell to his mouth
and her lips parted.

    She wanted to kiss
him.

    Just a brief kiss of
thanks for setting her free.

    That’s all it
was.

    Her eyes met his
again.

    She pressed her hands into
his chest to steady herself, tiptoed, and closed her eyes as her
lips touched his. It was as brief as she intended, nothing more
than a brushing of lips. She set back on her heels and took her
hands away. He was staring at her now with fire in his dark eyes.
His breathing was as heavy as her own.

    “ Will you kiss
me now I’m not a slave,” she whispered, holding his gaze and trying
to read him. “Or is it because I’m a Terran?”

    Her eyes widened when he
grabbed her waist and dragged her up against his hard body. His
lips crushed hers in a passionate kiss that made her heart skip a
beat. She closed her eyes and leaned into it, wanting to feel his
strength and his heat. Before, she’d wanted him to kiss her so she
could prove to him that he wanted her. Now, she just wanted him to
kiss her.

    His tongue brushed hers as
she licked his lips and she held back a moan when his hands, rough
and strong, coursed up her back and pulled her harder against him.
She was out of her mind. He kissed across her jaw, his breath hot
and heavy in her ear. She decided that she didn’t care. So what if
she was giving him the impression that he could have her if he
wanted her.

    He could.

    Something about him made
it impossible for her to deny him. She wanted him. She’d wanted him
from the second he’d touched her in that dirty port
town.

    Something
buzzed.

    Balt rolled his eyes and
released the woman. In Iskara’s name, what was he thinking? She
wasn’t his slave or his whore, but he was treating her as though
she was. He stepped away from her and ran a hand over his
hair.

    “ What is it?”
he said to the quiet room filled only with their dual
panting.

    Damn he wanted to kiss her
again. He’d never tasted anything as sweet and tempting.

    She looked
confused.

    “ Bridge to
Captain Lyra II, we have company.” The voice crackled over the
intercom panel beside the door. The woman looked less
confused.

    “ Company?” he
said and turned towards the door. His heart jumped into his throat.
They couldn’t have caught up with them so quickly.

    “ The Minervans
want the woman.”

    Balt frowned over his
shoulder at her. She looked frightened now. They wanted her?
Why?

    He grabbed her arm and
dragged her along behind him as he walked to the bridge. The
Minervans usually fired first and asked questions later. Why was
today so different? What did they want with the woman? Was she so
important that they wouldn’t risk firing upon them? They attacked
his ship regardless of himself being onboard. Did they value her
more than him?

    The door to the bridge
slid open with a swish and then closed behind them.

    “ On screen,” he
said to the communications officer.

    The middle glass window of
the bridge darkened and then the Minervan appeared on
it.

    “ Captain Lyra
II.” The Minervan smiled winsomely. It was the man from the port.
“Give me the girl and your ship won’t be harmed.”

    Balt glared at him and
walked forward with the woman. His hand tightened around her