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into a coma. If you hadn’t had to do that, you would have been able to manage the attack before they made inroads into the shuttle. I am going to be assigned to all of your assignments as a travelling snack.”
    She groaned. “That is embarrassing.”
    “On the contrary, I find it flattering that you want as much heat as I can give you. It is a rare thing in a woman to not fear my touch.”
    She chuckled, “I am happy to oblige.”
    He tilted her head back and kissed her again, providing her with more heat until she was completely sated and glowing happily.
    When he lifted his head, she whispered, “You don’t have to keep kissing me.”
    “But I can, right? I find it to be an excellent occupation.” He kissed her again.
    Vexa opened her eyes wide as the kiss didn’t carry any power from him to her. He was truly kissing her without energy transfer being the motive.
    She threaded her hands in his hair and arched toward him, enjoying the purely biological heat between them.
    He shifted his grip and pulled her in tightly, sliding one thigh between her legs as she kissed him in return.
    The embrace got heated as Vexa let her body do her talking for her. She felt alive for the first time in centuries.
    They were both breathing heavily when Burn backed away from her. “I think we should take it slow and get you back for a proper meal, maybe a good night’s sleep.”
    She took the arm he offered her, and they walked back through the quarry and into the Citadel.
    “The prisoners that you freed were all from an Alliance research base. The reward you are getting will mean that you can tell Turan to go stuff himself for the next five hundred years.”
    “Are they all recovering? How is Novice Storic?”
    He chuckled. “She’s doing well, recovering nicely and has even volunteered to pilot you again as long as I am present. She feels your threatening to eat her was a sign that perhaps a single person is not the ideal dynamic for you to travel with. You would do better with a regular team at your side.”
    She snorted. “I had to explain to her why I would need to relax in the back while she was piloting. What I really need is a planet with a nice big volcano.” She chuckled.
    “Arcani has a volcano. Did you want to move your living quarters there?” Burn asked it with a light smile on his lips.
    “Um, not really. Not if it puts me too far away from the Citadel.” Or you. She didn’t say that last part.
    “Did you realize that when we first kissed, you took my heat and gave me energy?”
    She bit her lip. “I didn’t want to drain you again, so I gave you what I could.”
    “So, you are capable of not killing your element donor. It is good to know.” He chuckled.
    She looked to the bright lights of the Citadel. “Is that how you see yourself? A donor?”
    He chuckled. “No, but it is how I would like you to think of me when you have need. You don’t need to look anywhere else, I am happy to provide what you require.”
    There was a wealth of suggestion in that comment, but she didn’t know what to think. Life on Ki had been easy. Move the air, entertain herself with what knowledge she had been able to maintain in hard copy and sleep in her peculiar way. It had been a boring and predictable life.
    Now, she was surrounded by other beings, using her talents until she was drained and then holding her breath to see what sort of food she would be able to find to power her talent. Life had certainly become different. In fact, it was turning into an actual life.
     
    Three days later, she was having lunch with Burn and Novice Storic. Storic had recovered from her ordeal and was looking almost perky, her pale blue skin shining with health. “So, why did they move you to Ki? I have done my research, and there is no mention of it.”
    Vexa put down her spoon. “I ate a research team. Four scientists who were studying the work I did and restricting my access to more than one element at a time. They thought I could