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β | "The man has over a hundred and sixty wives, Nika. He's clearly a collector. He's from a culture where that sort of thing is encouraged. Whoring me out was the farthest thing from your mind, but c'mon. Were he any other man in his position, how far would it have been from his? | + | "The man has over a hundred and sixty wives, Nika. He's clearly a collector. He's from a culture where that sort of thing is encouraged. Whoring me out was the farthest thing from your mind, but c'mon. Were he any other man in his position, how far would it have been from his? +Don't+," I said, anticipating what she'd say next. "Don't waste another minute feeling guilty. We're on-mission. You're the Captain. It was a command decision. I get that. Besides, you didn't force me to do anything I didn't feel I could handle. I wouldn't have ''liked'' handling it if it had gotten rough, but I nevertheless would have handled it. Okay?" |
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β | "Stupid bitch." I reached over and pulled her in a hug and whispered into her hair. "You ''always'' had that." | + | "Stupid bitch." I reached over and pulled her in a hug and whispered into her hair. "You ''always'' had that." |
β | She did. I'd been waiting for years for Nika to fully put her Captain's boots | + | She did. I'd been waiting for years for Nika to fully put on her Captain's boots but she'd always had my support. From the moment she took charge of the mutiny, now five years gone.<br><br> |
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