SHE HADN’T MEANT TO play. Actually, Lis hadn"t done much thinking or planning since dragging Ru inside the ship, sealing the door, and hoping that the regen-gel she found would work. He was too still for the longest time and fear had churned in her gut, keeping her glued beside the bed.
All thoughts of escaping him evaporated as she said silent prayers for his health. At least the thoughts of escaping him before leaving Polai. The desperate, feral survivor in the darkest part of her still knew that she had to take her chances once they were no longer tethered to this hell-hole. She couldn’t surrender to the bond between them. Not if she wanted to keep herself intact.
Seducing him had most certainly not been in the cards. But now that she was kneeling on top of him, slick and ready with
