Chapter 8
Y-Quadrant, Karrx7
Royal Palace of the Arr’Carthian
2nd day of the month of Manao in the year 7067
Federation Time
After the incident in her bedroom she had hardly seen Marruk and when she had they were not alone. She avoided looking at him. After the inflamed passion had calmed again a little and she had realised what she had done, and how she had reacted to him, she began to feel ashamed. She had conducted herself like a lecherous tart, quite shamelessly. She simply could not look him directly in the eye any longer and she dreaded the day when she was to return to his castle. Perhaps she could ask Moreena to arrange alternative accommodation for her.
There was a knock at the door. Keela’s heart leapt excitedly.
“Who is it?” she asked tentatively. She had learnt from the
