Chapter Eighteen
Gracie nervously adjusted the material of her black, form fitting jacket again as she followed Kordon off the transport ship. They’d left the Conqueror a half hour before, after Toolas gave Gracie the all clear. Kordon insisted Toolas examine Gracie once more before he would take her off the warship. Gracie gave in gracefully as she considered she’d won the first battle of wills for that day.
The morning, or rather late afternoon on Paulus—Gracie was still having trouble with time since it was hard to tell on board the Conqueror—began enjoyably enough. Kordon woke Gracie up with his kisses. He made love to her so gently she felt like crying afterward. She had never felt so loved before.
Afterward, they bathed each other, which led to another round of lovemaking. Gracie
