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Darius, Moon Base Arturri, in orbit around Planet Velerion
I stood in the entrance to our newly assigned private quarters and watched Lily Wilson of Earth open one of the heavy cases she’d insisted we bring along. My pairbonded female had been prepared and waiting for my arrival on Earth with five large cases stacked and waiting to go. Thinking I would need to introduce myself, explain about the training protocols, and seduce her, if necessary, to convince her to come back to Velerion with me, I’d been shocked when she’d opened her door, said my name, and shoved one of the cases toward me.
No argument. No questions. She’d simply said, “Darius. About time. Let’s go.” Not exactly the welcome I’d been hoping for. No gasp of surprise. No inspection or questions. No touching or locked gaze
