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Crux knew he shouldn't enjoy the warm body pressed up against him as much as he did. She wasn't his mate. She wasn't his anything.
No, that wasn't quite right.
For now, she was his responsibility. He had to get her off this planet and to safety. Anything else would be reprehensible. But that wasn't why he was here. The matchmaker had told him that his mate would be waiting for him.
Had he been tricked?
Many things were said about the matchmaker. But he'd never heard any word of her being malicious.
Courtney shifted as she fell deeper into her slumber, and her body brushed against his. Crux had to bite back a moan and shift away to keep her from feeling the effect she had on him. She was so deeply asleep that it might not register, but he was unwilling to take the risk.
She wouldn'
