The door slid open in front of them and he stepped into the small room beyond. It was dark, only the bed illuminated by the overhead light.
“I want to see you,” he said, sliding her down the front of his body until her feet hit the floor. He didn’t step away, looming over her in the darkness, the heat of his body a siren’s call. All she wanted to do was wrap herself around him, rub her skin against his and breathe in the scent that was uniquely his.
She nodded, unable to speak, and reached for the hem of her top.
“Let me,” he murmured, covering her hands with his.
She let him, watching his expression as he lifted her top, drawing it up and over her head. His features tightened as he looked down at her, naked to the waist before him.
“Human females are probably all soft and pretty,” sh
