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right after all.
    He dove onto the bed between Maya’s thighs to get an up-close look at her stroking herself, a sight he would surely never tire of.
    “Um, I hate to interrupt,” said the AI unit, “but the Oracle is on the vid comm waiting to speak to you.”
    Maya scrambled for the bedcovers while Lex cursed silently at the horrible timing. “You don’t need to cover yourself. We are alone on the ship.”
    “But the voice?”
    “Just the computer. I’m sorry. I need to take this vid comm call.”
    “Will everything be all right?” she asked, worry in her eyes.
    “Everything will be fine. Don’t finish without me, though,” he said ruefully looking at her flushed face and tousled hair. Maya smiled seductively and flung the covers off. Eyes riveted to the show she put on with her finger, he dressed quickly in a in a pair of slacks and a loose shirt. The quicker he spoke to the Oracle, the quicker he’d be back in bed. He gave Maya a light 55

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    kiss that turned into a scorching one with tongue. The AI interrupted by clearing its imaginary throat, and with a rueful smile to Maya, Lex made his way to the command center to face the Oracle, the one being who had the power to bless or curse his changed choice in mates.
    The petite Oracle’s veiled face filled the large screen in the command center, and Lex dropped his chin under her gaze, staring at his bare blue feet.
    Few ever got to speak to or see the Oracle. This didn’t bode well.
    “Lex’indrios Vel Romannu, did you complete your mission?” said a voice that had started and stopped wars.
    “I’m afraid I failed in the mission you sent me on,” said Lex, cursing the moment that had come too soon. He’d hoped to have time to prepare his speech detailing the reasons why he’d disobeyed orders.
    “Did you collect your mate, Maya?”
    “No, I—” Lex looked up in astonishment at the screen. “Wait a second.
    Did you say Maya?”
    The Oracle inclined her head. “Indeed. Maya Romero, your mate. You did do the binding ceremony, did you not?”
    “Yes, but how? I thought . . .” Lex trailed off, flustered.
    “Maya was always the one meant for you.”
    “But why tell me it was Amanda then?” he said, suddenly angry at all the unnecessary angst he’d gone through.
    “Your ancestors and I felt it important that you want Maya for herself and not because you were told she was yours. I’ve been doing a lot of talking with an earthling mate named Diana here. You should know her. She’s Kor’s wife. And she said the whole mating process would be easier to accept if both sides felt they were part of the choice. Did you choose Maya? And in return, she you?”
    “Yes, but do you realize the anguish you put us both through?”
    “A little hardship only makes the feelings stronger. Congratulations on your mating.”
    The vid screen went blank, and Lex sat there stunned. I was always meant to be with Maya. He knew he should feel angry at the trick that had been played on him, but at the feel of her soft hands on his neck massaging him, and a plump bottom settling on his lap, all he could think was, Thank the silvery moons she is mine.
    Maya had thrown on a robe before joining him, but he still had easy access to her body, and he used that to his advantage, stroking her soft flesh.
    “Lex,” she panted, “wait a second. Did I hear the Oracle right? Was I supposed to be your mate all along?”
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    “Yes,” he growled.
    “Oh,” she exclaimed, a sound she repeated when he pulled up the loose skirt to probe her with a finger and found her wet already. Lex decided to indulge in a fantasy of his.
    “Strip,” he ordered.
    Maya stood and, curving her lips in a sensual smile that sent all his blood rushing to one spot, unfastened her robe and let it slide to the floor. Lex stood and divested his own body of its garments. Free of his pants, Lex’s cock twitched at the sight of her nude, tanned