Shattered Stars

Shattered Stars by Viola Grace

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conversations that she had had and one of the most
enjoyable.

Chapter Ten
     
     
    Mero came to bed, and
he didn’t say anything.
    Hannah watched
him remove his boots and pants and waited with slick thighs for him
to whisper to her. He didn’t.
    Mero crawled
into bed next to her, kissed her softly and curled his body against
hers. His breath was even against her temple, and she was stuck in
a mire of her own frustration.
    Her lover had
had a conversation with his sister, and sex was off the menu.
    Fuck.
     
    He was gone
when she woke up, and her clothing was at the foot of the bed, as
usual. She washed up and pulled the dress on over her head. Dammit. She pulled it off again, turned it around and put it
back on. This was not a stellar start to her day.
    Dk’ket came in
with breakfast while Hannah was putting on her shoes. Hannah’s
hands were shaking, and the task was perversely difficult.
    “Are you all
right, lady?”
    “Fine... I am
just... fine.” She sat and picked up her eating utensil. She
flicked it too hard, and the food went flying.
    “You look
unwell. Should I tell Lord Mero?”
    She held out
her hand. “No. No, please. I will be fine. I just didn’t sleep
well.”
    She ate as
quickly as she could with Dk’ket watching her carefully. When she
was done, she got to her feet and smiled. “Off to dance class.”
    The housekeeper
and major domo watched her until she was out the door. Hannah
straightened her shoulders and headed for the courtyard. Maybe
dance would get out some of her frustrations.
     
    Four hours
later, Szriata called a halt. “I don’t know what got into you, but
we are done for the day.”
    Hannah groaned.
“I was just getting good.” She flipped the practice fans as she
lunged and twisted.
    “You were
getting deadly. Come on, we are going to spend the afternoon with
your seamstress. Maybe holding still will be the ticket to calming
you, because dancing doesn’t work.”
    Hannah made a
face, and her stomach rumbled. Szriata smiled. “Perhaps food for
you first.”
    Grumbling,
Hannah made her way to the patio, and her dance master came with
her. Jiita brought out the single meal and a pitcher of water.
    Szriata nodded
toward the water, and Jiita ran to get another glass.
    Hannah poured
the first glass and gave it to her dance master.
    “Thank you,
dear.”
    “You are very
welcome. Why don’t you eat?”
    “We were
designed with the ability to feed off living beings around us.
Pleasure and satisfaction are the best meals we choose.”
    “Will Mero be
all right if we don’t have sex?”
    “He will be
fine. He would be fine if you did have sex, but if you don’t
climax, then it is only coupling, not feeding.”
    The thought of
approaching the heights that he took her to but never going over
made her shiver.
    Jiita brought
the other glass, and Hannah thanked her, filling it and starting
her meal.
    “I see the
thought of sex without climax isn’t appealing to you.”
    Hannah blushed.
“Not particularly.”
    “It is the same
for him. He wants to see you happy, that glow in your eyes as you
stare at him as if he is the only being in the universe.”
    Hannah stared
at Szriata. “How do you know that?”
    “Ah, well, the
Hmrain can share their thoughts. His thoughts of you do go beyond
him seeing you as an energy source.”
    “On the ship,
he was involved in some kind of council meeting.”
    “Yes, many of
our brethren schedule communication. I am close, so I arrive in
person.”
    “Will you be
here for the meeting in a few weeks?”
    “I will indeed.
Now, on to other topics. What do you like to wear?”
    Hannah tried to
explain jeans and t-shirts to Szriata, but she settled for skirts
that she could move in and possibly work out in.
    “What do you
wish to wear for the first night of the Hmrain gathering?”
    Hannah thought
about her options. “What am I supposed to convey?”
    “Excellent
question. I would suggest wearing your sensuality like a brand.
Make sure that all

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