Ethan heard the basement door open, a thud, and then close again. He waited a few seconds to see what was going on, uncertain of what to expect from his captors that he hadn't seen since he was locked in here. When nothing else appeared to happen, he walked up to the bottom of the staircase.18Please respect copyright.PENANAKVIdBSueZ4
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He saw Hanna and his jaw dropped in surprise. She was lying there on the steps awkwardly, as if their captors had simply dumped her there, apparently unconscious and also very nude. He could see she her hand bound behind her and noticed the matching rope around her ankles.18Please respect copyright.PENANAskaxP9krPQ
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For a long moment, he couldn't fathom why she was here. His thoughts were muddled but he tried to think logically. Why would they take her? Had she been Charax all along and I never knew it? Why would they put her in the same cell? Why would they...18Please respect copyright.PENANAxgafQFrEsh
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Ethan understood what they were trying to accomplish and made his decision instantly. He was determined not to let that happen. He wasn't going to be the animal they said he was.18Please respect copyright.PENANANQ1XLPD8GM
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He grabbed the sheet from the mattress and walked back to her, she was barely reachable given the length of chain on his shackled ankle. Then he wrapped her up in the fabric, trying his best not to look at her bare skin. Although, he did notice the many bruises marring her bronze skin. It was beginning to worry him how she hadn't moved through all of this.18Please respect copyright.PENANAIb4XPkTBgw
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He put his hand in front of her mouth and felt her breath on his skin. That alleviated his worries somewhat. He tried to check her pulse but kept getting distracted by the feel of her skin. He gave up, she was breathing and that's all he needed to know right now.18Please respect copyright.PENANAX0kVQvFDeh
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It was difficult but he managed to pick her up and carry her down the stairs. He felt his muscles strain and knew he needed to set her down. He gently placed her on the concrete floor and took a breather. Any physical activity seemed to be a lot harder than usual. It made him sweat more and worsened his persistent headache.18Please respect copyright.PENANAma9ILPKZfr
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After he recovered a bit, he carried her over to the mattress on the floor. That was as much as he could take. He couldn't look at her anymore, he turned away and slid down to the floor. Trying his hardest to control his breathing, calm himself. He felt like his heart was racing a million miles a minute.18Please respect copyright.PENANAtWIXLngan5
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Ethan desperately hoped he could control himself. He worried about getting so lost in his own heat that he ended up hurting her. The truth was, he didn't know how bad the heat would get or what it might do to him. Maybe it was only a matter of time until he proved the dealers right.18Please respect copyright.PENANA1ml75S5c4t
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He didn't want to do that to anyone, let alone her. It was worse that they'd sent in someone nice, someone he liked. Not only did it make all his feelings stronger, but it made him feel worse about having them. If it was someone he hated, then at least he would have been able to focus on the feeling of disgust. That had been an effective strategy with the other woman.18Please respect copyright.PENANAPKXXup2gNC
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He glanced back down at Hanna, pushing her hair back from her face and noting her steady breathing. He hoped she'd be alright. She didn't deserve this. She might be a bit... strange but it was kind of funny how she nervously stumbled over her words. She's cute, the thought suddenly sprung into his mind.18Please respect copyright.PENANAbZhvYx8jKb
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He felt his cock beginning to harden and pulled away from her, turning his back to her. He tried to clear his mind, there was no point in getting his hopes up. He didn't want to do anything to her that she didn't also want. Besides, he didn't think she'd be interested in him at all. So he sat there, consumed in his own thoughts and fighting the heat, waiting for her to wake.
Hanna woke up on something soft. She wasn't too sure where she was, the room was dark and unfamiliar. Her hands were tied behind her back. Her feet were tied together. She choked on the gag in her mouth. She noted she was nude except for a sheet covering her.18Please respect copyright.PENANAaB0vvVDaDH
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Hanna tried to get a sense of the room. Then she noticed Ethan, sitting beside her on the floor with his back to her. She started to move and became aware of the bruises all over her body, involuntarily letting out a pained groan despite the gag.18Please respect copyright.PENANAAfyewgycrq
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Ethan twisted around suddenly. "You're awake!" He exclaimed. "Sorry, let me get those off." He turned her body away from him to get at the knot at the back of the gag. "I didn't do this," he told her apologetically.18Please respect copyright.PENANAHB2qEbHxD2
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"Mmhmmff." Hanna rolled her eyes at him, even though he couldn't see her face. It was obvious that he hadn't done this. It was less obvious why he hadn't bothered to untie her before she woke up.18Please respect copyright.PENANAq7jbLAAT2I
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Ethan managed to finally loosen the knot. He untied the gag and pulled it out of her mouth. Hanna stretched her jaw as he started on her hand bindings. He adjusted the sheet to get at her hands. It didn't escape her notice how he tried to keep her covered with the sheet as much as possible.18Please respect copyright.PENANAnjqDiN6ZGw
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"What's going on?" Hanna asked, fully awake now.18Please respect copyright.PENANA3Icx2HN2Wx
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"You need to get out of here," Ethan told her curtly.18Please respect copyright.PENANATwPFq1Il6L
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"We both do," Hanna shot back, resisting the urge the roll her eyes again.18Please respect copyright.PENANACbKX40UEbG
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Hanna heard him draw in a deep breath. He stopped moving. Then she felt him rub a spot of her wrist. She figured he'd spotted the fake Charax tattoo. "It's fake. I'm Terran, if you were wondering."18Please respect copyright.PENANAnfMscdLzPc
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"You came here on purpose," Ethan stated as he pieced things together.18Please respect copyright.PENANAc30NFDNgkd
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"With a plan," Hanna added. A plan currently being delayed by your poor skill at knot untying, she thought with mild frustration.18Please respect copyright.PENANA2UbcfJA49i
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Ethan was shocked. She'd purposely got herself caught and thrown in here. He knew she was... odd but this was downright crazy. "You're insane," he blurted out.18Please respect copyright.PENANAutgpE0SuA4
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Hanna smirked broadly outside of his view. If she didn't have her skills and her training, she'd have agreed with him. "I know, but it's a good plan."18Please respect copyright.PENANAqPJY3XCRSA
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"It doesn't matter, you need to go," Ethan dismissed her proposal quickly. "I'm not safe to be around right now."18Please respect copyright.PENANAdZjNxSd7Hh
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She could feel his hands shaking as he struggled to undo the knots. "Is this about the heat?" Hanna asked, her tone softened. She looked over her shoulder to catch a glimpse of him.18Please respect copyright.PENANA6ft4GiYUll
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He nodded, wondering how she knew already.18Please respect copyright.PENANAqo6cgBe27b
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"That's why I'm here," Hanna said confidently.18Please respect copyright.PENANASPbOJ7EeJG
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Ethan didn't understand, but he didn’t respond, instead trying to focus on picking at the rope around her hands.18Please respect copyright.PENANA7DYuFdnaJO
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"Do I really need to spell it out for you?" Hanna asked rhetorically.18Please respect copyright.PENANAY3UQc0NHaC
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She’s come... to be my mate? Ethan thought, surprised. He almost couldn't believe it. In fact, he didn't believe it at all. "That's not— You don't know the risks."18Please respect copyright.PENANANJQzhPbnyN
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Hanna bit back a sigh of frustration. "I don't think the danger is any worse than the situation we're currently in. I think you're forgetting we could be killed by dealers any minute now."18Please respect copyright.PENANAniUdawlYY4
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"You know why they put you in here, right?" Ethan said quietly.18Please respect copyright.PENANABQChCgxE2J
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Hanna did know what the dealers thought he'd do to her. She was surprised that he was being stubborn. "Don't you know what they're going to do to you?" Hanna shot back.18Please respect copyright.PENANAmwewrvS4tV
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"Sell me," Ethan whispered.18Please respect copyright.PENANAPdr9sUlA3Y
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He didn't get it. Of course he didn't, he was always so clueless. Hanna bit back a sigh. "That's if you're lucky and you're not having a lucky day."18Please respect copyright.PENANAcoup2ESNWm
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"What then?" Ethan whispered.18Please respect copyright.PENANAYifDPxYCA6
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Hanna bit her lip. She really did not want to tell him. She wanted him to be scared enough to be motivated. She didn't want him too scared to act. "Don’t worry about it. We'll be out of here soon. I have a plan."18Please respect copyright.PENANAk71R41Hy9n
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Ethan fell silent at that, working on the last knot.18Please respect copyright.PENANAYphHn57QwK
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He doesn't really want to know, she thought. She felt her hands come free and twisted around to untie her feet. He backed away from her quickly, as far as the chain would allow, and sat down on the hard, bare floor.
Hanna, now untied, turned around to take a good look at Ethan for the first time since she got there. She instantly noticed the shackle around his ankle chaining him to the wall and how bloody it was. She could tell it was going to be a problem they'd need to deal with, her plans tended to involve running.18Please respect copyright.PENANAJLoQ9DlvSn
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Hanna eyed the length of chain, noting he'd stretched it out and was sitting in the middle of the room. She estimated he'd likely be able to reach the door at the top of the stairs but no further. She made a mental note of how the limitation would impact her future plans.18Please respect copyright.PENANAToB75hy92G
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Her eyes widened when she saw the number on his hand, they were definitely planning to process him, dissect him, and soon. Even from here, she could see how flush his skin looked and the sweat glistening on his skin. His usually creamy skin tone had turned decidedly pink.18Please respect copyright.PENANAXQ0LikdQ4B
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The heat symptoms are back, she concluded. As if to confirm her theory, he shifted and she could see he was hard through his pants, probably had been for a while. That must be uncomfortable, she thought, he doesn't look good.18Please respect copyright.PENANAyWSVYw5IRP
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Hanna started mentally revising her options, but she wasn't finished her evaluation yet, so she approached him slowly. She didn't bother with the sheet, letting it fall to the floor. She saw little point in being modest at this point.18Please respect copyright.PENANARVWTqxkB76
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It didn't escape her notice how he was as far away as the shackle would allow from her. "It's alright," Hanna said softly, trying not to agitate him further as she approached slowly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAaapqCAjAnI
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Ethan frowned at her but didn't say anything, staying put where he was sitting.18Please respect copyright.PENANAyk61lB5ETP
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"Can I take a look?" Hanna gestured at his ankle, laid out in front of him.18Please respect copyright.PENANAz4eRjXVIoc
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Ethan swallowed nervously but nodded, giving his permission.18Please respect copyright.PENANAR2UpLqoOWI
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Hanna crouched down to get a better look. The bottom of his pant leg was caked in dried blood, she pushed it up gently to get a better view of the metal band. She inhaled sharply as she saw the blood over the band, on his skin and continuing to drip onto the ground.18Please respect copyright.PENANAxx40lSi2Qy
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She contained her fear quickly, reminding herself that she couldn't see the actual wound and the amount of blood might be making it look worse than it was. She moved the metal band gently to try to see underneath but it would barely move, despite the red lubrication. Ethan winced mildly in response.18Please respect copyright.PENANAgtwLRVGY9E
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"Sorry," Hanna apologized quickly. He must have been really tugging on it for it to get this bad, she thought, it doesn't look like he has any other injuries but they could have still hurt him.18Please respect copyright.PENANAz8ZKenCkHF
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"It's fine," Ethan said, shifting his leg slightly. "It doesn't hurt that much."18Please respect copyright.PENANAyDeFk7f9V7
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Hanna eyed him skeptically. "Give me your hand," she requested calmly.18Please respect copyright.PENANALizE6TdWu4
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Ethan held out his left hand cautiously. Hanna went to check his pulse, noting the slightly tremor in his hand. His pulse was fast but that could be normal for a Charax heat. She didn't know much about them. She let go of his wrist and he pulled it back.18Please respect copyright.PENANAcuKpQksTYG
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Hanna put her hand on his forehead to feel his temperature. Ethan flinched slightly at her touch but didn't pull away. Despite having barely any clothes on, he was really hot in the cool basement room, not a good sign. He might not be consumed with lust liked she'd expected but he was worst off than she'd hoped.18Please respect copyright.PENANAaxKTydd25P
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She had wanted to tell him what an idiot he was for not listening to her but the urge to yell at him had vanished when she'd seen his injuries. She took a deep breath. This hadn't exactly gone according to plan but she could improvise the rest. I can work with this, she thought, biting the inside of her cheek.18Please respect copyright.PENANAzYssxNGAS8
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"What's wrong?" Ethan asked worriedly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAr6TTG7rozp
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"You're bleeding." Hanna answered plainly, standing up. She went back to get the sheet from the bed. She started tearing strips off.18Please respect copyright.PENANANVLWUCH2i0
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Ethan resisted the urge to roll his eyes. I knew that already, he thought.18Please respect copyright.PENANA2Z0XKg29TM
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"What did they do?" Hanna asked from across the room.18Please respect copyright.PENANA2bRZVWgmuW
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"They took some blood. Some drugs. I'm fine." Ethan summarized briefly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAJRCkutNonZ
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Hanna nodded. "That's it?"18Please respect copyright.PENANAn9i4GazrD5
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Ethan shrugged. "Nothing else I was awake for." He watched her continue to attack the fabric, trying to figure out what she was planning and how that was going to get them out of here.18Please respect copyright.PENANApPm36rumOb
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"Why are you doing that?" Ethan asked finally.18Please respect copyright.PENANAQTivnL3O9o
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"It's for your ankle," Hanna answered. "To put between the skin and the metal."18Please respect copyright.PENANAqnyC7Ey4P2
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So not part of some great escape plan, Ethan thought. "It doesn't hurt that much."18Please respect copyright.PENANAF4KKSSSCnP
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"That's good." Hanna wondered if that was another symptom of the heat, a higher pain threshold, because it looked like quite a painful injury. "You're still losing blood, that's the problem."18Please respect copyright.PENANArGI4z6Qaor
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Ethan glanced up at the door at the top of the stairs. "Shouldn't we be trying to escape? Picking the lock or something?"18Please respect copyright.PENANAFRsPR1oYPq
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Hanna shrugged slightly. "There's no access to the lock from this side. Nor do I have any lockpicks." She gestured to her lack of clothing. "They'll open the door for us anyways." She flashed him a confident smile before turning her attention back to the fabric.18Please respect copyright.PENANAaiM6RtiWbO
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Ethan was sure he had misheard something about her plan. He couldn't believe that she was proposing to do nothing. "So we just... wait?"18Please respect copyright.PENANAUJRQdK9q00
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"Yep," Hanna replied, continuing to rip the sheet apart. "Focus on staying alive, saving our strength."18Please respect copyright.PENANAtrzhUeYKed
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"Alright," Ethan mumbled, not confident in her plan but not interested in arguing. His head was starting to pound again. He was parched but there was no water down here and he wasn't going to try asking for some.18Please respect copyright.PENANAXxJxNH09yE
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Hanna walked back to him with a handful of torn fabric. Ethan laid his shackled leg out straight. She started stuffing the fabric under the loose metal. She'd gotten about halfway done when Ethan grunted from the pain of a particularly forceful motion.18Please respect copyright.PENANAEQnSoYWkP7
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"You want to do it?" Hanna asked, stopping abruptly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAjraL9JSGPI
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Ethan shook his head. "No, it's fine."18Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZDoZC4uWN
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Hanna continued until it was packed as well as she thought she could get it. Then she back sat down on the mattress, watching Ethan on the other side of the room. She tried to figure out what her next move would be.18Please respect copyright.PENANAcuavtFVi25
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Ethan resisted the urge to fidget under her uncomfortable scrutiny. He tried to focus on calming the strong arousal inside him that had shown up when she arrived. He'd given up hope that he could get his erection to go away and just positioned himself so it wasn't visible to her. He was sure she'd noticed and was grateful she hadn't mentioned it. He stared back at her awkwardly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAfOYMroMBoi
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After a few minutes, he gave into the urge to break the silence. "What is it?"18Please respect copyright.PENANAznKS5WgquQ
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"Am I the first?" Hanna asked quietly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAqCF6gdgSSn
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"First what?" Ethan replied, confused.18Please respect copyright.PENANAUyxh7TkUN6
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That was a yes, Hanna thought. "Never mind." She hid her relief, if they didn't act soon she wouldn't be the only one they threw down there. She tried to push those fears out of her mind.18Please respect copyright.PENANA5L5IQEcJLj
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"Is there anything else I should know?" Hanna asked gently.18Please respect copyright.PENANA9G0OwXCLjT
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"There's at least three of them. They have guns." Ethan summarized what he knew. "There's a room up the stairs with a couple doors, one leads to a... dead end and the other, I don't know."18Please respect copyright.PENANAMVpnJoorWL
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Hanna nodded as he confirmed what she already knew. "Good to know."18Please respect copyright.PENANAUKhu5z7Mzh
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Ethan gave her a confused look, noticing that fact their captors were armed didn't appear to worry her at all. His addled mind recalled she'd mentioned a plan at some point. "How do we get out of here?" Ethan asked. "Once they open the door, what do we do?"18Please respect copyright.PENANAIBuQMMeeEv
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A troubled expression came over Hanna's face. "First problem, you're not in any condition to get out of here right now."18Please respect copyright.PENANAuycKUfXpyT
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Ethan tried to stand up to prove her wrong, but it took nearly all his willpower just to get to his feet. He sat back down again, feeling even worse. "It'll only get worse the long we wait. Let's just get out of here."18Please respect copyright.PENANA0kxFAsQs8G
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"There is something I can do," Hanna said then bit her lip nervously.18Please respect copyright.PENANA9ah6vieI7o
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Ethan had a confused look on his face.18Please respect copyright.PENANAkV71mbwGFI
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He doesn't get it, Hanna thought, I'm right here in front of him and he's still oblivious.18Please respect copyright.PENANAorfddDRFEp
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Hanna pressed her lips together, betraying her nervousness. She'd hoped to confess under better circumstances or possibly never at all but she didn't get to be picky now. She cursed her cowardice and her selfishness for putting them in this position. This was her fault and she was going to do everything she could to fix it.18Please respect copyright.PENANAdyoZfthsed
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"If you had sex, it would reduce some of the symptoms," Hanna suggested tentatively.18Please respect copyright.PENANA2FaQh2sCFP
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"What are you saying?" Ethan eyed her curiously but uncertainly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAMlzExXJx74
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Hanna needed to get her point across. She took a deep breath. "I'm here to be your mate," she stated bluntly, purposefully using the Charax terminology. There wasn't quite a Terran equivalent to what she was proposing, somewhere between friends with benefits, on demand booty call and temporary marriage.18Please respect copyright.PENANALJIALcBNAM
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Ethan gave her a blank stare. He wasn't entirely sure he hadn't hallucinated her statement, like some kind of heat-induced hyper-realistic fever dream.18Please respect copyright.PENANAJSdc6GTBZl
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Hanna bit her lip, worried when he didn't immediately respond. "If you'll have me," she added quietly. She wasn't sure if he was going to reject her or just shocked, she figured he would had never expected her to come right out and say it just like that.18Please respect copyright.PENANAdri4qkwYrH
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Ethan's jaw dropped as soon as he processed that she was serious. His desire immediately jumped up and he almost gave into it right then. He breathed slowly, deliberately, as he wrestled it down once again. "I don't know what to say." He squeezed his eyes shut. "I don't want to hurt you."18Please respect copyright.PENANAgEMoFscqHD
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"Don't think about that. I'm here for you and I trust you." Hanna was getting tired of his concern for her when he was clearly in worse shape. For someone who was worried about their lack of self control, he seemed to have a lot of it.18Please respect copyright.PENANAYqH9mIBOOn
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Hanna got off the mattress and sat down in front of him on the floor. She didn't care how hard or gritty the concrete was on her bare skin, she wanted to be at eye level with him. She locked eyes with him and waited for a response.18Please respect copyright.PENANAh2yFjtSfvB
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She wasn't sure what to make of him. He was the complete opposite of everything she'd expected coming into this. He wasn't aggressive, or angry, or cruel. She'd expected him to be all over her the second she suggested sex, or even before. This situation... she hadn't expected and she was clueless about what to about it.18Please respect copyright.PENANAROVPA6wkhI
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"This isn't..." Ethan swallowed hard. "You don't have to."18Please respect copyright.PENANAb5OPO60sOT
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Hanna kept her voice calm and soft. "Let's be clear. This was my suggestion. You don't have to take the offer."18Please respect copyright.PENANAHR2zhSvinb
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Ethan thought about it. This might not be the only option but it was the best one. He found the reasons piling up the longer he thought about it. Yet he still wasn't prepared to let go of his stubbornness, it felt like the safer choice.18Please respect copyright.PENANA90JmhSdGnk
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Ethan stared at the naked woman sitting in front of him, still feeling uncertain. Covered in dirt and bruises with her long dark brown wavy hair a complete mess, Hanna still looked beautiful. Beautiful and completely unashamed of her own nudity. It was impossible for him to ignore her petite breasts or how her waist curved to her wide hips.18Please respect copyright.PENANAiWgZv2FQjS
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He could be the one touching that bronze skin, those breasts, every part of her, any part of her. She was only inches away. He could bridge the gap in an instant. It would be so easy to take her, to have her like he wanted so strongly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAQfo1aUBQay
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Ethan dampened the wave of arousal rising inside him. "I want to but..." He trailed off as his words failed him.18Please respect copyright.PENANAXnJ5xD7XWG
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How could he explain it to her? He didn't want to give into the dealers and their plans for him. He didn't want to get her pregnant. He didn't want to be here. This probably was the last place on earth where he wanted to have sex and yet it was all he could think about. He didn't know what to do.18Please respect copyright.PENANAcDn19AvGCi
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Hanna nodded, seemly understanding without words. "Imagine it's just us. Somewhere safe. Somewhere nice."18Please respect copyright.PENANAVnmZVlBG5o
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"It's not that easy..." Ethan whispered.18Please respect copyright.PENANAQAnrZH6q6b
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"Try. Forget about all this. It's just you and me," Hanna whispered softly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAg15aFi6CkD
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Ethan shut his eyes, his breathing steady. He held his seated position on the floor but she could tell how tense he was.18Please respect copyright.PENANABRepOflAgq
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"I'm sorry," Hanna apologized, even if he didn't know why this was her fault. She slowly wrapped her hands around the back of his neck. She let her head tilt forwards slowly.18Please respect copyright.PENANANib868jn7p
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His jaw relaxed as he settled into her grasp, feeling her warm breath on his face. Her touch fed the fire under his skin, set his heart beating faster than it already was. A fire that he didn't immediately dampen for the first time since his heat began.18Please respect copyright.PENANA3acFA7VFai
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She pressed his forehead to hers, closing her eyes as well. Their breaths mixed as their lips hovered slightly apart. They both let the moment drag out.18Please respect copyright.PENANA7anohR8toa
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"I shouldn't..." Ethan breathed out, barely a whisper. His protests sounded hollow even to himself. He wasn't even sure why he was holding back any more.18Please respect copyright.PENANAdqCPJ5vOQG
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"You can. Whatever you need, I'm here," Hanna whispered back.18Please respect copyright.PENANAVNTeJwKVvv
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She kissed him and he felt his wall of repressed emotions come crashing down, flooding him with feelings of desire. He knew what he wanted. There was no point in waiting, she was going to be his, he was going to make her his. He let himself sink into the waves of emotion.18Please respect copyright.PENANAJnKaX02yuC
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The floodgates opened and then he was kissing her deeply, his hands on her back, pressing her into him. He ran his hands down her bare spine as he pushed his tongue into her mouth. It was hot, messy, chaotic and passionate all at once.18Please respect copyright.PENANACyDsLTGWkR
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She felt him lifting her up and then pushing her onto the mattress. He pinned her there with his weight. Any semblance of control she had had was gone, she felt like a ship in his storm, bouncing around on the waves.18Please respect copyright.PENANAbXTABD9SC2
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She felt herself sinking into the old dirty mattress as his weight pressed into her. She let him continue to kiss her, to touch her, as she ran her hands over his chest and resisting the urge to shove them down the waistband of his pants.18Please respect copyright.PENANAqXVf0130uU
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She savoured the feel of his light, pinkish skin under her fingertips. So many times she'd imagined what he'd feel like, what he'd taste like, that she could barely believe she finally got to experience it. It was all so much better than she'd hoped for.18Please respect copyright.PENANAuFaxMuNiMQ
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For her, the world around them slipped away easily. It was just them and only them. In this moment, nothing else mattered and nothing else existed.18Please respect copyright.PENANAx2opjA3vxt
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Unexpectedly, he pulled off of her, shifting his weight onto his knees. He paused, looking down at her, hesitant. She got a good look at him and saw how increasingly flushed his skin was, how fast he was breathing. I thought this was supposed to help with the heat symptoms, not make them worse, Hanna thought worriedly, maybe he has to finish for it to work?18Please respect copyright.PENANAeBc7LK6OZF
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"What's wrong?" Hanna asked, confused.18Please respect copyright.PENANAlyPqpNU7xw
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"Uh, I was going to ask if you wanted to keep the sheet but..." Ethan gestured to the discarded, damaged cloth.18Please respect copyright.PENANAMLuo1FkJum
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Hanna bit back a laugh, it seemed silly to be concerned with modesty considering what they were about to do. "Don't worry, go for it. Don't worry about being rough. I'm tough," she reassured him.18Please respect copyright.PENANAdZiwI5b96c
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"Uh, hold still?" Ethan requested awkwardly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAjzEpd5sbSo
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"I will. I meant it. Whatever you need," Hanna repeated confidently.18Please respect copyright.PENANA3k3HSow2HR
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Ethan got back on top of her eagerly. "Thank you," he whispered in her ear.18Please respect copyright.PENANAvaB9GuGhAG
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He held her jaw and kissed her again. His tongue found it's way into her mouth aggressively. She almost jerked backwards in surprise but there was nowhere for her to go, her body stuck between his and the mattress. It felt like an eternity before he pulled away, moving his hand so it wasn't touching her anymore.18Please respect copyright.PENANAC6h5cTmQGS
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Hanna wanted him to touch her, to keep touching her, so badly. But this wasn't her show. "Wow," she breathed.18Please respect copyright.PENANAyBxoomwiGo
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"I need..." Ethan trailed off, biting the inside of his cheek nervously while looking down at her expectantly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAvSwEG1Usde
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"Do it," Hanna told him seriously, opening her legs wide.18Please respect copyright.PENANA6AeIZg8Ry9
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Ethan nodded, starting to unzip his fly. It was taking too long. He was getting frustrated with himself for undoing his dirty pants way too slowly for his own taste. At any other time, he'd have laughed at that sort of problem but not now. Not when he needed her so badly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAzMifCb4UDI
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He decided he was going to need to rush things, make it go quickly and get it over with. He didn't have the patience to take it slow, the heat was pushing him incessantly and he worried about what he'd end up doing if it got much stronger. He wanted to do this while he was himself, while he could still think.18Please respect copyright.PENANAntElnUHkcj
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He knew speed wasn't the best approach but he also knew he wasn't capable of anything else at the moment. He spit in his hand then rubbed it on his length to add some extra lubrication. He pushed her pubic hair aside, searching for her entrance.18Please respect copyright.PENANAspE1awtwqQ
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She resisted the urge to stare at his rock hard cock or squirm in anticipation. It was long enough she'd have preferred to go slow, let her pussy stretch out and enjoy it fully, but she could tell he wasn't going to do that. At this moment, she was very glad it wasn't the largest ever she'd taken. She stared at him in rapt anticipation as he got himself ready.18Please respect copyright.PENANAQkskOJMNTf
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With the remnants of his self control, he managed to push his cock in slowly, allowing her pussy a chance to accommodate him. He fixed his gaze on her sex, rather than her face, fearing what her expression might hold. If he had looked, he'd have seen the sly smile she allowed herself. Hanna focused on relaxing her muscles as much as she could, but she could still feel the stretch. To her surprise, she didn't feel any of the pain she'd been expecting.18Please respect copyright.PENANAJMXXNmUNn8
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Ethan let out a loud gasp. The feeling alone was amazing but he hadn't expected the effect it would have on him. He felt his mind clear and the burning desire, that had been intolerable a moment ago, was now manageable. He'd had no idea that this, that she, would be so effective.18Please respect copyright.PENANALLZkNjmpBw
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He collected himself and pushed her legs back as he began to thrust deeply into her. She had told him not to worry about being rough and she'd meant it. But aside from his sense of urgency, he was being considerate by trying not to touch her bruises and such.18Please respect copyright.PENANA4PMdI6hyWX
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Her discomfort soon turned to pleasure and she found herself having to bite back a cry of ecstasy, trying hard to stay silent. She didn't want anyone upstairs to know what was actually going on. As he continued, she tried to keep her utterances as quiet as possible.18Please respect copyright.PENANAmaTSdZ18RN
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He was so close to her now. She wanted to kiss him, to touch him, but she listened to him and kept as still as she could. She felt bad for enjoying this as much as she did. She mentally reminded herself not to lose sight of who she was doing this for. She looked up at him. Happily noticing from the expression on his face, he seemed to be enjoying himself too.18Please respect copyright.PENANAOX8h9ETHHC
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He moved a hand to press on her right shoulder and she braced herself for a wave of pain that never came. She glanced over at her right side to see barely any bruising. She was certain she'd had a huge painful purple bruise when she'd first woken up here. She glanced up at him in confusion, but he didn't notice, being overly focused on fucking her as hard as he could.18Please respect copyright.PENANAR328zCg6Gm
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She'd heard the rumours that some Charax had healing powers but she'd never really believed in this legend. But as he began losing his rhythm , panting hard, she noticed the bruises on her body were fading. At this rate, even the worst ones would be gone in a day. She wondered if he was even noticing what was happening.18Please respect copyright.PENANAcj7GpCJPOX
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A quick look at him made her suspect not. She could tell he was right on the edge, the expression on his face morphing into pure pleasure. She truly doubted he could think about anything else at the moment, let alone her miraculously healing injuries. He pushed deep inside her.18Please respect copyright.PENANAw27SpaYMgi
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Then it was over. He hovered over her, extremely sweaty and panting hard to the point where he had trouble catching his breath. His expression shifted from ecstasy to fatigue in a troubling way as he kept his gaze fixed on the wall behind her. She wasn't sure what to do next, feeling his length still deep inside her. She bit her lower lip lightly and she didn't move yet, unsure if his earlier request still applied.18Please respect copyright.PENANAqyJZ7InjXr
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"Ethan?" Hanna whispered softly, trying to gently get his attention. He jerked his gaze back to her and she met his tired blue eyes, nearly hidden under his plastered black bangs.18Please respect copyright.PENANAg3M6i0Jb7o
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He saw her looking up at him with concern and snapped back to the present. He suddenly felt very aware of the position they were in. He quickly pulled out of her, still panting, and hastily stood up. He had just managed to get his cock back in his underwear when the dizziness hit him.18Please respect copyright.PENANAQcCagWcHM1
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Feeling very lightheaded, he sat down hard next to her on the mattress. He closed his eyes and tried to steady his breathing. It didn't work, he was still panting, unable to take a deep breath.18Please respect copyright.PENANAv9ptUull1s
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He could faintly hear her saying something to him, she sounded very far away despite being right next to him, but he couldn't make out what she was saying. He could tell she sounded frantic and he wanted to tell her it would be alright, he'd be alright, but he couldn't form the words.18Please respect copyright.PENANAx0QRn0R9La
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He could feel her touching him, probably trying to figure out what was going on with him, he guessed. She was pushing against his chest insistently and he let her guide him into laying down on the mattress. That helped a bit, but his head still spun and he battled a wave of nausea.18Please respect copyright.PENANAMFLkTotkJX
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Other than that, he couldn't ignore how he felt more satisfied, more himself than he'd felt all week. She had worked better than all the medication. *Nothing* he'd tried had compared to her.18Please respect copyright.PENANA3CHmMi9V6h
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Now, he finally felt his head clear and he wanted to do nothing else than lie there in the darkness and enjoy the absence of the heat. Unfortunately, the feeling didn't last long because he felt everything drifting further away. Moments later, he passed out on the dirty mattress in the gang's hideout with a very worried woman next to him.