Condemned by Cari Silverwood

Author:Cari Silverwood [Silverwood, Cari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2019-07-25T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Once through the main doors and with the coins deposited to pay for the baths, Timin maneuvered himself and Avalon down the short hall. He liked carrying her and she seemed to enjoy it too. There were several doors with signs. He shoved open the swinging door to BATH 3 using his elbow then stepped in sideways. A wave of heat assailed him.

Takk was already here, boots off, looking at a rectangular pool shrouded in steam. The ceiling was high, the walls a varnished and peeling dark timber, and water poured into the stone-tiled pool from a pipe protruding from the opposite wall.

The two big steps surrounding the pool were tiers to sit on after bathing, he decided.

An electric light dangled from above, one made in the shape of a tentacled being. Had to be an antique. He recognized the wriggly-armed species the light was modeled after as being from off-planet. It would be from before Quarantine.

The power waxed and waned, and he prayed it wouldn’t fail them. Like all recently made machinery, generators were created small to avoid being targeted by the battle sats.

“Communal baths.” Takk began to unbutton his shirt. “Guess we’re the only ones stupid enough to be here this early.” He eyed the girl. “You can undress her. Beware of the claws.” He winked.

Captain Takk making a joke, about a girl?

Carefully he deposited Avalon on her feet and her coat slid off her, landing on the tiles. Those feet were still bare. Someone would’ve put her boots in the packs.

“Where’s Kon gone, sir?”

“Outside with the florses, tying them up. He’ll bring the packs in. Wouldn’t do to have anything stolen.”

“Okay. We should get a light in here of our own. Just in case that fails.” Briefly he nodded at the light. “So, female, I’m to undress you?”

“I can do it.” Blushing, she stepped backward, waving her palms. “Besides, aren’t I cleaning my clothes first?”

“No.” That calculating stare made Timin wonder about the captain’s motives. “After we have a soak your clothes will get done. I need to leach out the beer and wine from last night.” Takk’s shirt came off, then pants, and he tossed them toward the entrance.

Do her or him first?

Her. He grabbed at her hand, caught it, tugged her closer. Though her feet dragged, she came to him.

He’d seen her naked before and undressed by others but doing it himself was different. As with any woman, getting them nude was a new experience every single time. Or so he recalled from past exploits.

Except she was not the same as those others.

What did he really want from this? What did he believe was the right thing to do?

Did it even matter?

Takk waded into the water. “There’s something I need to tell you about her.” He nudged his chin in Avalon’s direction. Lazily, she popped up a skeptical eyebrow.

Ready, steady, go with the bratty comment. She remained silent, strangely so.

All those smart comments she’d made sitting beside him on the footpath, and he’d wondered if she was faking it, saying things just to make him feel better.

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