Free The Bond That Heals Us by Christine D'Abo

minutes, only the sounds of their breathing and heartbeats echoing in the room. Davin rolled to the side, pulling Sara as he went so she lay half draped over his body. Every nerve in her seemed to hum with satisfied pleasure.
    “Wow,” she managed after swallowing hard.
    He dipped his head and licked her neck where he’d bitten her. “Sorry. When you bit me I couldn’t stop myself. It’s a part of our…it doesn’t matter. I’m sorry.”
    He placed the gentlest kiss on her lips as he laced his fingers through her hair.
    Sara’s mind began to wander and she had to struggle to keep from falling asleep.
    “Don’t fight it. You deserve a rest.” His words were soft against her temple.
    “No, I wanna talk.”
    “You do too much talking. Sleep.”
    “Biting?”
    “Sleep.”
    Yawning, she flipped onto her other side, pressing her bottom against his belly and let the sexually induced exhaustion take her over.
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    Davin lay wide awake while Sara snored lightly as she slept. His heart hadn’t stopped pounding since he’d spilled his seed inside the feisty doctor. When she’d bit him, every instinct in him yelled out that this was a woman who was worthy to be his mate. He’d spent so many years running from the ways of his people. To find such a basic need, basic drive bundled up in this little human both scared and confused him.
    She’d never stay with him.
    Rolling away carefully, he stood and walked away to the shower. The steam from the water filled the room within a matter of minutes. Davin stepped into the shower, the hot water hit his skin, instantly relaxing his tired muscles. He’d lived most of his adult life aboard spaceships and couldn’t afford the luxury of a shower whenever he’d been planet side.
    Small rivers of water trickled down his hair and skin, easing the tension of his muscles. A small bar of soap was tucked into the corner of the stall, which he grabbed and quickly lathered up. Rubbing the suds over his body and into his hair felt wonderful. For the first time in months, he felt like he could breathe.
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    Somehow over the hiss of the shower, he heard the quiet click of the door open.
    Davin looked up to see Sara standing there naked, biting her bottom lip. She smiled, shrugged and stepped into the shower with him.
    “Let me wash your back,” she said taking the bar of soap from his hand.
    “Not a lot of room in here.” He smiled and turned around.
    When her hands touched his skin, Davin sighed. Her fingers began to rub small circles into his tired muscles, working the tension out of them. Sara began to move down his spine to his buttocks, where she continued to massage with gentle strokes.
    “When I woke up, I thought you’d left.” She placed a kiss in the middle of his spine.
    “Then I heard the shower.”
    “A shower is almost as big a temptation as you are,” he said over his shoulder.
    When she reached around to rub soap on his chest, Davin had to fight himself to stand still.
    “I guess you don’t get many of these on your ship, do you?”
    “None.”
    “I guess I better make this as memorable as possible then.”
    Sara slid her hands down his chest to his cock, rubbing soap over his balls as she cupped them. His shaft instantly hardened as she began to stroke him. Davin grabbed the wall with his hands and tried to hold on.
    “I can’t believe how big you are,” she said, adding some more lather to her hands.
    “I’m sure you say that to all your lovers.”
    He hissed when she pulled her hands back, stroking his hips and thighs.
    “There hasn’t been a man in a long time. Not since coming to Eurus.”
    “Then I’m honored to have been your first choice.”
    “You should be.”
    He felt her laugh as her hands continued to explore his body. Her fingers found the scar on his side. It didn’t hurt as much as it had a few years ago, but the skin was still sensitive. A constant reminder never to do stupid things again—like help