Meet Sook Nu? She turned to look for J’Halle, but the woman had left her, and Lord Fatel was close on her heel.
Had he not wanted to be seen with her in public?
Lord Fatel walked around her to greet the woman who was almost as tall as he. “So this is the woman for the General? She must be small, since she bumped into me at such a speed, yet did not move me from my spot.”
“She is an Earthling, Madame Sook Nu, and they are not as tall as we. But her grace and beauty more than make up for it.”
Kaya cringed at the comment. She’d never been good at accepting praise for her looks. Nor did she ever feel worthy.
“I am sure nothing less than great beauty would be given to our General. Come, little one, let me measure you and decide what I shall outfit you in.”
Kaya had kept quiet through the whole exchange, intimidated as hell of this huge woman, more so from her glowing red eyes than her overpowering height. They reminded her of monster movies, the demon chasing after the central characters. After a moment of hesitation, she followed the woman into a back room.
“Take off your clothes. I need to measure you.”
Kaya moved to the dais in the middle of the space and began to remove the twisted dress with difficulty. Lord Fatel came behind her and helped her unwind the crazy dress, but his motives were not totally helpful. He pulled her rear into his groin, and rubbed his hardened cock along the seam of her ass. Heat flooded her sex, and she almost moaned in front of the woman. How dare he do this to her with a stranger in the room!
She pulled from his embrace only to have her breasts grabbed and her body pulled back into his arms. He lowered his head to her neck and licked her sensitive skin there. She could not help but groan.
“Lord Fatel, leave her be. I have much to do if I am to have many dresses ready for her in a few short days.”
He released her and pulled the fabric away in his hands. She was left standing in the middle of the small room filled with mirrors, with him watching her with desire clearly written on his face.
“Lord Fatel will get himself into great trouble if he abuses your body. He knows the law. If he is caught inside you he could be killed.” Madame Sook Nu spoke loud enough so both could hear, but Kaya knew she was speaking more to Lord Fatel than her. “You will have to help him stay away from your body.”
Kaya’s eyes flew open wider. She had not been seducing him , but the other way around. Surely, she did not have sense when the man was around, so how was she going to keep him at bay? If he knew the threat of death, why would he seduce her at all? She would keep the information in the forefront of her mind from that moment forward, but it may not be enough if he really pressed to get his hands on her.
He watched her with interest as the dressmaker started to measure. His hooded eyes still showed his desire, even after Madame Sook Nu’s words of warning. Kaya stared at him through the mirror in front of her, instantly imagining it was his hands on her skin, measuring her arms, her wrists, her stomach, her thigh. She grew warm thinking of his touch. Kaya had never been a wanton woman, but ever since she’d come to this planet, she’d been feeling nothing but sexual desire. It was almost as if she’d been drugged. Had she?
Madame Sook Nu stood up, finished with her measurements, and then began to sift through the bolts of beautiful fabrics stacked along one wall, seeming to know exactly what she pulled from without the use of sight. The dressmaker had walked through her space, apparently knowing the layout so well she never stumbled. Lord Fatel came back through the doorframe to watch the woman pick the cloth. Madame Sook Nu brought several bolts over to Kaya and draped then over her, one at a time.
“Yes … yes … no … yes … absolutely not … maybe … yes…” She spoke out loud as she draped each cloth over Kaya’s shoulder.
“I know you said I would