Zandian Pet (Zandian Masters 7)

Neo Lin’s guards met them on the dock and escorted them to a reception area. Neo’s ship was as expensive and beautiful as Zander’s pod, only decorated with far more flash, which didn’t surprise her. Neo cared about his possessions more than anything. They were a source of power to him, of identity and pride.

He’d been one of Dorhock’s friends, one she was always assigned to service because he demanded her. It hadn’t been about the sex or the quality of her skills. It had been solely because he, like Dorhock, knew and recognized her value in the galaxy.

I’ll bet Prince Zander would pay any amount to recover the only female of his species still alive. Too bad he has no idea you’re tucked safely in Aurelia.

He’d been stroking her cheek with the backs of his fingers as she’d sucked his cock, and she’d stopped, unable to hide her shock.

You didn’t know? He’d grinned, as if being the one to tell her thrilled him beyond measure. Dorhock knows. Why do you think he keeps you hidden away except for his most special guests? You’re his prize possession. I’ve offered to buy you at least a dozen times, but he won’t sell. Too bad, because you’re as beautiful as you are rare.

So, she had no fear of the reception she’d receive from the eccentric Aurelian. But she wouldn’t put it past him to shoot Mierna and dump their ship to avoid spending any of his own money to keep her.

When the silver-haired Neo came in, he clapped his hands with glee. “Mina! My little Zandian pet. What a treat.” He came close to the cage, ignoring every other being.

He was just as she remembered—ornately dressed, face painted in metallic silvers and rose, silver nails sharpened.

“I was furious when I couldn’t find you at auction after Dorhock’s death. They must have traded you privately.” He turned to Mierna. “Where did you get her?”

Mierna lifted her chin. “I stole her.”

“And what makes you think I won’t simply turn you into the authorities?”

“It’s illegal to keep Zandians as slaves. Besides, the slave pet told me you’d pay.” She rapped the cage with a cane that doubled as a concealed weapon. “Didn’t you, pet?”

Neo’s face lit up. “Did you, dear?” He reached through the bars to pinch one nipple.

Mina didn’t flinch.

“We always had an affinity for one another, didn’t we?”

Damn. She hated having the conversation broadcast to all three teams because she’d prefer Erick didn’t hear she’d had past relations with this being.

But he must’ve known anyway. And he’d never judged her or been jealous of her past exploits. He only seemed possessive about any future males.

Guards on the dock have been neutralized. Extraction team heading to the underground bunker for the galactacarriers, Rok’s voice reported in her tiny earpiece.

She rubbed up against the bars like a nelot, or cat, as her human friend Leti called them.

“Where’s your tail, little one?”

She stuck her lower lip out like an infant. “I lost it, Master Neo. Maybe you’ll buy me a new one?” She licked the bar of the cage, holding his silver gaze.

He chuckled. “How much do you want for her?”

“One million steins.”

Neo barked a laugh. “Ridiculous. I’ll give you ten thousand.”

“No deal.”

Galactacarriers located and boarded.

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sp; Mierna grabbed the cage and swung it around. “Come on, boys. We’re leaving.”

Mina didn’t believe Neo would actually let her walk out without a counteroffer, but if he did, the timing couldn’t be more perfect. It sounded like the galactacarrier extraction team was in position and ready to leave.

Neo grabbed the back end of the cage and whipped it back to face him. “Open the cage, and let me inspect her.”