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He felt love for her flood him, filling him to capacity until it pushed him closer to release. She hooked her foot around his leg and flipped their position. Rising up above him, her head fell back so her long hair rained down until the tips brushed against his thighs. Her aura flared brighter, making her look like some sort of ethereal goddess.

She pumped against him, and he gripped her hips hard as she rode him. He levered up and captured her beaded nipple into his mouth. Sucking hard, he drew a loud moan out of her before he switched to her other breast. She sank her fingers into his hair, pulling his head back, and she fused their mouths together again.

“I love you, Justice,” he whispered, using her real name for the first time as he wrapped his arms around her tight. He needed her to know the depths of his feelings for her and using any other name wouldn’t have been right. “I’ll love you until the end of days and beyond.”

“You are the keeper of my heart, Talon. My love, my light,” she whispered, resting her forehead against his as she began to shudder with release. “I think I was born loving you.”

Unable to hold back, his climax tore through him as she rode him to completion. Flames burst to life within him, filling him with white-hot pleasure. Their bond continued to grow with each pulse of his release. They were two radiant beings merging together until they became one. Suddenly, he saw the shimmering aura around them flare as the bond fully formed between them.

When it was finally complete, they were joined as true mates. Bonded together mind to mind, heart to heart, and sharing the same soul. Their love had been written in the stars and their life forces were tied together in the most intrinsic way possible.

Now, nothing could ever come between them…not even death.

Chapter Eight

Beta Station 4was an absolute shithole.

While the newer Alliance space stations were equipped with the latest technology and offered every amenity one could think of, the Beta Stations were relics of a time long past. They were from a time when humans struggled to accommodate life in space, when they were just entering the phase of being considered a technologically advanced race.

Now, only a few of the older stations remained in service.

As they drifted outside of Beta Station 4, Secret stood at the wide window in the lounge, staring out at the obvious patches and repairs that had been done to the exterior of the antiquated station. That didn’t exactly make her feel great, considering they would be boarding the damn thing soon.

There were a few smaller vessels waiting their turn to dock at the station, which surprised her. Since Beta Station 4 was literally on the edge of Alliance-controlled territory, she’d figured it would be pretty desolate.

She quickly realized how foolish that thought was.

There was freedom to be found away from the well-regulated, newer stations. No one really cared about the Beta Stations, so it made them the ideal place for people to escape to if they wanted a little more autonomy…or anonymity.

It also made the old stations the perfect hiding spot for criminals.

Thinking about the upcoming mission, Secret reached down and absently adjusted one of her forearm sleeves. She was dressed in the lightweight black armor the Strike Force Team wore on missions. Completing her combat outfit were her favorite curved blades that she had strapped to her thighs, and daggers tucked into her boots. She was also wearing a new harness across her body that stored more than a dozen throwing knives.

Besides her visible weapons, she also had a set of throwing needles concealed in her forearm sleeves, with more hidden in her belt. She’d been offered a blaster but didn’t feel comfortable carrying a weapon she wasn’t familiar with. When she’d mentioned her knife collection and throwing needles a few days ago, Teale had offered to coat them all in poison for her. She’d been intrigued by the idea but figured she’d need more time to get used to that idea before she made that particular upgrade.

It was definitely something she’d make use of in the future.

After she and Talon had fully bonded, her control over her abilities had vastly increased. She’d been thrilled when she had realized she could actually touch someone and actively choose not to read them. It had made her so emotional that Talon had threatened to use his own ability to soothe her if she didn’t stop crying. To his surprise, that had been something she’d wanted to experience. Willing to oblige, he’d held her close and a few seconds later, her tears had turned into laughter.

Having a keeper who could alter her moods was better than a chocolate high.

Though she no longer had to wear gloves, she’d chosen to wear them for the mission. Just knowing she had a choice was truly remarkable. Another benefit she and Talon discovered after their bonding was that they could use their combined powers with far less backlash than what they had experienced before. It still took a lot of energy, but the mental and physical effects weren’t nearly as bad.

Over the last few days, Secret and Talon had practiced on each of the members of the team. Talon was now able to alter someone’s emotions from a distance, and Secret was able to read them using his connection. She still had to limit how long she read someone so she wouldn’t get overloaded with information, but the transfer of memories went a whole lot smoother.

They still had trouble if they were more than a few feet away from their subject, but knowing a physical touch was no longer necessary was a blessing. That sounded slightly odd when it came to the subject of killing people. When she’d said as much to her keeper, Talon had just laughed and told her to get over it.

They really were a perfect pair since getting over it hadn’t been a problem for her.

Since they had completed their bond, Secret and Talon had been totally united. They were two halves that made up a whole. A true bonded pair. With their minds fully merged, she now knew every moment of his life. And in return, he knew every moment of hers. They could even communicate telepathically now. That had taken some time to get used to, but it also came in pretty damn handy.

It would be even more useful during their upcoming mission.

The team had spent days going over their plans, coming up with a few different workable options. While Secret and Talon’s main goal was to kill Kadir Siv, taking the head off the snake wouldn’t be enough to shut down the entire trafficking network. They had to destroy everything, piece by revolting piece, making sure there was no way they could revive under someone else’s leadership.

In order to do that, they needed the client list and a complete record of the people who worked for the slave trade. The regular employees who handled the day-to-day running of the business wouldn’t be hard to find, but victims were often kidnapped by scavengers and contractors that kept their distance from the main operation. It would be difficult to track down all of the kidnappers, but Secret and Talon wouldn’t rest until they were found and made to pay for their crimes.

There were also a handful of other greedy elites and civilians who had been enticed into working for the slavers on Beta Station 4. Some of them had taken bribes to look the other way, while others probably didn’t even know who they had done a favor for. Even so, all of them still had to be taken into custody and thoroughly interrogated.