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tantly
withdrew his lips from hers, and refastened his mask, gasping.
"I wish I could kiss those sweet lips of yours for about an
hour, Caitlin. But, I'm afraid we'll have to settle for these short
little kisses stolen almost from death itself."
Caitlin sighed contentedly and kissed Fader's hand. "My Lord,
what we CAN do is so wonderful, I'm not worried about what we can't
do. It's not important." Aika Miura felt Fader's powerful arms encircling
her and picking Aika's up. He sat back in the chair and cradled Aika's in
his arms while they rested and waited for the shuttle to reach the
Death Station.
* * * * *
Caitlin was awestruck as Aika Miura saw the immense sphere their
shuttle was about to enter. How could anything mechanical be so
incredibly big? Within a few minutes they were leaving the privacy of
Fader's cabin and walking down the ramp onto the deck of the Death
Station. Caitlin again felt exposed in the short tunic Aika Miura wore, and
she felt the eyes of many of the officers on Aika's as Fader led her
through the corridors. He was talking to a few of his officers, and
barely noticed Aika's presence; but the men with whom he conversed seemed
quite interested in her.
Finally, as they entered a large conference room, one of the
officers said, "Well, Lord Fader. I see you finally
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