Chapter 12

Exhilaration over not becoming some alien monster's lunch meant Emma let the kiss go on for too long. Long enough that she didn't really want it to end. Thank goodness for a bumpy takeoff and a harness that kept them in place, or she might have said to hell with her decision to not sleep with the pirate captain.

The rattle and shake of the ship as they cleared the planet was enough to snap her from the languorous stupor he'd invoked with his kiss. "So that was rather exciting." She uttered a breathy laugh as she pulled away.

"And that was just the beginning." Said with such sensual promise.

"You mean we're going to find more planets with ruins and not-so-dead inhabitants? I can't wait. Although, next time, could we maybe stick with something smaller and fluffier?"

The frown on his face was justified as she intentionally misunderstood him. "I meant - "

"Still not happening."