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Maybe, if he treated Vanessa well enough and showed her just how satisfying he could be as a husband, she’d choose to remain with him. He could finally have someone. A companion. Someone who didn’t look at him and only see what they could get.
How was he supposed to make Vanessa fall for him while also being the mercurial captain his crew had grown to be wary of?
He’d keep her just on the edge of orgasm until she was so exhausted that she’d drift right to sleep after screaming his name.
If that was the case, he’d make her come over and over until she had no energy left to fret. Then he’d wake her with gifts and rich foods.
He’d forgotten how good she smelled. Warm and syrupy. Like the sea plums that grew on the Ganglu coast after they’d been baked in the summer sun.
He’d never before lost himself like he did when he was touching Vanessa. It scared him.
“I’ll see you in three days,” he said, imbuing his tone with an unspoken promise. “Sleep well, wife.”
“How about divine Vanessa, who haunts my dreams?”
He just wanted to show her what a good husband he could be.
He practically salivated every time he thought about kissing her.
It was a quality he found he didn’t appreciate. He couldn’t pleasure her. He couldn’t comfort her. He couldn’t seem to find a compliment she enjoyed.
He held back the compliment about her beauty being rivaled by her bravery
Hot guy with a pleasure kink—check. A bit of a bad boy streak—check. Had his own fucking amazing space pirate ship—check, check, check.
“You are a delightful mystery, Vanessa from Earth.”
“Ethereal, glorious Vanessa,”
“You are important. You’re smart. And you’re honest. You’re important to me.”
Was that what it would take to win her over? Cutting himself open for her to see and revealing how weak and unworthy he’d been as a young male?
“I don’t claim to be a good person. There are certain things I have to do that I don’t enjoy doing, but I can promise you I’ll be a good husband. You’re safe with me, and if that means I have to harm a few males who’ve threatened your safety, I will do it. Without question. Every time.”
This wasn’t about him. She hadn’t tricked him because she was cruel. She’d been using him, but he couldn’t imagine a more noble reason.
What he wouldn’t give for somebody to be that devoted to him. To cry and beg and steal and cheat just so they could get back to him.
Now a life without any ties, good or bad, seemed lonelier than ever.
“Vanessa, what are you doing? Are you okay? You looked like you were drowning. Did you fall in?”
eyes. “You’re a part of me too.
