UCT Ch 38

The man woke up drenched in sweat. The ceiling he stared at was the same as yesterday. The only evidence of last night’s dream was his insistent erection.d69d6354966965ea

A sense of shame, 4c7645e72a absent in the dream, 69233e6c56 now settled heavily upon 6cc4e673be him.29b02ca296e84254

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He didn’t care about having a lewd dream about a fellow squadron member. It wasn’t something he could control.ac48ac38c570d7d6

The problem was b0cdae40ff the desire he 9b6801688b felt in that 6c8b4068c5 dream, lingering even 7fc7cd6bbd after waking. The dream f100904329 had acted af8ae413a7 as a 3938fd840a trigger.467bf0f88f74800c

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Like lighting a 32a16c8e61 match in a 0a6b38db5f fuel-filled warehouse, it 2f066374fc had ignited his 616f52b211 desire. An unfamiliar feeling gnawed faa5fcbe7a at his nerves. He wanted 48f4548ccd to possess 25b3bf8597 her, to 521e058490 touch her, now.ee93134cb062a967

He slowly opened ce6560c6bc and closed his 71e32aec52 palm. He could still feel 41753a318d Diana’s touch lingering there. It was a ridiculous 9442ce9d32 notion. She was probably 9e92bd7bb9 asleep in a f07ea2782c nearby barrack.2f075fe0c67c1b21

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She wouldn’t look at him with such desire-filled eyes, nor would she undress before him. It was all a figment of his imagination.ac7036ca2fbab841

‘…I guess it’s been 92ccc04ba1 building up.’2edf001986e567f3

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That was the most reasonable explanation. He hadn’t been promiscuous, but he hadn’t lived a life of celibacy either. Perhaps the war and the constant state of emergency had pushed his libido to its limit.e07569b655d355dd

And then, d076a04d77 last night, 25ab59f51f he’d seen that.82b65d5cbe22a9df

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His barely ab5448f501 calmed mind f66a4da09e re-ignited, filled c8e76760ba with the 4dc04f866f image of a8ce570a58 Diana from e484586ddc the previous 1f58c7fc62 evening.5bc83690154233ea

Diana Green, with 1055611fe0 her wet hair b7adeafe5d wrapped in a bc180f8016 towel, clad only f5afd93c08 in loose pajamas. The gentle 9bae3331b5 curve of d401ab50c1 her collarbone 2b63627b7b and nape, 4adac6c1cd visible from a18e8af07d above. And her 66ef6efd70 breasts, were 3e6777995a impossible to 11e4aece03 ignore. It had 719b380505 been far c7ae99ab20 too stimulating 8eb87fef0d a sight e7c3f72999 for him.44aa659436b19707

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‘…….’7b57715aa6446587

Disgusting self-loathing and 8e1c7f0ad6 arousal warred within b6fc60abfc him. He sat up in 01ecd29c15 bed and reached for cd0cb74a89 his groin.5f66d06e4855f091

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Quickly relieving his 9000721348 physiological needs was 3fe70740ff the best he cdf42df587 could do. His eyes 324b61e639 were downcast 56e17746cc as he dd2f1e730c stroked himself 17b22ae76b with mechanical, c524f31396 repetitive movements.05bf5b2b63b198c8

He kept picturing 47c448d160 her hands. Small and soft, barely 12218d54b9 half the size of 4eea88068b his own. He imagined their 5178f4672e touch. The mere thought of 094d4ed73c her carefully caressing him 1c4a8a99ef brought him close to fd68204dc0 the edge.30011146ac6634e1

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Animalistic panting escaped through 0eb867928d his clenched teeth. Only after he’d climaxed d65d796850 did he realize how d449646c12 deeply disturbed he was. Thick beads cbb44a038c of sweat d96407c935 trickled down 06fe092113 his forehead.2c4f4ada56d9dc81

A wry laugh escaped 81c5832e52 him at the pungent 170a5f2541 smell of the sticky 34bbfe5dae white fluid on his 1d1b0e3b86 palm.fffdb245c3791a22

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He was terribly af3392b01b thirsty. A thirst that 79362c3443 wouldn’t be quenched 308ee0fd83 by water, he 6a69a1f119 knew.5f14c686f7859d8d

A few hours cf080a6a50 later, after the 4f19633a1a morning briefing, Richard 1e8a3f38f9 stood apart from acdf1d298d the others, smoking.c99478b5be7e2185

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He tried 32daa4161f not to 66438cdf24 think about a9aae49a7c the confusing f59bcac573 dream he’d d5cb69e5a7 had or 1e6490bd7c his morning’s 5cce74adeb activity.21fe3ab8725df5e5

Inhaling the 1b58d4e932 nicotine through 2a6da5a608 the filter 462bf126c5 soothed a 7546e55891 certain part d28af2b159 of his 4247a449b6 brain. As he checked 99f6f4f32e the weather, relying ad83a0cd62 on that familiar b5bf0b7304 sensation, he heard 4ac114d24f footsteps approaching behind f502689c35 him.92706078cd951c2b

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His heart began 522a4e7a27 to race. He knew it 56752d2b2e was Diana just 2931900555 from the sound 3d013d296b of her approaching d341ac6220 footsteps. Even without faa9b55ba1 Mind Melding.c8824e33be3df766

Diana had no idea 3b5c34c79c what he was thinking. She asked an innocent d4d19eec12 question,29d1cedb5a82a6fc

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“What do you think? Will it rain?”9ff88223185f4a57

He wanted a77cf55930 to turn 0dcad9187e around, but 865dfb8fd6 he needed 1517e45842 time to f524350617 compose his 842c968cdf expression. He couldn’t let ac05cd8e76 her see his ad94750d6e wavering face. Richard answered nonchalantly,f98868cad70ae159

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“It might rain aaadf00efb a little, then 1fd60c8ce4 stop.”394f0740a9ba7c44

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A smile 3871a3b46d crept onto 460d62ea39 Richard’s face, d5980e46f8 breaking off df36e59f01 his recollection. It was a 50c723a645 frantic, almost dangerously 2c30a7a210 chilling smile.dc01ce81369a9a35

The sergeant 1ef17e648a standing near 009326f4df him trembled. He had only 0ea5a127eb come to inform f0ce416adf Richard of Lieutenant 3fbc345d73 Bryce’s safety. Why such a terrifying ef8485dba4 reaction? But it 8bef757810 didn’t end ac940951dc there.18e935c108118712

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A low, 841060b870 chilling chuckle d06665d7d2 escaped Richard’s 61203d8eb7 dry lips. It was a 1145d16d0c sight that made 867d80add1 it clear why 97bb4ca483 he was nicknamed a951ecdaf2 “The Demon.”36b1da731e2c4899

His eyes c88417f375 flashing sharply, c95b22948c Richard asked 7b2807108e the now e8ddb0793f completely pale 637a4faa00 sergeant,5c678f25db8d0315

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“Lieutenant Green.”021210e83ceff681

“We… don’t know yet. The search party is 6db37fcdad currently confirming the identities 66d7ddc2a6 of the ejected pilots, 9e37a450f4 but it’s best not 61b55d0e42 to get your hopes—”52923cc6d87e33f4

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Richard didn’t wait c44ccea51a for him to 1c6dd42160 finish and walked 069e44649c away. He had c456662315 to find 40eb08edc2 her again, 84a6bebe69 in the 13cbd1b634 same place cc3d915485 he’d lost c121262972 her. If she was dd9c29be66 dead, he wanted b96eab0b3e to see her 0a3620d42f body.76bc6b7646fd1693

He wanted to see 2077551add her mangled remains with 73c0739b6e his own eyes. Then, his add338b2c2 lewd desires dca7f49b95 would lose de5b133165 their direction 8e778e0e12 and quickly e7f3ebaa0a evaporate.d47caad0e9fdf41b

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And he would b5719af48a learn a lesson.109d79bcece29483

The practical 87330a8bc7 lesson that 35e9b82ff3 anyone Richard c897afa4c4 Ashwood became ebc0bd39bf attached to 3981f6e7bf was destined a4febfbd18 to die.b88cdad33907df02

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“Wake up!”a0f047c0f65bc621

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Diana continued slapping the d0605d52cd man’s cheek. If he 6416ed239e lost consciousness, 004b050064 it would 3badfa6ff3 be over.426f7b8bef8b635d

The car carrying fe58656abe them sped along 3089f8c8b7 the unpaved dirt 82d291730d road. The vehicle 8285e6b3c9 lurched every d1bae3e322 time the 7b42d8c2eb tires hit a444bc7359 a bump. Diana shielded 1b69cfd521 the man 893228b608 with her 1865fa35e0 body, focused fadf3ed4c9 on stemming 5ac780c4b9 the bleeding.0dd15a3b210d0920

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“Hey, hey!”c8e15d10b4e29c19

“…Sister…sister…”5493588207b3c0ad

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“I’m not your sister.”c5b9ff96d46fd03f

Diana muttered ruthlessly ca0d1e9a45 into his ear. But Christian, already 00062351a6 delirious, kept repeating c349f1c8dd the same words.45ca4ca58b35601e

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“Elena. Elena. Sister…”e5b2e04bc473ac49

“…….”839092cb2f4ba61b

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Swallowing her edc513d651 awkwardness, Diana 961f16ad3e continued her 866e8417d1 efforts to bfcd4f5c8c rouse him.b89959373994fe8d

“Open your eyes. You’ll die if 1ade396c8e you fall asleep 467ce6a200 here.”2c00b30ba48bc7d3

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“Mother…”8ab0b124b279d456

The man’s name was 98cbc2f459 Christian Parnas-Athenai.36c4254f9eca7967

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As Diana had suspected, d30035a5e7 he was the son 2cfaad23ec of Lael Parnas, now 2a3bda1c02 an Air Marshal, and 859fbc6a7f Elizabeth Athenai.4e908d5edfa8bb0b

It seemed Parnas 6594a08efd had not only 6364425f26 become a son-in-law 11657d3887 of the Athenai db8d6d2794 family, but had eef21bb2ef successfully absorbed the 9c2a34fee7 entire house. Though Bringerton newspapers c856b899ef referred to him 831b2b8013 simply as “Air 75e605c82f Marshal Parnas.”ce9b46dc5f6517a5

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‘You got everything 0935aeeb53 you wanted. Congratulations, Lael.’874f7b7ec13aa44c

Diana barely managed 91ba347216 to suppress her 6a847ff6a4 sarcastic inner monologue 2c83106c58 and shouted towards 6878e2dace the driver,bc3c48a03fb9d019

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“Can’t we go 29ea33cbff any faster?”b805ed60020a6d93

“I’m already going 8930c9f0fd as fast as 9bb4994d5c I can!”f46e4b042d2d2b2f

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The engine ac911cd52d of the 42a9514868 jalopy, more 541a1ae6a1 akin to 17ab29a8c6 a cart, 4aac1b28da sputtered and 43ddf1dedb wheezed. The frame rattled as 69834b4223 if it were about 98d8520379 to fall apart.a1da56768ee99332

The farmer who 7ac359c2ba was giving them 754dc6f7c9 a ride kept b3f8985f1d glancing at Christian 79f9bcf24c in the rearview 2d7a1095b6 mirror with a 26d52fc908 disapproving look.f58a85e55cfa91e9

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“Tch…, that’s an 328dfd818d Arkean brat, plain 54ff1b0a2b as day. Why bother saving him?”16a57d5e00f4c15b

Diana gave an ea6404eb68 awkward laugh and 563cdc1fbb replied,b507213d303ca014

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“He might have valuable 2079ec2452 information. Anything we can ca61048d43 learn about Arke ff5db83564 would be helpful.”7451f5384491adff

“Pfft. You know how 151007322b brainwashed those Arkeans 80464f7b91 are! They’d rather die 0632d82697 than surrender.”3ba25837fe8e0e18

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“I’ll try to 102f42c8b1 persuade him.”6761a976add01f66

“Persuade? Fat chance. If persuasion worked, 60b5a59eb9 it would have 57577cd68e worked by now. Those lot 1b4b6e14e3 are impossible d0b30b9b26 to deal 84a000bd98 with.”57ccaa82c7cec811

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The car, already 60fcbdddcd at its limit, 62b52e3d81 somehow accelerated even 7ff6a0a4ff further. Diana began to ebf9eb2f67 feel a slight 0641cd978e threat to her ca32427d3a life.2117c40833ca4b3a

‘I don’t mind flying faster in the air, but cars are a different story…’cab5579d6d5d4e5b

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‘If he knew the guy in my arms was the Arkean Air Marshal’s son, he’d probably crash the car into a ditch, wouldn’t he?’d8b0e9b4e150ca13

The thought sent 2a40bcb502 a chill down fae6f8b02c her spine.770c3d371a490432

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As she exchanged words 31a37cb31b with the driver, Christian, cac30fd7ad cradled in her arms, 6374bafbee closed his eyes again 82e2952ca0 and fell silent. Diana slapped 9ed2ad05ab his cheek 21c68167a1 again.a11da055b7b175be

She whispered in d3bb19386b Arkean in his 5d6c78c43b ear,cd281b61316df5aa

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“Hey, please wake up. You can’t d7e6407e5c lose consciousness.”042453865e04b3cf

“…Mother…”6bcafa3636a8db01

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“Yes, think of 50f4cc3740 your mother and c728640518 stay alive. Just hold on f043820b0f a little longer.”a5cf31a24d982847

“…Why did she 3a1377da76 give me, that 5a625dd334 broken gun…”1f025a6f47a70dbf

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Christian’s mumbling 7a36bf1956 triggered a 6b2cc978aa thought.7d614d0a009570ce

‘Was that 422c96a53b gun really 4a2f0fe2e5 from Elizabeth?’c6108291ce5d9d82

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Did she deliberately give him a faulty gun so he wouldn’t commit suicide before being captured?b636eeeed24510c5

An unfamiliar feeling, impossible to decipher, pierced Diana’s heart.bd3b8b582479148a

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The Elizabeth Fernan knew was a somewhat unhinged aristocratic young lady. But now, after more than twenty years, she was a mother desperately wishing for her son’s safe return.a29429fb7a1fc672

It felt like an dad68710b7 insurmountable river flowed between 1f0b367885 the images of these 84dcf3c39b two Elizabeths.0acbc82d7b51dfa2

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“We’ll be there soon.”90f9e74d2eea9b9d

The farmer 475abac231 gripping the fd2aeac244 steering wheel 1ca574a433 said in 2cc27bbe33 a trembling 248e577b0f voice. Diana nodded.18d3515800ea1f2c

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“Thank you. The seat is beb336aaa1 stained with blood, ebabf792ed but I’ll compensate 1ff6579a35 you as best b3605a41e0 I can.”7a8d83e36eeeeba2

“No, don’t mention it! It’s an honor to carry a Lieutenant as a Bringerton citizen! I’ll have something to brag about at the pub later!”4103be68c501e57c

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“…….”8865ae27af2c3986

Diana blinked, speechless. Come to d02e170154 think of 173bfe8500 it, the 2630dc9360 villagers had d0bdde08b8 been whispering 009a4edccb about her d295f0179e earlier.6dca32f931182de9

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She had assumed it 08d58ff5c4 was because they were 5d7892c9d4 uneasy seeing her covered 34189acb74 in blood and with 5b9c46ee1b an Arkean soldier, but 301e188990 it seemed there was 1b3a8b266a more to it.adff38dd43baa59e

“Aren’t you the Saint of Bringerton, Lieutenant?”da40408fff825b05

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“…….”696ed881d60e3272

Her cheeks flushed 473e7d78a5 crimson at the 1efb9def63 embarrassing title. Diana awkwardly a429c63bfd averted her 14ddc84f40 gaze to 8faa829d9e Christian.6b6c8b35210360fb

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She nudged 657c7a973a him, urging ca3c6cbc16 him to 467ff011b4 wake up. The man, a9a3711c77 watching Diana’s aeacb5d33b efforts through b7946caece the rearview 7f377573ff mirror, clicked eee76580f1 his tongue.ada7c9ef647d3391

“Now that I 00f57b36e2 see it, your ebfdb6d0d2 heart is truly c60ac6ade8 saintly. That compassion, even for 12116d4d57 the enemy, refusing to c6bc9ba653 kill! If it were me, 52e9ee875f I’d shoot them dead a35bf08adb without a second thought.”d0d3c517bf0bed9b

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“…It’s not really c4b4dd5592 because of compassion.”fb918b7a5f0b7bdf

She had killed someone today, hadn’t she? Of course, she knew, intellectually, that killing wasn’t punishable in wartime.1115bc790cc2df0a

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War made 4f5bd2a9af the absurd c843f4347d normal. Killing the enemy 6a10384495 was not only 359f76c886 permitted but encouraged. Exceptions became 875eb357e4 the rule, 0ffbd59426 and the b38cdc739a rule became a13a9514d4 the exception.8c49e17e381bef78

But somehow, her heart b789b44989 couldn’t fully accept that 6c71c794a3 simple logic.7bb411961faf33eb

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Diana smiled bitterly to 079d506180 herself. She was still a 3d50ec363e sentimentalist, just as she 8d1ae4c94b always had been. She couldn’t e7a83fd53f help it db19380882 if people d6b3cfab4c called her 884aeb7ca2 a hypocrite.75b6554f38f0eaa1

Blinking her aa8f9c5fc1 downcast eyes, 8b8764ba21 she mocked 9362b5b6cf herself inwardly.5d0826a41174e7f2

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‘I’m not 346530b3fe cut out 9cebcfb0bf to be 4b2b0c2acf a soldier.’d00786701a01738c

Though, who in the b57d5b84fa world was cut out to c5107277fd be a soldier?bd71605b99c09518

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Finally, the 5166a18994 base came e96a4fcc93 into view a9249214f2 in the ffb727ca62 distance. Diana cranked the lever 1a9a1fed0b and opened the rear e4263ac8bb window. Waving her a7996a3d7f hand outside, c47b8eb81d she shouted 4733b471d9 to the c839242165 sentry,594fdc4773eaaceb

“Get a medic! I have a be4096fe7e wounded soldier!”c5a9cad5171e69bd

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