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.21f5792fb539d741

A sense of shame, 9973b54be8 absent in the dream, 7282d8f556 now settled heavily upon ca87b75122 him.fc256107741190bc

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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.0f625034d56c2787

The problem was the f9b346878b desire he felt in e90fac8a86 that dream, lingering even 8124668d79 after waking. The dream had acted 02909b4786 as a trigger.0f52a237a5deee3d

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Like lighting a match 22673f13b5 in a fuel-filled warehouse, 89561488b0 it had ignited his 16d6d315bf desire. An unfamiliar 305e282dcf feeling gnawed bc0df4847c at his 8ecafefda9 nerves. He wanted to possess 0f7a5d3324 her, to touch her, now.b769c4776a9408c0

He slowly opened 5c189b267d and closed his c0a53136d0 palm. He could still 730cce5afb feel Diana’s touch b2360537a8 lingering there. It was a ridiculous 4390cf804a notion. She was probably asleep 4e98748990 in a nearby barrack.f1ea387db4e5f76e

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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.5d48086444decebd

‘…I guess it’s be2419266b been building up.’be25259dec7d96e3

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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.38c762543c680310

And then, last ea2c9204e4 night, he’d seen that.ca65ab7a25facbb8

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His barely calmed 624daced5b mind re-ignited, filled 19634fc040 with the image c18ccd9c82 of Diana from 5a72237697 the previous evening.7adc2d71a94802c0

Diana Green, with her a0097cccf9 wet hair wrapped in 76b606e506 a towel, clad only 201a661c9e in loose pajamas. The gentle curve 90b6c63bcf of her collarbone 37e2142ef1 and nape, visible f8f0d9461e from above. And her breasts, 18bb9d587c were impossible to 6aabed30de ignore. It had been df993dde7c far too stimulating d314a58331 a sight for b9a4e0e899 him.18d67c110e95d228

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‘…….’57e73bafa5e1a9b6

Disgusting self-loathing 1ba87a1918 and arousal f2ce7d4c42 warred within 97ef8b7d3b him. He sat up in 5e6ab1a756 bed and reached for 5eb266ca26 his groin.3b1556eaf3cec9b5

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Quickly relieving his physiological 63ae95a00f needs was the best 1e8a6f6865 he could do. His eyes were 27959f1910 downcast as he e1deec6c4e stroked himself with 1133db051d mechanical, repetitive movements.ded2197550b41321

He kept 1b7632a434 picturing her 6bf3c85ee6 hands. Small and soft, 7ec9d0c214 barely half the a3a5713c47 size of his 5d97b69ba7 own. He imagined their touch. The mere thought of 0565d79b6f her carefully caressing him b1ea90b2f6 brought him close to 1f84129c55 the edge.e3cef134273e8bd9

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Animalistic panting escaped through 5aac3d990a his clenched teeth. Only after he’d 487406d313 climaxed did he 84690c7ca5 realize how deeply 6510546549 disturbed he was. Thick beads of 2e55f65a79 sweat trickled down a7a396b5e5 his forehead.f000433ce8dade13

A wry laugh 7d6a1a0c0f escaped him at e67ea0e487 the pungent smell edb6213bc7 of the sticky 9b85fca717 white fluid on caf2cfc400 his palm.5d1f92701d4680af

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He was e9e3d69e5a terribly thirsty. A thirst that 57fa714304 wouldn’t be quenched 5579cbc6ba by water, he b631f66bac knew.82cef996fba16aad

A few hours later, ea9bb12dcd after the morning briefing, e8ac0bb00f Richard stood apart from 2607b2f5cd the others, smoking.24a8cf512ce15f3a

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He tried 7aad4d2256 not to 4c5a004a2a think about 55b2205a73 the confusing d1ee18b12d dream he’d ae13f1a55d had or 386d8053e8 his morning’s c6a61f2790 activity.47ac53aa57395787

Inhaling the 20876e788d nicotine through 7910657366 the filter 4604e9de6c soothed a 19bc04f358 certain part 01ef53d1d6 of his c4b8a06447 brain. As he checked 93984dde47 the weather, relying 9a9a4811cb on that familiar 3ff4996b9d sensation, he heard f1747efd03 footsteps approaching behind dc5f7b9b3f him.016a99f188aa0864

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His heart began to 043dd042c7 race. He knew it bda1950e38 was Diana just 38b9d9a50a from the sound f65af2e380 of her approaching 5a23dabc1b footsteps. Even without Mind Melding.6b0eecc225d380cd

Diana had no idea 3b9693185a what he was thinking. She asked an innocent c6d2b10c17 question,cc4275e7606ba694

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“What do you think? Will it rain?”bdf6034ec61fb264

He wanted to turn 0c9e199044 around, but he needed adfe2cd950 time to compose his 4ee612f912 expression. He couldn’t let aaba5fc8ab her see his 3403f65088 wavering face. Richard answered nonchalantly,7418661de3582817

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“It might 6da3909ded rain a ae4f5f0f73 little, then aa5dee8af5 stop.”b88c6447c03967f4

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A smile 3df2fb11b6 crept onto 63e05c6526 Richard’s face, f4ce74288b breaking off 2ca03e3668 his recollection. It was 7b1708bd3e a frantic, b34a55c4b6 almost dangerously 77f6d02284 chilling smile.6ca3d34879e3f074

The sergeant standing ed27803692 near him trembled. He had eb0cacad98 only come 9494896bc6 to inform 16d7e7579c Richard of d55b007c73 Lieutenant Bryce’s 18b23ac236 safety. Why such a terrifying 030d932aa4 reaction? But it 482d33b7c7 didn’t end 28ccb8620b there.a684cc5663441c0e

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A low, chilling chuckle e54f66ffad escaped Richard’s dry lips. It was a sight d4b7236532 that made it clear c987f5b32e why he was nicknamed 933949a3f2 “The Demon.”38eb3f099bd4a206

His eyes b63c53b71e flashing sharply, af450bacc3 Richard asked 4c90e47482 the now 978552f4e2 completely pale c94e60226c sergeant,2e56b6ef09ec54dc

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“Lieutenant Green.”8570321b925c8a69

“We… don’t know b632e6b7fe yet. The search 19545cc739 party is 030f367f6d currently confirming 3c73eeb0e9 the identities aaab581255 of the 2d83c1a83c ejected pilots, 2dd756796a but it’s 2f20dd152f best not fc425ef14f to get 4521750a6c your hopes—”baeaa58390ce4d1c

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Richard didn’t 7ab1b14aea wait for 6c83b26a4b him to 483ac8275e finish and d3c2870fa1 walked away. He had to 9e44227d0b find her again, 7f606de53b in the same 1af6cfc9b5 place he’d lost b2fef33c6a her. If she a3fad1faaf was dead, 842f58ba3f he wanted 76bad21f22 to see 679cbeff58 her body.88a9dc7ecbe7b337

He wanted to 59a25cc302 see her mangled ade2d3e82c remains with his 2c1732694c own eyes. Then, his lewd desires 3572afad83 would lose their direction 62403f1256 and quickly evaporate.6dd8fdf15642b280

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And he would learn 78f1782828 a lesson.436d97b7629fde60

The practical 5815d9497c lesson that 822463ca48 anyone Richard a9627131bc Ashwood became 778eec77c4 attached to 248d4396ee was destined a160b6f3e5 to die.f7e4b9681762a256

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“Wake up!”b0ba6f9a829bcb1e

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Diana continued slapping the 4834816e63 man’s cheek. If he lost consciousness, 6fb5f24a52 it would be over.6a8ed092edf26db5

The car 87d4e7c0ec carrying them 1bf856134f sped along 3eb8276ad8 the unpaved 5641712fc3 dirt road. The vehicle lurched d353eaf273 every time the 5a9c0ccb37 tires hit a bb6d9830fa bump. Diana shielded the 76168b422a man with her 4fea752e25 body, focused on e5328ba1ad stemming the bleeding.ac7e4e342ba75e84

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“Hey, hey!”7721343ba7098adb

“…Sister…sister…”88b0aca1789e6b15

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“I’m not your 6ea73de2ab sister.”efbb1d5a766ca627

Diana muttered 7e611e2306 ruthlessly into da22d803f1 his ear. But Christian, already delirious, 8a4fc1275b kept repeating the same e4151e12b3 words.0f12e44016a63847

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“Elena. Elena. Sister…”e1843ee18695382d

“…….”d37fd262ea8c2905

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Swallowing her awkwardness, Diana 8be0aed832 continued her efforts to a0e3a8ea9e rouse him.5e0bf02c1068aadd

“Open your eyes. You’ll die 54f944eb5f if you 74a1c32d5c fall asleep ec22a74be1 here.”92e98179edd6b297

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“Mother…”c8102882e80e6585

The man’s name was 8e3799977e Christian Parnas-Athenai.a24f7ec489f88665

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As Diana e5410c6d3d had suspected, a2606d5f78 he was 092e85a860 the son b7534ff2fe of Lael 002e2f02b9 Parnas, now 759f1853b2 an Air 5f67525a86 Marshal, and 604ece676e Elizabeth Athenai.db4ff8c895624e10

It seemed 182077bddf Parnas had 52e08414ec not only cb531ef0db become a 5813a8bbe1 son-in-law of f459dede52 the Athenai e7ab81d690 family, but 06433547c9 had successfully f7a6ade174 absorbed the 22855777f9 entire house. Though Bringerton newspapers referred 31d1803235 to him simply as 4cd00ea209 “Air Marshal Parnas.”1f080cee000dee24

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‘You got 67d46b839a everything you 3969518b9c wanted. Congratulations, Lael.’332297aaf2fce1f1

Diana barely managed to c72b5c8f9d suppress her sarcastic inner a2b4fefa3d monologue and shouted towards 1eecabb7b0 the driver,9540877e7313a0cf

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“Can’t we go any 863339b1ef faster?”0585e41cfb2816b8

“I’m already 447b7f4633 going as 47136bd6bf fast as db88c7a852 I can!”a34edc6d4604c5a0

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The engine of c2d59a15b1 the jalopy, more e1ce715106 akin to a 2cd420010c cart, sputtered and c2e9247bc1 wheezed. The frame rattled as dbeb9adc78 if it were about d559002692 to fall apart.5dc8d662ca2ceb4c

The farmer who was 4dcffcdbb8 giving them a ride 5725bd1068 kept glancing at Christian e81d05b062 in the rearview mirror ff7bdf769d with a disapproving look.f5ad0520257b903e

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“Tch…, that’s an 2fa0297b33 Arkean brat, plain 3821a6e6af as day. Why bother 4bb61aa2a2 saving him?”d4d30c6fec220794

Diana gave an 02cafd915b awkward laugh and d45dbc0c28 replied,50785d841aeb64a0

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“He might 227643b9a3 have valuable 3b41dbbbfd information. Anything we can 4188cc9759 learn about Arke 2bc109371b would be helpful.”2ea47c46a6acb904

“Pfft. You know how 542dc5511f brainwashed those Arkeans 8805d4a338 are! They’d rather die 402ce46b51 than surrender.”3bc75ad4f7f3c779

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“I’ll try to persuade 2fe7eec7af him.”65e07de18543d323

“Persuade? Fat chance. If persuasion 8a70ed9354 worked, it 2538380d7b would have 2a62571296 worked by 46fd9b000b now. Those lot are ee39eb81e7 impossible to deal d96ea9d8ac with.”bfa2d0100fc58da1

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The car, already e2e99e7500 at its limit, ed44b2a057 somehow accelerated even b3e20cb9bb further. Diana began to feel 889fcf6687 a slight threat to 7d3223efa9 her life.546b11e5bbaf3c68

‘I don’t mind flying faster in the air, but cars are a different story…’35398d07ed6eec0d

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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?’2eac4b4157bde499

The thought sent a e91f087e12 chill down her spine.6a5146d1097225a2

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As she 167a9c79e7 exchanged words 923a25ad96 with the df69d67c1a driver, Christian, e9554c9f7b cradled in 7c91c908e1 her arms, 8aa8fdb04d closed his 169915efd1 eyes again 4243070a80 and fell 416256b500 silent. Diana slapped b1a723847a his cheek b84e144231 again.35258066ff5149b9

She whispered 1cb0af63db in Arkean 82bbea7ecf in his f65a3d3452 ear,7cb87b3e31a14180

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“Hey, please 15a65c5bf4 wake up. You can’t 471d3fdea7 lose consciousness.”d688db515fa8a2ae

“…Mother…”d2a12fb863802689

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“Yes, think d1b6453407 of your cb9f38d2bd mother and 8be24f7941 stay alive. Just hold on a 9a984f866e little longer.”0f4e96401819891a

“…Why did she 4e69d7c307 give me, that 8bbf384ca0 broken gun…”552ab6d8d08bd4c2

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Christian’s mumbling triggered a 2629fc4f35 thought.61f7997272788cf1

‘Was that gun 1f7fbb2566 really from Elizabeth?’89dcd9946bd502b6

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Did she deliberately give him a faulty gun so he wouldn’t commit suicide before being captured?3bc26dde2dde4da5

An unfamiliar feeling, impossible to decipher, pierced Diana’s heart.1a91c2e625d7bd73

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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.435d9755dfd8682a

It felt like e252a3d7aa an insurmountable river 041881d1c4 flowed between the b0f45bf2f7 images of these 280222f46a two Elizabeths.d2626ceedd49b9a6

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“We’ll be there 734616d391 soon.”48e70cfb64b566c4

The farmer gripping 3be32cdceb the steering wheel 6acfafc0ef said in a b25a968311 trembling voice. Diana nodded.8bc50b331813b5c3

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“Thank you. The seat is 718bdc83d4 stained with blood, 519ebd1c79 but I’ll compensate 2a655ddab9 you as best 1b40f07456 I can.”056363ff75380ec6

“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!”73230f7bde035335

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“…….”bb2a66862a702280

Diana blinked, speechless. Come to 34c269e1e0 think of b88108b3af it, the 2cdc0852c5 villagers had bae5c6f96f been whispering 649bfa7c15 about her d11ccfaa29 earlier.42a5be4b2fb68603

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She had 0fe2c9b4c7 assumed it 0d91b13ad0 was because d19d9a777b they were 0395150049 uneasy seeing 72e9474c3a her covered 18368b6c23 in blood db6c9b0ba5 and with a345d0c620 an Arkean efe0adbaf4 soldier, but 61d44c873b it seemed f027839a45 there was 1ee60bb691 more to 1864a2f836 it.268a2989b0d9e9e2

“Aren’t you the Saint of Bringerton, Lieutenant?”ffa788328ca1dab9

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“…….”eb060a8f2f4c7798

Her cheeks flushed crimson b0612fd3d6 at the embarrassing title. Diana awkwardly averted b034a83309 her gaze to 4902062251 Christian.bbd4598107289077

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She nudged him, urging 1748fbbc24 him to wake up. The man, watching 004042315e Diana’s efforts through defd872b40 the rearview mirror, 02ced5b8ca clicked his tongue.df173c69e2e9bec0

“Now that I 4dd7dfac08 see it, your ea2a06f2c1 heart is truly ce067d4561 saintly. That compassion, even af83534d21 for the enemy, 4ec028d3c0 refusing to kill! If it were b3bc5eb2b1 me, I’d shoot ec3dc89a18 them dead without d852bd653c a second thought.”8318e05b71537da6

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“…It’s not really 201c097b63 because of compassion.”e059e373f9d53bf4

She had killed someone today, hadn’t she? Of course, she knew, intellectually, that killing wasn’t punishable in wartime.ca6f0986b1d2a6c4

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War made 8eeda71aac the absurd effd1c709a normal. Killing the 922019e5f8 enemy was edf0f8e734 not only 6d6e7e97d9 permitted but d761f28378 encouraged. Exceptions became e64be2437c the rule, f10a824e67 and the 8ad969ce67 rule became 05f9f82293 the exception.e99086efae6d0f68

But somehow, her heart 66781ba8e1 couldn’t fully accept that d9e7425a0c simple logic.7877f3231d299f8d

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Diana smiled bitterly 3c0f48191d to herself. She was still a 99f4a7c3ee sentimentalist, just as she 8f0e6936a2 always had been. She couldn’t 5a2ca53199 help it db0da3b58c if people d1f5ccc3af called her d38d5c728a a hypocrite.989738ca4165a9a7

Blinking her ab1315022c downcast eyes, d6b1a3d722 she mocked e818453050 herself inwardly.144acc8d2e1d2082

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‘I’m not a43a22bb22 cut out 315e92112b to be fbe304a64f a soldier.’97d254eba9761afb

Though, who in 52f4303520 the world was cut out to b0316d20e5 be a soldier?8a577a25eba38503

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Finally, the base 6dd182c108 came into view 2733a1388c in the distance. Diana cranked the e6fd7235b0 lever and opened ec21ccfde0 the rear window. Waving her hand outside, a1b4fc088d she shouted to the 448426c7ae sentry,4c2407e3778ac7c6

“Get a medic! I have a wounded 228255b349 soldier!”7ccec3769fa9cbaf

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