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He watched her expectantly, maybe now he'd get a straight answer out of her. Instead, she went submissive on him unlike before. He was about to make a sarcastic coment about it when she revealed what position she used to hold.

"Oh great.. you loved him.. "

The implication of that was only too clear to him. It meant she was grieving. Unlike Raven though, he didn't feel the need to comfort the kneeling girl, instead, sighed. This was going to take a while to get out of her system.

He nodded.

"I did"

Looking at the pair of them next to each other, he could but only shake his head.

"I pay for a prostitude and she'll give me a straight answer.. "

Yet, here was this girl, this slave, who needed him to clarify his original question.

"Hell, the only people who don't give me a straight answer are you, Ari and Dom"

All for different reasons, Raven because she was female, Arioch because he enjoyed Joe's frustration and Domina because she thought he didn't deserve answers. Even Alexis gave straight answers.

He studied the bird on the ground a bit, she was pretty, no, pretty wasn't the right word. Petite, sexy, exotic. All were words that came to mind as he looked at her.

"I suggest you familiarise yourself with the house whilst I get a coffee and talk to Raven"

It wasn't so much a suggestion as a damn good idea. Studying her had awoken his hunger and he was damned if he'd let that hunger scare her away from him.

"Oh.. and stay out of the room over there"

He pointed to the door on the living room wall that almost blended into the wall as he got up. He needed coffee.

Once he had a coffee and passed one to Raven, he settled into the lounge across from her again.

"Soo.. what do I do with her?"

He asked after a bit. To say he felt lost was a understatement. He was way out of his league here and had genuinly no idea how to deal with a female in his house, whose position had a reputation that she should do whatever he wanted her, but who had been influenced by Raven and had a mind of her own.

"No"

He admitted simply. For him, anyone who was in his house was fair game unless he was related to them by blood. Blood relations didn't hold any interest for him.

"And you're taking her with you if I can't sleep with her"

To have her here, living under his roof, only to do 'maid' jobs was something he was not going to have. Bad enough he had to watch himself at Raven's and Arioch's place, part of the reason he had come back home, here, he didn't have to be careful whom he slept with.

He frowned slightly at her question. He hoped she wouldn't but hadn't figured her out so wasn't entirly sure of that one.

"This might be some sort of revenge?"

He asked, hoping it wasn't before relaxing, and almost laughing at her pointing out he was a trustworthy predator type.

"That's a nice compliment.. I wonder if she'll see it the same way"

"How can you be so sure?"

He asked her, sure, he had noticed that Zaro was submissive, but at the same time, she seemed to prefer to be a free bird.

"Ah.."

No matter how he turned her words, he didn't get it. He understood unbreakable habbits he just didn't get, possibly didn't want to get, the concept of slavery, especially Melibonenian slavery.

"Well.. until she gets back from exploring the house.. "

He put his cup down and moved to her side to hug and kiss her.

"We could entertain ourselves?"

He smiled as he trailed his hand down her body, ending at her shoe which he then proceeded to take off, all the while, keeping eye contact and making it seem much more lke foreplay than an attempt at giving her a foot massage.