voice behind her belonged to a Hunter. She turned and tipped her head back to find the large, black-uniformed male looking at her. Sweat trickled down the side of her face and the center of her back as she offered her hand to the enforcer of law. Annoyance filled her thoughts as she submitted to his authority over her. Truly, she should be accustomed to such interruptions but her temper still flickered as hot as the afternoon sun. His eyes considered her before his black-gloved hand clamped around her right forearm to secure her in place for his inspection. Her muscles twitched at the need to stand still. Tova bit into her lip as she pressed her feet firmly into the ground. The Hunter moved his attention to the information her wristbands fed into his portable communications device. His eyes flickered back to her face as he witnessed her verbal altercation with Rishan. Her temper boiled dangerously higher as the Hunter lifted an eyebrow at her. The flicker of amusement that crossed his eyes made her furious. She was sick unto death of everyone’s thoughts centering on her pussy. Why so many were concerned about her choice baffled her. It annoyed her that this Hunter had the nerve to raise his eyebrow at her. Not all inhabitants of the penal sphere turned whore and she detested being branded guilty in his thoughts. She jerked her arm out of the Hunter’s distracted hold. It was an impulse born from the feeling that the Hunter was thinking about her spreading for him. She had no true cause to direct her anger at him and still her body flinched away from his as her clit flickered with a strong ripple of sensation. The lust made her gasp because this Hunter was not anyone she might take as a lover. He was her prison guard and detested among the convicts. She might whore for him to gain something she wanted but absolutely nothing more. A second later, her body was pressed against a wall as the Hunter reacted to her abrupt action. She had learned quickly upon her arrival in the penal sphere to never try to pull her arm out of a Hunter’s grasp. The huge males were poised on the edge of tension, always ready to respond to any tiny physical threat. Tova gasped as her body was jerked into a helpless position. Her arms twisted behind her back as the Hunter wedged his thick thigh between her legs to prevent her from kicking him. Her wrist cracked as the bones were twisted by his much stronger body. Surprise flickered through his eyes as he stared into her face, but a second later she was free as he released her and stepped back. His huge body still blocked her path away from the wall, leaving her prey to his dark stare. He looked as surprised by his actions as she was by her own. They had both responded out of instinct. Her cheeks stung with a blush as she realized how much larger he was than her. So close, he towered over her. A ripple of awareness moved over her skin until it hit her nipples. Tova frowned as she felt them tighten into hard points that dug into her robe. “You should know better, non-convict. You are required to stand still for inspection.” The Hunter grunted with disapproval as his eyes studied her. Tova rubbed her wrist as she crossed her arms over her chest. Her nipples tingled again as she caught an unfamiliar scent. She actually recognized that she could smell the Hunter’s skin. The warm scent of male traveled through her senses, triggering odd little impulses. She fought to stand still as her muscles twitched with a surge of energy. It felt like a current that flowed into her nipples and down her spine to her clit. A hot flicker of lust filled her pussy as she cursed her bad luck for having such a reaction to a Hunter. “You are too slight to disobey a Hunter.” Her head didn’t reach his shoulder but her body wasn’t tiny. Hawk considered her sturdy frame with a flicker of appreciation from his cock. The attraction was not anticipated and he lingered in place as he felt it move through his frame.