Chapter 239

One of the things she disliked the most about being from the Moon was that - even though she'd been orphaned, lonely, and looked down on - compared to the women from Earth she'd been pampered. The women and men on Earth had had to endure hardships Trish could hardly fathom; she'd only gotten a very small taste of it when Jordan had kidnapped her, and even then he'd very quickly become very protective and solicitous of her. She'd never had a chance to become a soldier.

She didn't know if she'd have made a good one, likely she wouldn't have, but on the Moon it had never even been an option.

So she was completely helpless compared to Jordan.

That her helplessness also aroused her could be particularly frustrating.

"Why can't we just keep doing what we have been?" she asked plaintively, knowing she sounded whinier than she wanted to.

Jordan chuckled, his free hand coming up to slide up the back of her t