The conceited jerk thought he could just make her stay and make her want him. He had another think coming if he thought he could bully her. She’d been raised hard and she’d had to deal with all kinds of bullies in her life.

Her eyes wandered over his broad back and lowered to his nice bare ass. Of course the bullies I’ve dealt with didn’t have his kick-ass sexy body. The memory of him in bed with those women cooled off her warm thoughts quickly. He was a six-timing asshole.

She knew when he fell asleep. She could kick him now that he wasn’t pinning her but him sleeping was preferable to him trying to touch her. She closed her eyes, resigned that she was caught for the moment, but he’d have to let her up sometime.

* * * * *

The door opening pulled Shanna from her thoughts. It wasn’t Berrr back from his meetings but instead it was one of the house helpers with the black eyes and blonde hair. Shanna was at a loss for the woman’s name but she knew this was the one who called herself house lead and who took care of Berrr’s hair.

The woman had to be six-foot-one, maybe six-foot-two. She looked really unhappy to be standing just inside the door as they examined each other. The woman licked her lips and took a deep breath.

“I am not happy with you being here, human, but it is not my choice to make.

Hyvin has ordered us to accept you fully and treat you with complete respect. He is running late so he has ordered me to ask you if you are hungry yet. He said you refused breakfast so I am to offer to hand feed you.”

“What’s your name again?”

She hesitated. “I am Ovoly.” Her mouth tensed and her fingers clenched at her sides. “I was house lead until you arrived but Hyvin has taken that title from me until you are accepting of that honor that he has given to you.”

“If you let me go I’m out of here. Why don’t you do that?” Shanna forced a smile.

“Wouldn’t you love to see me gone?” She jerked on her wrists. “Just cut me loose and you can have your job back that I don’t even want.” The alien woman sighed. “Don’t think I am not tempted but Hyvin has warned us that there will be dire consequences if we allow you to escape. He is a very smart male, he is Hyvin after all, and thought of this plan already. If you were to escape we would all pay heavily and there is nowhere for you to go that he would not find you.” Shanna rolled her eyes. “He’s just a guy. Trust me, I can get lost anywhere, even on an alien planet. Do you know some guy named Oval? He offered to bound to me so maybe you have a way to get in contact with him to ask him to pick me up? I bet he’d come pretty quickly to get me since he really seemed to want me yesterday.” Ovoly walked closer to the bed. “Hyvin would kill Oval if he came to take you, even at your request. You are a house helper but he is acting like you are his bound.” The woman looked damn unhappy as she spoke. “He told the guards he posted that if you try to escape they are to detain you but if they touch you he will kill them. He’s never threatened the guards to not touch us.” Her gaze flickered over Shanna. “He’s shared us with his guests and a few of his honored guards but the guards are now supposed to stop you from leaving if you break free without getting close enough to even brush against your body. It makes no sense but those are his orders.” Shock ripped through Shanna. “He shared you with other men? Is that what you’re saying?”

The woman nodded. “We are house helpers and we proudly serve Hyvin in all ways as well as serve his special honored guests and friends. It is the Zorn way that males share house helpers if the company is much regarded on Zorn. Hyvin is an important male and has many honored guests come from afar to hold meetings with him.”

Shanna’s stomach clenched as she fought nausea. “You mean he could invite his damn friends over and offer me up to them? We’re talking about mounting, right?” Ovoly looked furious again as her eyes narrowed with a nod of her head. “If you were a house helper he could and would but you only hold the title but none of the duties. Those were Hyvin’s words to us this morning while you slept.” Wiggling, Shanna managed to sit up. She had to sit sideways on the bed since her wrists only had a few inches of movement. “I’m so confused. He said I was a house helper.”

Ovoly walked to the end of the bed, her hands gripping the bedding with white knuckles. She shook her head, spilling long blonde hair over her shoulders as she glared at Shanna.

“It is just the title that he must use since he is unable to bound with you but you are no house helper. He was very clear about your place with him when he had everyone come together to let us know he will never give you up.” Shanna hated the frustrated tears that filled her eyes. She blinked them back but she realized the other woman saw them. “I just want to go back to Earth.” Ovoly’s features softened. “I am trying to not hate you, human. I know you were forced to our planet from your own and I am trying to find empathy for you.” She swallowed. “Hyvin is already bound to Alluwn but they do not share a home or their bodies. He made it clear that you hold bound status without the actual title in his home.

He will kill any male who touches you like you are his bound, he will hunt you down to bring you home if you run away, and as much as we all hate it, you are here to stay.” Staring at the other woman, Shanna sighed. “Just because Hyvin Berrr said so doesn’t mean it’s going to be that way. Who is his boss? Can you get me in contact with him? I bet his superior could make Hyvin hand me over to someone else.” Ovoly’s eyes widened. “You do not know?”

“Know what?”

“There is no one stronger, wiser or more powerful than Hyvin. He leads all of Zorn.”

Shanna stared at the Zorn woman while the blood drained from her face. She hoped she wasn’t hearing right. “What?”

Nodding, the Zorn woman looked grim. “Hyvin Berrr leads all of Zorn. He is the most powerful warrior on the planet. If you were to leave him he would just order all of his warriors to search for you. There would be nowhere for you to hide from him because no male who wanted to live would keep you from Hyvin.” Compassion filled the woman’s dark eyes, softening the look of them slightly. “There is no escape from Hyvin if you think you can run away. I wouldn’t even give it a few hours before you were returned. To anger Hyvin would be very foolish and it would make all of us suffer if he were to feel unhappiness at your actions.”