10 Things Aliens Hate About You by Fiona Roarke

Author:Fiona Roarke [Roarke, Fiona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nickel Road Publishing
Published: 2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

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Wyatt woke up in Gage’s lab again, only this time he was strapped down and couldn’t move. His last memory was trying to convince Valene that Daphne Charlene was not a viable candidate for his affections even if his memory was erased. And seeing the surveillance tape Gage watched of Valene with some customer in the convenience store.

Nova also watched the tape, her awe-filled expression and subsequent blush when Wyatt walked in on the tape made him wonder how long Valene had been chatting, or rather flirting, with the blond guy before they arrived back with the hairy, un-skunk-scented alien.

Cam directed Wyatt to his office and told him he’d send Valene in so they could have a chat. When Valene finally arrived, they’d only spoken for a few moments. He hadn’t yet convinced her that Daphne Charlene was lying about meeting with him in the middle of the night. Then he blacked out and woke up here.

“Hello. Hey!” he called out, hoping he wasn’t alone. Scenes from every alien horror movie he’d ever seen slid uneasily into his mind before Gage stepped into view.

“Hey, Wyatt. How do you feel?”

“Trapped.”

“Oh, yeah. Sorry for the straps. Cam made me do it for security.” Gage seemed genuinely uncomfortable, but he also didn’t attempt to remove the bands tying Wyatt down.

“Why? What is going on here?”

“It’s because of what Daphne Charlene said you told her. You know, about us being aliens and all. That’s pretty much rule number one around here. Don’t tell any humans where we’re from.”

Wyatt paused. “I swear that I didn’t tell her anything. I don’t like her. I would never tell her.”

Gage nodded. He seemed to believe Wyatt, but before he could comment, Cam strolled in.

“Wyatt,” he said.

“You shot me with a Defender.”

“I did.”

“Why?”

“Daphne Charlene says you two have an intimate relationship and that during pillow talk you mentioned space aliens living in plain sight at the Big Bang Truck Stop. We can’t have that information spreading around town. You understand.”

Wyatt felt his own eyes widen. “I swear to you on all I hold dear that I never told her anything. Trust me, there was never any pillow talk between us.”

“Right. That’s because last night you were with Valene instead.”

Relieved, Wyatt quickly said, “Yes. Yes, I was.”

“All night?”

“Yes!” he said emphatically, until Wyatt realized what he’d just revealed to one of Valene’s six older brothers. So dumb. “Well…yes. We were together,” he admitted. After a long, uncomfortable staring contest, he added, “The thing is, I love Valene. I want to marry her. I have for quite a while now.”

“That’s all fine and good, but the problem is, how can Daphne Charlene Dumont know about our big secret unless it came from you?”

“I don’t know. But I swear to you I didn’t tell her anything.”

Cam loosened the straps until he was free. “I want to believe you.”

Wyatt sat up and got off the table. “But you don’t.”

“Is it possible that you were drugged or somehow induced to tell

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