A Very Arcav Christmas: A Sci Fi Alien Romance Holiday Novella (Arcav Alien Invasion Book 6) by Hope Hart

Author:Hope Hart [Hart, Hope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Eve

I knock on the door to Varian’s quarters. Harlow’s hair has a ‘just got laid’ look that it didn’t have when I saw her at Amanda and Jaret’s Christmas celebration for the kids.

“Looking a little windswept, Maleficent.”

She raises an eyebrow at me. “Oh please, as if you weren’t getting lucky, Ms. Always-On-Time.”

I smirk back. Korva may have pulled me into one of the closets on the way up to the Royal Quarters.

“Must be something in the air,” I say, shifting aside as Korva steps in behind me. Varian walks in and nods at us.

“Welcome,” he says, and I almost wince. Someone needs to tell the guy that if he’s hoping for a closer relationship with his brother, treating him like he’s a foreign dignitary probably isn’t the best start.

Korva smiles back though, running his hand across my lower back before he moves closer to Varian, starting up a conversation about the weather of all things.

“Perfect today, perfect tomorrow, perfect the day after that,” Harlow mutters. “These guys have some work to do.”

“Baby steps. Speaking of, how are you doing today?”

“Oh, you know, the usual — pissed off and low on patience. This baby is just like its father, working on its own schedule.” Harlow sends a dark look toward her mate, who grins back.

The door opens and one of Harlow’s maids appears with a cart of drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

“Sara,” Harlow says, grinning at the maid. “How are you going? I haven’t seen you for a while.”

“Yeah, I had to go home for a bit. My mom was sick.” The poor girl looks pale and hollow-eyed.

“Is she okay?”

“Not really. But working here means I can pay for her cancer treatment.”

Harlow sends one wide-eyed look to Varian, who steps forward, clearing his throat.

“We would be happy to help.”

“You’ve done enough, really. This job is incredible, and it’s allowed me to send more money home than I could’ve ever dreamed.”

“But your mom is all alone,” Harlow says, her voice trembling. Uh-oh. Those pregnancy hormones seem to be no joke, and there’s nothing Varian hates more than seeing Harlow cry.

“We will send you home with full pay,” he says. “We will also send an Arcav healer to your mother and you will return when your mother is healthy and you are ready.”

Harlow sends him a look from beneath her lashes and I almost laugh. Someone’s getting lucky again tonight.

“Oh, oh,” Sara stutters, her hands fluttering. Sara has been bringing food to Harlow since she moved to Arcavia, and this is the most anxious I’ve ever seen her.

“I can’t accept that,” she starts, paling as Varian narrows his eyes.

“Is there a reason that you are defying your King?” He asks and I almost give him a round of applause. By making it a direct order, Sara has no choice but to graciously accept.

“No, no, um, thank you, Your Majesty.”

Harlow steps forward, giving Sara a hug and Varian tenses, his eyes sharpening as he watches their every move. He doesn’t like Harlow touching anyone who’s not in our inner circle.

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