Alien Bride: A Dark Alien Sci-Fi Romance by Penelope Woods

Author:Penelope Woods [Woods, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penelope Woods
Published: 2020-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Emma

How does this happen?

How does a human being from Chicago end up in the arms of three massive alien bodies?

Two days ago, I would have scoffed at the idea. I might’ve turned angry. But right now, I can’t stop smiling.

There’s just something about them. Maybe it’s their struggle. In so many ways, I identify with it, but I’m also on the other side. I’ve never experienced that much hardship.

As they hold me during the night, we hardly even sleep. It’s something else. I have gotten them to open up and tell me their darkest secrets. We stay up talking about our planets in great detail.

And then we go deeper.

I speak about love, about the letdown I’ve felt my entire life. I talk to them about my complacency.

I even tell them about Ryan.

I took a job I didn’t want. I suppressed my talents for years, simply because I wanted a decent paycheck. I was just trying to survive like anybody else. And that’s what makes it so sad. I know that so many other humans have it worse than I do.

Was it a mistake to leave? Am I giving up on my people by taking the easy way out?

For the first time in ages, I feel selfish.

“Well, this Ryan guy sounds like a fucking idiot,” Lök says.

“He is a man? A grown adult?” Vraik asks.

It makes me laugh, but then I get to the part about my mother. My smile fades, and I can’t even finish my sentences. I try not tear up because I know it doesn’t help to dwell on unfinished business. Of course, I do, regardless.

They hold me. They listen. They tell me it’s going to be okay, that they’ll make it all better.

Maybe.

Or maybe that’s just life. Maybe we have to let things go, whether we want to or not.

I’m still unsure.

“She must love you,” Rekker says. His hot breath circles around my ear. “She just doesn’t know how to express it.”

“Yea,” I murmur. “Probably.”

But I still don’t believe it. I still blame myself for what happened. And I’m not sure there’s any way to change that.

Here, I can fall into their love and adoration. But I still wonder if I’m dreaming. I can’t stop asking myself, “When will this fall apart?”

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