Alien Healer by Sue Mercury

Author:Sue Mercury [Mercury, Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sweet Savage Press
Published: 2019-01-27T06:00:00+00:00

Despite her insistence that she wanted to be left alone, Stax carried Mila to their bedroom and shut the door. He also called out a vocal command for the security system to lock it. His little mate wasn’t going anywhere until she told him the truth.

He set her on her feet and she immediately put space between them, hurrying to the other side of the bed, her hair flailing wildly with her rapid movements. Her face was flushed and her chest rose and fell quickly, drawing his gaze to the low neckline of her flowing purple dress. He’d replicated almost all of her clothing in purple, delighting in filling her closet in varying shades of her favorite color. The color suited her, brought out the gold flecks in her otherwise dark eyes, and complemented her light complexion.

He stood with his arms crossed, waiting for her to speak and praying she didn’t continue refusing to answer his questions. Or worse—lie to him. Something had frightened her suddenly while they waited for the ships to land. He doubted it was Deza’s announcement that some of the arriving humans were from Yozovinla. Surely such news would make her joyous, even if they were strangers. What else could’ve upset her? He racked his brain and then it came to him.

The crowd. As the population of their settlement on New Vaxx slowly grew, so did the size of the crowds that welcomed the landing ships. Perhaps she didn’t like crowds. Though he hadn’t reached Horstha before her failed execution, he was starting to suspect it had happened in front of a large crowd. His heart ached for all she’d been through and he softened his stance, unfolding his arms as he gave her what he hoped was a comforting look.

“We don’t have to stand with the crowds when the ships land anymore, Mila, if that is what has you so frightened.”

A pained expression flitted over her face. She parted her lips and drew a deep breath. “Are Vaxxlians members of the Universal Alliance?” she blurted, tears filling her eyes.

Slowly, he rounded the bed and approached her, the need to have her in his arms overwhelming. He longed to soothe her pain and see her smile again. He shook his head. “No, we are not. We are regularly invited to join the UA, but our leaders do not feel it’s in the best interest of our race. There are many laws we would be expected to abide by that we do not agree with. Why do you ask?”

A shudder ran through her and her face crumpled. Tears ran down her cheeks and she gasped as she tried to breathe through her crying. He hugged her to his chest and caressed her back.

“So you and your leaders don’t care about breaking Universal Law?”

“Mila,” he said, stroking her hair, “is this about your crimes on Horstha?” He had never asked her why she’d been sentenced to death. The fact that she hadn’t opened up on her own and told him made him suspicious that she’d indeed been guilty of some crime.

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