Betrothed to the Yeti: A Monster Brides Romance by Marilyn Barr
Author:Marilyn Barr [Barr, Marilyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marilyn Barr
Published: 2023-10-14T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter 10
Pabu
âIâm taking you to Gamma,â I declare. âBefore you argue, this is important to me. You say Alpha proves human settlements are evil and yet, you havenât ventured to Gamma, Delta, or Betaââ
âBecause traveling between villages, Iâd be eaten by tigers! There is a reason humans need a Protector God,â she says with a huff. Tendrils of dark hair dance around her face. Her layers hide her slight curves, but the way she holds her fists to her hips is a tease of her slender silhouette. I love the way she has a healthy figure instead of the skeletal, starving waif she was upon entering my care. With her flushed cheeks and pursed lips, sheâs beautiful. Light caresses her features when the world around her is dark. If she saw herself through my eyes, would she believe me?
âSo, a Protector God shall carry you,â I retort with a beaming smile. âGo feed Ku Huang and get her ready to be alone for a while. No more arguments.â Ku Huang stays here. Jaya stays in my arms. I wonât be swayed when the potential of losing my new family is so great.
âFine.â She throws the handle of her pickaxe to the ground before clapping her mittens together. I bite my lip to hide my smile at her mini tantrum. Does she look for a reason to fight and therefore cancel the outingâ¦or could she be at war within herself, too? While her outburst suggests she would work her hands to the bone if I let her, sheâs still compliant. Jayaâs not afraid to fight man or beast. Her quick retreat gives me hope.
âCome and hold my shoulders. Iâll carry you,â I say, bending down to one knee. We will move faster than predators can stalk us and cast a larger shadow. Those animals who dare to attack a Yeti hoping to snag his smaller companion wonât look twice at a super-bulky Yeti traveling alone.
She raises an eyebrow until it disappears into the hair crushed to her forehead by her hat. Softly, hesitantly, her hands touch my shoulders. I give her no time to reconsider and stand at my full height. She squeals as her feet leave the ground. I sweep my arm under her knees and pull her against my chest. Belonging sweeps through my heart and glows within me. Could she learn to love meâeven behind the bitter fortress she built around her heart?
My deep breath is to soothe myself more than her, but her answering breath shifts something within me. Yes, she is my wife on a technicality, but do I dare try to gain her trust and capture her heart? Hope radiates from my being as we make our way to the human villages. Once she sees the good-natured villagers of Gamma, maybe she will discover the bliss inside of her. That happiness will melt her resolve and perhaps thenâand only thenâwill she be ready to love someone. Or does she already have that capacity? I suppress my jealousy over her love for Ku Huang.
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