CARELESS: Alien Sci fi Romance (Invasive Species Control Unit Book 3) by Kelly Goode

Author:Kelly Goode [Goode, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-02T16:00:00+00:00

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Lydia poured herself a second glass of wine, as she stared out of the kitchen window at the darkening sky. She hadn’t heard a sound since she’d sent her children upstairs. She wanted to go and apologise, but didn’t trust herself to be around them while she was in such a volatile mood. She still couldn’t get over the fact that her eyes had changed colour. How long did she have left before she sprouted fur and claws too? She wished Jonah was there to tell her how to handle the situation, but he hadn’t called her and that hurt more than it should.

Lydia put her glass down when she heard the unmistakable scuffle of boots against gravel and then the rattle of the backdoor handle. She ran a hand through her dark hair as she greeted her visitor. Only it wasn’t Jonah like she’d hoped.

It was Don.

His hair was dishevelled and he was too busy readjusting the belt on his trousers to notice her at first. It was only when she made a sound suspiciously like a growl that he looked up, his eyes widening as if he’d been caught committing a crime.

‘I didn’t know you were home,’ he said, his eyes immediately narrowing as if she was the one in the wrong rather than him.

‘Clearly.’

‘Don’t take that tone with me, Lydia.’

‘Don’t fuck the neighbours then, Don.’

The words slipped out before she could stop them and she slapped her hands over her mouth. She heard the venom within her tone and so did Don, as his face darkened and the tips of his ears turned red, which was a clear warning sign that she was in trouble.

‘Don’t tell me what to do.’

The menace in his eyes was normally enough to curtail her response, but it felt as if someone else was forcing her to speak out. Adrenaline pumped through her veins and she felt braver than ever before.

‘I’m not telling you what to do, our marriage vows are. Love, honour, obey. Until death do us part, unless you’d rather not be married?’

Don closed the distance between them and raised his arm as if to strike her. Her natural instinct was to cower, but the aggressive part of her that was now in control, welcomed the fight instead. Lydia’s fists clenched and she bared her teeth. A growl reverberated from her throat and Don stopped short of hitting her. He stepped back, his jaw slack as he stared at her.

‘That’s right,’ she snarled, her voice not even sounding like her own. ‘Back the hell up and listen to me. I’m sick of being your doormat. I’m sick of working my arse off day after day and then coming home to ungrateful children and a cheating husband. I’m sick. Sick of it all.’

Don took another step backwards and she advanced. She felt powerful: powerful like a predator with its prey in its sights. Visions of her sinking her teeth into the side of her husband’s neck were too strong to ignore.

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