Claimed by an Alien Warrior by Tiffany Roberts

Author:Tiffany Roberts [Roberts, Tiffany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Zoey woke with a headache for the second morning in a row. Though this one wasn’t nearly as intense or painful as her hangover headache, it was in some ways worse — this time, her heart ached, too, enough so to prevent her from falling back to sleep. Her eyes were swollen from crying the night before, and she was miserable.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Oh, she’d lain in it, alright. Alone and filled with regret.

After tossing and turning for a long while, she finally glanced at the clock. The glowing green numbers taunted her — 4:45, and you sure as hell aren’t getting any more sleep.

Giving in to her frustration, she tossed the blankets off and slipped out of bed. She brushed her teeth, took a shower — acknowledging in some part of her mind that the fancy system of hidden showerheads provided an amazing experience, though she was unable to enjoy it in her current state — and got dressed. With nothing else to do, she tip-toed downstairs to the kitchen to occupy herself.

Twenty minutes later, a second-floor door opened. The stairs groaned to announce their displeasure at supporting Rendash’s weight. He entered the kitchen and stopped just inside the doorway.

Zoey slowed the whisk and looked up from the large bowl of powdered eggs tucked in her arm. She made eye contact with Ren, but his expression was unreadable. He sighed softly and walked to the table, seating himself in a chair that faced the glass doors, giving her his back. The snow was three-fourths of the way to the top of the doors today.

At least he put on some pants this morning.

Way to look on the bright side, Zoey.

She frowned and looked down at the bowl, resuming her whisking. “I couldn’t sleep. Figured I’d come down and start breakfast.”

“I heard you pass in the hallway,” he said.

“Sorry if I woke you.”

“You didn’t.”

She pressed her lips together. What a mess. How could sex complicate things so much when they hadn’t even had it?

He turned his head slightly, his leftmost eye shifting toward her. “Whatever you are cooking, it smells good.”

She placed the whisk in the sink. The aroma from the oven had spread sweetly through the kitchen. “It’s a surprise.”

Rendash twisted in the chair, looking at her over his shoulder. “A surprise?”

“Yep.” Turning her back to him, she poured most of the egg into the waiting skillet and picked up the spatula.

“Even if you tell me what it is called, the word will be meaningless to me. You can give me that much, at least.”

“Doesn’t matter. It’s a surprise, which means you’re going to have to wait to find out.”

“Zoey…”

“Don’t you growl at me.”

The wood of his chair creaked, conveying his impatience even before he spoke. “Well how long do I have to wait?”

Zoey glanced at the oven. “Ten minutes. But then it will need a little time to cool.”

“What should I do until then? I…I do not wish to be of no use.”

“You…could tell me about yourself.

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