Her Mate's Secret Baby (Interstellar Brides Book 9) by Grace Goodwin

Author:Grace Goodwin [Goodwin, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Interstellar Brides, Book 9
Publisher: KSA Publishers
Published: 2017-01-10T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Roark, Outpost Nine, Northern Continent

After twelve hours in the ReGen pod, I was, per the scanners, ninety-two percent well. I had some bruising, some cuts that were pink, newly healed flesh. I wasn’t perfect, as I would be if I had remained in the pod the recommended time. But I didn’t have time to heal fully. I needed to know what happened to Natalie. If she really was dead, I needed to know. I couldn’t rest until I knew the truth. How could I relax when she might be on Trion somewhere, lost, hurt, alone. The Drovers could have her now, torturing her as they had me. Tormenting her. Causing her pain.

I had to find her. And if I found a body, I would not rest until the DNA test confirmed the remains belonged to my mate.

I’d given her my word, my promise to come for her, to protect her, and I would honor that vow to my dying breath.

“You must give up. Let go,” my mother said, coming into my tent. I sat behind my desk, staring at the search grids for Outpost Two, reading reports of the attack. Outpost Nine was bigger than Two, the small desert outpost where, even now, my mate’s body might be lying in the sand. There was no chance of an attack here. The tent community surrounding Outpost Nine had turned into a city within the desert. When High Councilor Tark was matched to his mate, she’d transported here.

I never imagined the danger Natalie would face simply transporting to the smaller, less-secure outpost. There had not been a direct Drover attack in years. Still, I should have known better, thought of all the consequences, the dangers. She was my mate and her safety should have been my highest priority. Not my convenience.

I never should have risked her. I should have waited until my return to Xalia, where a thousand men would have protected her night and day in the palace. I’d been impatient and eager. My lack of self-discipline had cost me everything.

And here my mother stood, with a frown on her face and a list of replacement females, insisting I now choose a mate from the capital. My mother was ready for me to move on. Ten days, and I was to forget the only woman I’d ever allowed into my heart.

I didn’t turn to face my mother as I responded, afraid she would see my rage. She was my mother and I would offer her nothing but respect. But I was not a boy to be led around by my ear. I was a Councilor. I would not be forced to do anything. When my mother refused to listen, I made the only argument I knew would sway her. “Would you give up Father so easily? Your one true match?”

“That’s different, son.”

“No. It’s not. You were his bride, Mother. Matched through the same system that gave my Natalie to me. She was my match. Perfect for me in so many ways.

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