Iced by Regine Abel

Author:Regine Abel [Abel, Regine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science-fiction, SFR, colonization, first contact, Valos of Sonhadra, Regine Abel, Sci-Fi Romance, alien romance
Publisher: Regine Abel
Published: 2018-06-25T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 8

KIRA

The sound of the bathroom door opening startled me. I whirled around, somewhat shocked that Duke would be intruding on me while he knew me to be naked. In spite of my limited knowledge of their culture—and their obvious comfort with walking around barely covered—I believed he knew of humans’ more prudish dispositions. It wasn’t actually an issue for me to the extent that I had been to nudist camps in my ‘previous’ life. However, exposing my nudity to others remained my choice, not someone else’s decision to make without my consent.

The harsh words on my lips died before I could voice them as Lydia’s statuesque frame walked into the room. She kept her eyes respectfully averted, but that didn’t alleviate the knot tightening in my belly. Was she coming here as a friend or foe?

“Forgive me for invading your private time of R and R,” Lydia said, looking everywhere but at me. “I just wanted to let you know that I’ve brought you some food and extra clothes. I kind of ambushed Duke and didn’t give him much of a choice in letting me in. When you’re done, maybe we can have a friendly chat? I will wait out front.”

I blinked, thrown by her apparent timidity and obvious discomfort. Relief flooded me as I swam towards her. Stopping by the edge, I propped myself up against the iced edge of the pool.

“It’s okay,” I said. “You startled me, but I wouldn’t mind some company. No need to avert your eyes. I’m not shy, and I don’t have any bits that you don’t see daily in the mirror.”

Lydia chuckled and walked to the left side of the room where she gracefully sat on one of the benches around the pool. Her eyes flicked this way and that, taking in the décor of the room. From her mesmerized expression, I realized she’d never been inside this room before. That pleased me a great deal.

“This is beautiful,” she whispered. “I’ll have to show you what Kai did with ours.”

“I’d love to see it,” I said, once again finding myself liking her.

She had a way of making people feel instantly comfortable. There was a certain air of innocence and wholesome kindness that emanated from her and drew you in.

Charisma.

And those stunning eyes of hers sparked with mischief or amusement at some secret joke. It made me feel ashamed for all the times petty thoughts about her had crossed my mind.

“Did you call your mate Kai? I thought his name was Ky?”

“Err, you just pronounced it the same way twice? And yes, it is Kai.”

“I didn’t. You say Kai, I say Ky?”

She blinked then gave me a blank stare. Was she not hearing the difference between the ways we each pronounced it?

“You say it like tie or die,” I explained, “while I said it more like kahi.”

Lydia chuckled and shook her head. “Honestly, I’m not hearing a difference. But the proper way to say his name is actually closer to Kwy, although I never got it right.

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