Krampus and the Crone: A SciFi Alien Warrior Holiday Romance by Honey Phillips

Author:Honey Phillips [Phillips, Honey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Honey Phillips LLC
Published: 2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00

Jaelle watched approvingly as Krampasarian was drawn into a game with the children and the dire wolf cub, now known as Puppy. He was quite a contradiction. One moment he behaved with a formal reserve, and the next he was crawling around on the floor with Cinna on his back. His behavior was just as mercurial towards her, flipping from dictatorial to distant to hungry with dizzying speed. And she couldn’t forget the way he had come to her rescue. As fierce, as primitive, as that battle had been, some primal part of her responded to the way he had fought for her and won.

Although, she did feel guilty about the cub. Perhaps the mother wolf had only been trying to defend it? But then again, she remembered the way it had sprung at her and she had no doubt it would have killed her if Krampasarian hadn’t prevented it.

Puppy had tired of the game and settled down in Cinna’s lap. She was stroking his fur and whispering to him, but Jaelle could see her eyelids were drooping also.

“I think it’s time for bed.”

As she spoke, Krampasarian lifted his head and their eyes met. There was that fire again. A fire to which some part of her instinctively responded. She had felt an occasional mild flash of attraction before, but only in passing. Why was she reacting now? And why to him? For all she knew, he could be part of an advance party sent to capture the human invaders on their world. But as she watched him bend over and gently lift Cinna and Puppy in his arms, she couldn’t believe it.

“Come along, Whit. It’s been a long day for all of us.”

The boy scuffed his feet but he didn’t protest overmuch. She suspected that an early bedtime and a warm, safe bed were unexpected luxuries for him.

But where did that leave her, she wondered as Krampasarian and the children departed. She had no doubt that she was in his bedroom and she gave the large bed a suspicious look. Did he expect them to sleep together? Or perhaps he was giving her this room and he was sleeping elsewhere?

Thanks to the medicine he had retrieved for her, her head no longer throbbed, and her ankle didn’t bother her as long as she didn’t put any weight on it. If she only had a stick, perhaps she could hobble out of the room and find another place to sleep. Nothing she could use as a crutch was immediately obvious, but perhaps she could make her way over to the storage unit and see what was there. Placing her good foot on the ground, she tried to maneuver herself into a standing position. Robin chirped scoldingly in her ear, but it was all too obvious that she was not capable of walking and she slumped back with a sigh. As much as she hated to admit it, she would have to wait until Krampasarian returned.

He was gone longer than she had expected and she was just beginning to wonder if he had deserted her when the door slid open.

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