Krayter (Mated to the Alien Book 5) by Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

Author:Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress [Rudolph, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Elation and horror warred within Penny as Krayter’s words sank in. You’re mine. My mate. She wanted to run, but he was between her and the door. She wanted to scream, but feared that one of her mother’s people might do something drastic.

And then she wanted to tug him down to the bed and do exactly what she’d already asked him. Make love to him until morning, until she couldn’t walk.

But she didn’t do any of that. Her face was a slab of marble, blank and cold. She’d learned the trick of remaining expressionless at a young age and it was paying dividends now. She opened her mouth and almost told him that this was some kind of mistake, that he’d confused her with another girl. But his eyes flared that demonic red of high emotion and he looked at her with such intensity that it was like sitting in front of a roaring fire.

No, he didn’t think he was mistaken.

Her tongue darted out and wet her lips. She blew out a breath and tried to keep her calm. “What does it mean? Why did you tell me before…” Now that this connection—whatever it was—was out in the open, she had trouble saying ‘sex.’

“I wouldn’t let you seal the bond in ignorance.” Krayter held perfectly still and spoke quietly, afraid to spook her. “You have the right to make that decision.” There was a deep well of sadness in him, something she wanted to soothe, but she didn’t know how.

“Seal? As in…” Her eyes flicked over to the bed and then back to him.

He nodded.

“And what does that mean?” Humans didn’t have mates, not like he meant. Most couples she knew didn’t last beyond a few years. The fact that her mother and father had been together for sixteen was almost a miracle.

Krayter furrowed his brow, probably wracking his brain for a way to explain something that was fundamental to his people. “We are more likely to have children than unmated pairs,” he said after a long moment. “And there is a connection between us. Can you feel it?”

Penny nodded once.

“I could not name every effect of the denya bond. But it is sacred to my people. And increasingly rare. Ever since my cousin found his mate, there had been a hope that─” He cut himself off.

“What?” Something wasn’t adding up here, and Penny needed him to keep talking so she could figure it out.

“There is hope now. Hope that we won’t go extinct.”

Because mated pairs had children? Penny’s fingers itched to cover her stomach, whether in defense or anticipation, she wasn’t sure. But she knew that there was no way in hell she was ready for a kid yet. “Why do you need human women?” That sounded like the plot of one of the media shows she wasn’t supposed to like. Every year a new alien appeared to steal away the most beautiful cast member. Of course, nine times out of ten he ended up being the villain.

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