Marianne's Abduction by Ravenna Tate

Author:Ravenna Tate [Tate, Ravenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Vaughn watched from the doorway while Marianne slept. The second storm was long gone, but from the weather reports online, they were due for more all night long. He and River had slept a couple of hours, but now they were both awake and rested.

She was naked, curled up on her side, with one pillow supporting her arms and one between her knees. She looked so vulnerable and peaceful, a slight smile on her face. Was she dreaming about them, or about Jacob?

She must have placed her chain with the ring on top of the dresser after her shower last evening, because when she’d come out onto the deck, she hadn’t been wearing it. Vaughn crept over to the dresser and gently lifted it. The ring wasn’t huge, but it was very pretty. Jacob must have loved her very much.

How could any man not love her? She was warm and funny, intelligent and kind. And downright beautiful. And she made love like an angel.

He glanced around the room, then went into the bathroom and retrieved a tissue. He carefully wrapped the chain and ring inside it, and then placed both inside the top drawer of the dresser. He’d tell her later where they were so she didn’t think she’d lost them.

What must it be like to live as the Earthlings do, having relationships where sex is the norm, and where they enjoy it so much? Their marriage beds must not be cold and calculating. They probably snuggle in each other’s arms instead of sleeping in separate rooms, and they make love every night. Or at least, more often than once or twice a month. And their women like it.

They don’t cry during it or beg their husbands to stop, even though they aren’t being physically hurt. The mental and emotional aspects of sex weren’t something the Alpha Centauri women could deal with any more than they could tolerate the physical act for longer than necessary.

Should he tell her he’d had sex with only two women his entire life, and that both times, they hadn’t wanted to see him again? No. She would assume he’d hurt them, and that would kill him. Better to let her think his past relationships had simply not worked out for him. He’d rather die than have her think ill of him.

“Is she all right?”

River’s soft voice startled him. He turned and nodded. “Yes. Just watching her sleep.”

“Should we cover her? The rooms get cold overnight with the AC on.”

Vaughn smiled. River had it bad for this girl already. He’d seen it the first day she was here. Not that he blamed him. But they had to be careful here. This woman had been through a lot, and it’s not like she’d simply forget about her dead fiancé. Not to mention the fucking Tyranns had taken her aunt and uncle prisoner. She wasn’t here to fall in love with two men who were aliens in her eyes.

Then you shouldn’t have fucked her.

River pulled the comforter out from under her so slowly that Vaughn held his breath as he watched his brother.

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