Mated to the Alien King (Lords of Astria) by Juno Wells

Author:Juno Wells [Wells, Juno]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-06-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter four

It's strange how the most extraordinary of things becomes 'normal'.

Abby and I learn to work our way around the ship. Most days Mal is with us, showing us around, telling us about his home, and answering all my questions the best he can. He introduces me to the IES, Information Exchange System. It seems to be their version of a library but it works off mental commands and creates full holographic images of what I’m studying.

I delve into this system and lose track of how long it's been since we left home. The Actabarian technology is advanced definitely but the fundamentals are the same as what I know from Earth. Their star drives look like they’re at most one or two steps ahead of what I was working on. Just a couple of leaps of logic and I would have created something similar. The door opens behind me but I don't bother to look away from the diagram I'm studying.

"Missy?" Mal's deep voice asks.

"Yeah?" I reply.

"Are you... happy?"

There’s something in his tone. I spin around to look. He's standing and waiting for an answer that I'm not sure I have. I frown. Am I happy? My heart rate and blood pressure increase. Curiosity gnaws at me and I realize I want to know what he looks like under those pants. How compatible are we? He's so big. Bigger than any normal man. Would he be too big, down there, for me? Down there. God what am I, twelve?

"Where's Abby?" I ask instead of answering him.

"She's taken an interest in one of the crew. I saw them in the observation room."

He doesn't push. I like that. I like his patience. I like the way he indulges my own obsessiveness. When I have a problem I tend to put all my focus on it. That's driven away more potential husbands and almost all lovers I've ever had. Most men don't seem to be able to compete with my love for my work and it damages their ego. Mal indulges me.

"Define happy," I reply to his question at last.

His brow furrows. He's very attractive when he's deep in thought. I like the way his eyes are deep set and wide, his high forehead, it gives him an aura of thoughtfulness.

"Do you feel," he pauses "at peace?"

"Yes," I say realizing I do. "Yes I do."

"Good. We're about to dock with Stynissh Station. It's a trading post. I thought perhaps I could take you to the market. Give you a taste of the world."

"That'd be nice."

"Good. I've had some clothes delivered to your room for you and Abby. Your current outfit would stand out."

I look down at my jeans and shirt but shrug. When in Rome and all that.

"Sounds great."

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