Paoli's Bride (Norlanian Brides Book 1) by R. E. Butler

Author:R. E. Butler [Butler, R. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-30T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 5

When Paoli heard about Kate’s confrontation with Dex in the medical building, he could have punched a hole in the wall. If he had any idea the male was working there, he would have asked her to change her plans and meet Sloan somewhere else. He was thankful that Sloan had been there to intervene and the soldiers had sided with Kate and not Dex.

After the incident in the park, and then her coming face to face with the male who had arranged her kidnapping – he was beginning to think the fates were against them.

“Tell me about your dad,” she said as she turned in her seat in Eden’s hover-machen, which he’d let Paoli borrow for the evening.

He put aside his irritation at Dex and his worry for Kate, and concentrated on how beautiful she was sitting next to him. He shifted in the seat to look at her, finding it impossible not to touch her in some way. The kisses they’d shared, holding her while she slept – it made him feel connected to her in a soul-deep kind of way. He loved her, and he wanted to tell her, but a part of him worried it was too soon.

“He was a soldier. He worked in Kyvern City, and was a well-respected captain. He and my mother had been together since they were young, they were the kind of couple I told you about where the male decided not to go on the soul-walk and just marry the woman he loved. My dad was gone a lot on missions, but they still managed to have seven kids. Two of my brothers went into the military and are stationed in the south. They both joined as soon as they turned sixteen, and I haven’t seen them since I sold myself.”

She clucked in disapproval. “Could they have set you free? Didn’t they make enough money in the military to pay your debt and help your mother?”

He stroked the top of her hand with his thumb. “The first few years after a soldier’s entrance into the military, their salaries are garnished by the government. The government says that they give the soldiers housing, food, and training, and the soldiers have no need for deenars. Once they attain certain ranks, they begin to receive deenars, but it’s minimal. It takes males years to save up money. When the government encouraged soldiers to take soul-walks because they believed it would make the soldiers happier to have mates, they discounted the soul-walks to make it more affordable.”

She shook her head. “I don’t see how anyone could think that forcing someone to kidnap another person would put anyone in a better mood.”

“Eden’s happier, but then again, he’s not a soldier,” Paoli said. “I haven’t heard from my brothers since they went into the military. I’m the oldest; I was supposed to take care of them in place of our dad. I did what I had to do to keep my family from harm. I have a lot of regrets, but selling myself for them isn’t one of them.

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