Rescued by the Alien Cop: A Sci Fi Alien Romance: Dome of Enlaan (Cosmic SWAT Book 0) by Liz Paffel

Author:Liz Paffel [Paffel, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liz Paffel
Published: 2020-07-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

I fling open my door and find Venn there, standing like a golden gargoyle.

I’m wearing the shapeless shift dress Hunam demands I wear when I’m inside the palace to remind me of my place. Venn’s eyes sweep over me and for the first time, I feel self-conscious in the ugly dress. He went from seeing me in my costume, to naked, to looking like a gray lump.

I pulled my hair into a knot on the top of my head, my soft fabric shoes threatening to rip out at the toes. I’ve had them since I arrived here and they, and my stubborn resolve, are the only things that haven’t worn through.

“How did you sleep?” Venn asks.

“Like shit. I had the feeling someone was watching me all night. I couldn’t shake it.”

That, and I couldn’t stop thinking about the kiss and how much I want more, despite the niggle of warning that says I can’t fully trust him. I kept daydreaming about the human colony and finding my mom there. The unwelcome feelings of hope and joy those thoughts gave me piss me off because it’s unlikely to happen. I know this. My heart knows it, but it won’t stop wishing.

I’m irritable and crabby and I want to be alone. I suspect Hunam will have me pick up where we left off last night. I know it’s coming and I know I will snap when it does. “I have to go to the harem, then to the burlesque. I assume you’ll be following me?”

“Of course.”

“Lucky me.”

His body heat washes over my back, making me tingle. I hate that. I hate my reaction to him. It’s frivolous and means nothing. Besides, if he keeps his word and gets me off of this planet, I’ll be dropped at the human colony and he’ll go his own way. I know better than to want anything. Yet, I can’t stop myself from wanting to feel Venn’s kiss, just one more time.

My stomach growls loudly. Venn notices.

“Do you not eat in the morning?”

I don’t think about being hungry anymore. It’s such a constant, I’ve completely learned to live with it. It’s autonomic, like breathing. Hunger is a part of me. It just is. I pull out three thick wafers from my pocket. They remind me of the wheat crackers I used to like on Earth, only thicker and without flavor. “Yep. Here’s my delicious start to the day. Mmmmm-mmm.”

He plucks one from my palm and inspects it. I reach for it on instinct. We only get nine nutrition wafers per day. That’s it. Lose them, give them away, smash them, and you’re shit out of luck. We receive a container to last an entire month and I had to train myself not to eat them all at once.

“This is not food.”

“It is when you’re a slave to the House of Orin. Try it. I’m not hungry, anyway.”

Venn takes my hand and drops the wafer into my palm. “I will not take from you.”

My curiosity piques. “So, if you’re not familiar with the wafers, that means you’re eating something else.

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