The Alien General's Baby: Sci-fi Alien Romance (Men of Omaron)

Author:Shea Malloy [Malloy, Shea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-08-05T16:00:00+00:00

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“So, it’s true then? I really am pregnant?”

Jonnar turned in his seat to face Jillian. He’d carried her back to the ship so they could both tidy themselves, then he’d led her down to the infirmary to run scans.

“Yes,” he said, watching her closely. “The scans confirm that the implantation was successful. Your nausea was physical proof.”

She grimaced at his new pair of boots. “Sorry for puking on your shoes.”

She shifted her gaze to the screen, which was filled with the results of the scan, and squinted at it. He’d changed the language settings so she could understand them, and she’d reread it a number of times, her frown deepening on each reread. It was as if she was hoping for a different result each time.

Jonnar leaned back in his seat at the infirmary scanner’s control panel. He remembered her extreme reaction when she first learned she was pregnant. She’d preferred death than being burdened with a child.

“You seem troubled,” he said quietly. “Were you hoping all this time my words weren’t true? That the child didn’t exist?”

She rubbed her lips together, and for a brief instance, Jonnar was transported back to that moment after the earthquake when they were kissing and touching each other after. He’d completely forgotten his good intentions and all his words cautioning restraint. Given the chance, he would have taken her right then and there.

“No, that’s not—it doesn’t matter.” She got to her feet, her face emotionless as she folded her arms. “What’s next? Not to sound callous, but it’s already done its job—it kept me alive. So we don’t… we don’t have to keep it.”

Jonnar sat perfectly still, astonished into silence. She hated the idea of having his child so much she wanted to rid herself of it? Granted, he didn’t relish the thought of being a father, but he’d made peace with himself that he’d do his best, be his best for the child.

Outrage burned in his chest and put life into his limbs again. He got to his feet and strode toward her.

“I will not let you destroy it,” he said, his tone low and forbidding.

She scowled at him. “That’s not your choice to make.”

“It isn’t yours alone to make, either.”

“Look…” She swallowed and edged away from him, refusing to meet his gaze. “You said you didn’t want any complications between us. Not having the baby would make sure that doesn’t happen.” Her voice sounded thick and Jonnar’s anger dimmed when he noticed her wiping away tears from her face. “It’ll be easier on the both of us.”

“Jillian.” He cupped her face and raised her head so she could look at him. Her eyes were shiny with unshed tears. The well of sadness in them went so deep, it threatened to swallow him whole. “What do you fear?”

“This baby is going to die,” she said savagely, jerking her face away from his hand.

He stared at her without responding, momentarily lost for words.

“You do not know this will happen—” he began, but Jillian cut him off.

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