The Alien's Mate by Grace Goodwin

Author:Grace Goodwin [Goodwin, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grace Goodwin

Chapter 9

Cassie

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“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have—” I turned away, suddenly mortified by my lack of good sense.

Perhaps it had been the terror at possibly losing Maddox that drove me to kiss him. To be fair to myself, it had been a horrible day. First, I’d found Mr. Anderson and the other boarder with his throat slit and then Maddox had been thrown from his horse. People died from something as common as that.

“No, Cassie. Never apologize for reaching for me. I intend to make sure you do a lot more of that.” His hand was wrapped around the base of my neck and I leaned into him, unable to resist the lure of his scent, the feel of his lips on the top of my head. I didn’t want to think about blood and death and being hunted by Neron. I just wanted to close my eyes and sink into another dream with my Maddox.

My Maddox. I knew the thought as both impractical and improper, but I couldn’t force myself to rescind the thought, not even in my own mind. I didn’t know him well, but I knew if he touched another, my heart would shatter into a thousand tiny pieces.

Maddox pulled me to my feet and led me to my horse. “We’ve got to keep moving.”

“I know.” I handed the ReGen wand to him and watched as he made his way to his own horse and stashed the odd object back into his saddlebag. After we both mounted, I led my horse from the bottom of the gully up the best route I could find, my favorite mare, Cali, picking her way up the steep embankment with steady feet.

The mountains spread out before me, completely covering my view of the horizon as Maddox joined me on his horse. I tried not to think about what I’d lost today. I’d known Mr. Anderson almost my entire life. He’d taken me in generously and raised me practically as his own. I’d wed his son and become officially part of the family. They were all gone now. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, and Charles. I had no family left. No one who belonged to me, no one who would miss me. I felt completely alone. And seeing my adopted father dead, so viciously and callously, would haunt me forever.

But the idea of Maddox dying was horrifying. Beyond that. The thought of something happening to him ripped my heart open. Charles had always felt more like a brother than a lover. His touch barely creating a gentle tug on my emotions, but Maddox, who I’d known for two days—two days!—made me feel so deeply, so intensely. I hadn’t even known such emotion was possible. It was all so confusing!

I’d wanted him to keep his hands to himself, to let me adjust to even the idea of him being from somewhere else… some other planet. How could I give myself to a man who was possibly crazy, or even worse, from outer space?

He spoke of Everis and spaceships as if they were real and I’d doubted him.

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