The Princess and her Alien Rogue: Alien Romance by Harmony Raines

Author:Harmony Raines
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2016-06-22T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen – Tallia

Tallia stood firm and watched him leave, her head held high and back straight, even though inside she was crumpling like a piece of discarded parchment. But not with fear, with anger: her body wanted to fold in on itself and erupt into a seething mass of fury and strike down the damn Emissars and their provocative stance on anything that did not go along with their wants.

Provocative. Yes, that was what Aleck had come her for, to provoke her into actions she would regret. To try to force her into making a mistake, or letting her temper go and so proving she was unsuitable, unstable. Those were the words she had heard him use to describe her mother when it was revealed how many times she had gone to visit Misha’Ha.

“You are not your mother.” The words resonated inside her head, but they had come without.

“Johar?” she called quietly.

“He is behind the screen,” Rian said as she approached. “He is a little too tall, though.”

Tallia couldn’t help but smile at the thought of her big silver alien hiding behind the wooden screen. She expected him to burst out, for it to fall down and reveal him. “Is he kneeling down?”

“No, I am not kneeling down; I am not quite ready to bend my knee in your presence, My Princess,” he said, the anger barely concealed in his voice. “Although my fists would very much like to pummel a certain Emissar’s head.”

“Another day, perhaps. Let us be married, and then we can deal with the Emissars from a place of power.”

“You think they will accept our marriage and let you rule?”

“No.” She shook her head. “But if we do not marry, or something happens to disrupt the day, then the people will see it as an omen.”

“Your people do like their omens, My Princess,” Rian interjected.

“The Emissars are very good at using them at the most opportune moment.” Tallia stood next to the screen, and reached out to touch it, sure she could feel the faint buzz of electricity his tattoos gave off. “Please don’t fail me, Johar.”

They were the most honest words she had ever said. She could not offer him anything other than uncertainty. Not even love. There was no way to know if they would make a good match or if they would prove to make a terrible husband and wife. All she could believe in were the words of a psychic witch, who might have been making the whole thing up, or using Tallia to further her own goals.

“I will be there, Tallia,” he said simply. “But there is one thing…”

“What? More money?” She was only half joking.

“No. I need a shirt.”

“Oh,” Rian said. “I have a shirt for you. And clean pants.”

“There is nothing wrong with my pants,” he said, offended.

Tallia laughed. “I’ll see you in a couple of hours.”

He sighed, and she was sure his hand touched the screen at the same place she did, and then he said, “Don’t let them hurt you, Tallia.

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