Charmed by the Alien Pirate: A SciFi Alien Romance (Mates of the Kilgari Book 3) by Celia Kyle & Athena Storm

Charmed by the Alien Pirate: A SciFi Alien Romance (Mates of the Kilgari Book 3) by Celia Kyle & Athena Storm

Author:Celia Kyle & Athena Storm [Kyle, Celia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-27T18:30:00+00:00


Chapter Nineteen

Swipt

“Parabolic trajectory seems stable, and the thrusters’ energy isn’t spiking anymore.” Leaning back in his seat, Lokyer spins around and offers me a wide grin. “Seems like you two lovebirds did a great job with the phase converter.”

“Ilya’s talented,” I say, my hands still on the ship’s controls even though the navigational system is doing most of the flying. “Most of the women aboard the Queen are. We’re lucky we’ve come across them.”

“Lucky?” Looking straight at me, Lokyer cocks one eyebrow up. He shakes his head, and then crosses his arms over his chest. “The only lucky bastards in this room are you, Grantian, and the cap. You guys have found your jalshagar while the rest of us have nothing but Jax’s cooking to keep us company. I mean, he has improved a lot after the human women came on board, but still.”

“Are you really that eager to find a woman?” I ask him. Lokyer has never expressed any interest in being a part of a family before the women came aboard, so I don’t really know what to make of it. “A lot of the guys signed up with Solair and the crew precisely because they didn’t want to make such a commitment. They wanted the freedom that came with being aboard a smuggler’s ship. Now you’re telling me you’ve wanted a family all along, Lo-man? Are you mellowing out or what?”

Looking away from me, Lokyer looks at the navigational console for a long time. He drums his fingers against the armrest of his chair and then sighs heavily. When he finally turns back to face me, there’s a hesitant smile on his face.

“It’s not really about having a family,” he starts to say. “I mean, it’s not about having a traditional family.”

He doesn’t need to explain that one. All Kilgari are raised in a culture that places the females at the center of a family, and that concept usually translates into a woman having multiple husbands. It’s the only choice a culture like ours has, as Kilgari males outnumber the females, but a lot of Kilgari men never really accept that they won’t have a mate to call their own.

“Yeah, I know what you mean.”

“Do you?” he asks. “Most of the guys I’ve met seem fine with the idea of being just another husband to a wife who has a dozen of them, but me...yeah, I never saw the appeal in that. Shit, man, I know this might sound stupid, but I’d like the intimacy of having one mate. Someone I can trust, someone who’ll be there for me no matter what.”

“That’s awfully deep, coming from you.” Laughing, I finally take my hands off the controls, glancing at my second monitor to ensure the ship’s computer is doing its job properly. “Don’t worry. You’ll find someone.”

“I sure hope so.” Scratching his chin, he looks up at the ceiling thoughtfully. “I mean, what the hell. When Solair found his mate, I thought it was just a stroke of



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