Daughter of the Alien Warrior (Treasured by the Alien Book 3) by Honey Phillips & Bex McLynn

Author:Honey Phillips & Bex McLynn [Phillips, Honey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Honey Phillips
Published: 2020-06-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Inzen’s chest ached. As happy as he was to have Lily back in his arms, he couldn’t stand the devastation on Jade’s face. When he saw her sorrow turned to anger, he couldn’t blame her, even though he had not been responsible for the loss of her daughter. Lily’s arms tightened around his neck, and he gave her a soothing pat before remembering it was no longer his place to do so. But how could he give her up? Aside from the biological facts of her parentage, she was his daughter in every sense of the word.

Jade’s hand reached out again, almost tentatively, to stroke Lily’s head, and his tail instinctively brought her closer. The three of them, together like this, felt so right. Like a family. The thought sent a wave of hope through him. Was it still possible that the three of them could form a family? That neither of them would have to lose a daughter?

He raised his head to find Abby staring at them thoughtfully. Did she have the same idea? But the one he wished to discuss it with was Hrebec. His former captain was the best person to advise him on how to approach a human female.

“Lily,” he said gently, “this is your mama. Wouldn’t you like to meet her?”

“No,” came the muffled response from his neck.

The look of anguish on Jade’s face went straight to his heart.

“Lily, you could show your mama where we keep the cookies,” Abby suggested.

That actually resulted in Lily raising her head for a minute, but she looked down at Jade and shook her head. Her tiny arms went back around his neck.

“My dada.”

As much as it warmed his heart to hear her say it, he couldn’t bear the hurt in Jade’s eyes. He reluctantly started to peel away Lily’s arms, but Jade shook her head.

“I should have realized that it would take time. Forcing her will only make it worse.”

To hell with asking Hrebec’s advice. He wanted this resolved.

“Would you care to take a walk with me? With us?” he amended quickly.

“If you think I’m letting her out of my sight, you’re entirely mistaken. But I’m willing to walk with both of you.”

“We will be back shortly,” he said to Abby as Hrebec walked over to join her.

“Of course.” Abby hesitated. “Jade, I don’t want to question your instincts, but are you sure?”

“Oh, yes. She looks just like my husband.” He did not like the reminder of her former mate, but he managed to keep silent as her eyes went to the other little girl. “There weren’t any redheads in his family, and certainly not in mine. But I assume we could do genetic testing if necessary?”

“I would recommend it,” Hrebec said. “It would eliminate any doubt.”

“I want to let Elaina know.” Abby turned to Jade. “She and her mate are the ones who adopted Ginger. Mikey belongs to them as well.”

Jade tilted her head, studying the other two infants, and Abby shot him a startled look. She too had recognized the gesture.

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