Hard Aliens by Jaide Fox

Author:Jaide Fox
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alpha heroes, alpha men, alien romance, romantic comedy, action and adventure, science fiction romance, science fiction and fantasy, futuristic romance
Publisher: Andrea DePasture
Published: 2017-09-19T00:00:00+00:00

THE INCESSANT KNOCKING had been going on for some time when it finally stopped and roused Emily Shue into consciousness.

She sat up at her desk, startled and groggy, blinking back the blur obscuring her vision. When had she fallen asleep? And who was at her door? She never had visitors.

Rising weakly from her chair, she stumbled through the room into the hall beyond to the foyer.

As if sensing her approach, the person on the other side of the door began knocking again.

More than a little annoyed at being woken, she called, “Coming! I’m comin’.”

She grumbled to herself, rubbed her face and discovered she had a note stuck to her cheek. She’d undoubtedly picked it up when she’d laid her head on her desk. Peeling it off, she glanced at it, saw it was important and stuffed it into her pocket as she cautiously opened the front door a crack and peered through the narrow opening.

A beaming, bright eyed youth greeted her, leaning forward to peer back at her through the slender crack. “Ms. Shue?”

“Yes,” Emily croaked.

“I have your delivery here. You just need to sign for it.”

Delivery? What delivery? She hadn’t ordered anything since last week’s pizza—still sitting at the bottom of her fridge. Or perhaps that was the week before last? Anyway, it was nearly dark. Companies had stopped delivering this close to dark years ago.

As she stood contemplating the matter, not budging, ‘bright eyes’ smile dimmed to headlights in her eyes. “Your companion android, Ms. Shue?”

She was still too absorbed in trying to remember what she might have ordered to really pay him any attention—until he mentioned android. Her eyes focused on him for several moments as the key word jogged something in her memory and then she slapped her forehead with her palm. She’d forgotten all about Gramma’s early birthday present. Or it could have been late? She wasn’t entirely sure what day of the week it was.

Emily opened the door and pressed her thumb to the delivery confirmation pad, affirming her receipt of the delivery. “What are you doing making deliveries so late? I thought they were only doing automated deliveries now.”

“It is automated, Ms. Shue. I’m an android, as well.” He smiled brighter.

That would explain the peachy keen disposition, she thought and wondered what she was getting in to now ... or rather what Gramma had gotten her in to.

“I’ll be right back with your package, Ms. Shue.”

“Hope he comes fully assembled and programmed,” she murmured, chuckling as she left the door open and wandered into the living room to have a seat while she waited. She was still more than a little groggy from being awakened so abruptly. Or maybe it was just that she hadn’t slept nearly long enough?

Before she could rest her cheeks on the cushions of the couch, a deep male voice called her name from the foyer.

It arrested her, mid sit, her jaw going slack.

The ‘man’ caught sight of her and strode into the living room, his hand extended. “I’m Sabin.

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