Jingled: A Sci-Fi Alien Warrior Romance Holiday Novella (Tribute Brides of the Drexian Warriors Book 7) by Tana Stone

Author:Tana Stone [Stone, Tana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Broadmoor Books
Published: 2019-12-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Bridget eyed the red-and-white suit that the pair of alien dress designers held up for her inspection. She sat on one of the white, tufted chairs in the ornate shop, the crystal chandelier glittering overhead and sending prisms of light bouncing off the high ceiling. The walls of the shop that weren’t lined with mirrors were covered in hanging gowns—mounds of fluffy white fabric billowing out from hangers. The Drexians had done an admirable job of making the bridal salon look like it might on Earth, aside from the levitating platform where brides could look at themselves from all angles as it rotated in mid-air.

The only things not feminine and frilly in the shop were the pair of aliens standing in front of her in black Nehru jackets that reached below their knees. She didn’t know what species Monti and Randi were, but they looked surprisingly humanoid, except for their metallic hair—one gold and one silver—and the fact that they never blinked. Of course, she had no idea what other alien traits they could be hiding under their long jackets and skinny pants—a short tail, a spiked spine, gills? She shook the thought from her mind and took a tiny sip of her drink, flinching from the taste.

They’d insisted on handing her a glass of bubbly, even though she was no longer a bride shopping for a dress, and the pink alien drink literally bubbled up as she held the glass flute in one hand. Usually, she loved the alien version of champagne, but today the fruity scent made her stomach churn. The stress of the party planning must be getting to her, she thought.

“What do you think?” Monti asked, his voice chirpy.

Bridget set the glass down on a side table and smoothed her palms down the front of her forest-green cocktail dress. “The colors are perfect.”

Monti beamed at Randi, who touched a hand to his spiky, gold hair and gave her a Cheshire-cat grin.

“I’m not sure about the sparkles,” Bridget said, choosing her words carefully. She knew that the alien designers could be touchy about critique.

Randi waved a hand at the white border of the red jacket. “We know you said white fur, but it seemed so dull without a little bling.”

The red jacket and pants were edged in rows of fluffy white fur—faux, she hoped—with a line of bugle beads embellishing the fluffy cuffs. It was hard to imagine her tall, muscular mate wearing something so sparkly.

Monti shifted and the beads knocked against each other. Or so noisy.

“Why don’t we ask the Drexian himself?” Randi asked, looking past her toward the front door.

Kax ducked slightly as he entered the shop and a bell trilled overhead. He caught sight of Bridget and the two alien designers, and wound his way around elaborate display tables to reach them.

“We were just showing your mate the Santa suit,” Monti said, his smile wide as he stared up at the tall, Drexian warrior.

Kax looked at the suit, and then peered down at Bridget with one eyebrow cocked.

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