Magnum: Stargazer Alien Mail Order Brides (Intergalactic Dating Agency) by Tasha Black

Author:Tasha Black [Black, Tasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 13th Story Press
Published: 2016-11-03T18:30:00+00:00

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Magnum

Magnum threw himself to the ground beside Rima, putting a hand over her mid-section to stop the bleeding.

“Why?” he moaned. “Why would you do such a thing?”

“I had to protect you,” she murmured.

The irony of it tore at his heart like broken glass. It was his fault. She hadn’t even known his true gift.

“No, baby, I’m supposed to protect you,” he said, trying to hold back the ocean of tears that threatened to wash him away.

“No,” she told him, her voice weak. “I was wrong. We aren’t supposed to be mates. I didn’t even get your gift, after all the time we spent together.”

“What?” he asked.

“Rocky and Bond passed theirs to their mates. But I never got yours. I don’t have your strength. We’re not mates, Magnum,” she said with the hint of a smile. “But I love you anyway. I’ll always love you.”

“My strength is not my gift,” he said, confused. “I’m just strong because I’m big.”

She stared into the distance for a few seconds, then seemed to remember he was there.

“Then what is it?” she asked. “Your gift?”

But he didn’t answer.

The blood rushed in his ears as he realized what he had to do.

If Georgia and Posey had gained powers from Rocky and Bond after clicking, then maybe Rima could gain his power too…

Bonding with her could save her life.

But it would also make him fully human.

He wouldn’t be able to make the trip back to Aerie.

He would be giving up everything to spend the short time they had left with the woman he loved.

Magnum pulled her close.

She didn’t complain, though the front of her dress was soaked in blood.

He wiped the blood from his hand on the front of his shirt, then gently caressed her cheek.

“Rima,” he moaned. “Rima, I choose you. Will you accept me?”

“Magnum?” she said in confusion, her voice nothing more than a whisper.

“Will you accept me, Rima?” he begged.

“I’m dying, Magnum,” she whispered. “Choose another bride.”

“Rima, I beg you. Will you accept me?”

He couldn’t tell her why he was so desperate. She needed to choose him for her own reasons.

But she only gazed at him sadly, her eyes luminous.

“I love you,” he whispered.

“I love you, too, Magnum. I always will.”

“Will you always be mine?” he asked, stroking her curls.

“Always,” she sighed.

He held his breath, watching her, praying it would be enough.

Her eyelids fluttered shut.

He hugged her against his chest, sobbing.

How could he have been so stupid as to deny his love? Now she had paid the price for his stubbornness.

Howling in agony, Magnum tried to memorize her weight, her warmth, the scent of her hair.

In this darkest moment, the world was suddenly more vivid, every cruel detail illuminated.

Magnum tasted the salt of his own tears. The cold fresh air filled every cell of his lungs. His ears were tickled by the cry of the night birds. And the stars, so far away and yet so beautiful, winked and shimmered with a beauty that was almost obscene in the face of his loss.

With a shuddering sob, Magnum felt the weight of the world descend upon him, and he was human at last.

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