No Words Alone by Autumn Dawn

Author:Autumn Dawn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: scifi romance action adventure
Publisher: Autumn Dawn

Chapter 13

Her new husband made a low humming noise as he gathered her close. “Azie hiri’ami.” My sweetheart. “I was a boor with you.”

Xera shook her head against his chest. The insignia on his chest scratched. “We were both stupid. Maybe there is no best time.”

He sighed and picked her up in his arms so that her feet dangled in the air. “Whenever these things go wrong, it is the man’s fault.” His eyes crinkled. “My sisters say it is so.”

She laughed, surprised at his humor. He took her to the couch and sat down, arranging her with her head in his lap. He stroked her hair. “Rest, if you will, azie ami. I will listen and keep you safe.”

She blinked, faintly astonished. From what she’d seen, human men just didn’t act like this, being so concerned and kind. She’d expected demands and pressure, and perhaps some egocentric questions. Weren’t the Scorpio a warlike race? Was this some kind of underhanded psychological trick? But after a moment she decided she trusted and liked it. She’d expected to kick Ryven out and indulge in a fit of tears. She’d gotten something much better.

Still, her previous thoughts were enough to dampen her eyes. “I’m never going to see my sisters again.” He stroked the hair from her face and she felt the bite of rage. She wanted to hurt him. “It’s your fault!”

“Yes,” he said simply.

A little of her anger slid away, undermined by his continued calm. Her throat got tight. “I hate you.”

“Yes,” he agreed softly.

That made her cry. It was long minutes before she could admit, “I don’t. I just hate...everything that’s going on.”

“So would I.”

That loosened the mortar that held together her fortress of sorrow. She poured out her anger, her heartbreak. She even told him how she’d felt during their time on the desert planet where they’d crashed. There was no one else to tell, and she needed it out so badly. “I was as scared of my crew as I was of yours. I thought we’d be stuck there for years, that it would become a prison. I thought being the only woman there would make me…you know. Vulnerable. A commodity. I think Khan’s attitude might have been part of what made me so scared.”

He curled a lock of her hair around his finger. “I would not let you be hurt.”

“I didn’t know that. You seemed scary yourself,” she admitted.

He smiled. “Even then I wanted you for our ambassador.”

“That was all?”

His eyes were hooded as he looked down at her. He traced her cheek. “No. That wasn’t all.”

“Why? Because I was the only woman there?” She laughed wryly.

His smile held secrets. “I knew a ship was coming for us. It would only be weeks before I was home again.”

“Surrounded by women,” she said, a bit sourly.

“They had lost appeal. I’d found what I’d been looking for.”

“What was that?” she asked softly. She stared at him. His eyes had that certain glow.

He brushed a finger over her lips. “A fierce heart.

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