Royal Alien Mate by Sue Mercury

Author:Sue Mercury [Mercury, Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sue Lyndon
Published: 2020-03-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Vaath woke up before dawn, still holding Esmay in his arms. She was curled up close to him, her cheek resting upon his arm as her steady breaths puffed against his chest. A tenderness unlike anything he’d ever experienced before made his insides ache. It was painful, and yet it wasn’t. The conundrum of the conflicting emotions stealing through him gave him pause.

He stroked his fingers through his little bride’s golden hair, mesmerized by her delicate beauty. When she gave a soft sigh of contentment and shifted closer to him, that odd painful yet pleasant tugging in his chest strengthened. It was more than sexual desire he felt for this human, he realized, as a sense of disbelief stole through him. Though he hadn’t known her for long, he admired her, and he was starting to care for her.

Was he falling in love with the human female?

She stirred again and her eyes fluttered open. He stared at her, lost in her blue eyes. He continued stroking her hair as she held his gaze. The moons rested low in the sky, but shone just enough light through the window that it bathed her in a blue hue, shining upon her hair and reflecting in her eyes. The palace was still quiet at this hour, as was the city below, making it seem as if they were the only two souls left on Mars.

“How did you sleep, sunshine?”

“Better than I expected,” she said. “This is the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept in.” She sat up against the pillows and tucked her knees to her chest. She peered out the window and her eyes grew wide. “The moons are incredible. Where I lived on Earth, I rarely got to see the moon. The city lights were too bright, plus there is usually smog covering the city.”

“I’m glad you like the view.”

“Could your terraforming technology help Earth in any way?”

He stared at her, surprised by her question. “You mean could we get rid of the pollution?”

“Yes, and possibly help the areas affected by climate change?” She turned to look at him, her gaze hopeful.

He considered her question. Yes, it was possible to use terraforming technology to clean up a planet and make Earth like new, but relations between Marttiaxoxalians and humans were tense at best. Even if Vaath championed such a proposal, his father and likely all the royal advisors would be staunchly against it. He reminded himself of the humans’ assault on the first Marttiaxoxalian colony on Mars, of the five thousand colonists who were killed in the unprovoked attack.

“Yes, Esmay, I believe it would be possible for our terraforming technology to improve Earth’s environment, however, I do not think any members of the royal council, including my father, would vote to help Earth in such a way.”

Her face fell. “Why not?”

“Well, for a lot of reasons, but mainly because of the humans’ attack on our first Marttiaxoxalian colony on Mars, as well as the occasional uprisings against Martian forces on your planet.

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