Cynthia Sax Alien Tryst [EC Aeon] (epub) id

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.“I’m not going anywhere, not until my mother is safe.”“You’d delay the joining and cause my sister pain?” Raff stepped forward, all of the humor disappearing from his face.“Pain?” Kane frowned.“How am I causing her pain?”“His grandfather is Orogone, Raff.” Eshe pushed herself under his arm, neither of them answering his question.“He joined with a human female, someone other than his One.”“Fuck.” The alien male raked his fingers through his spiked hair.“He broke protocol.How many beings are affected?”“My mother and myself are in danger,” Kane answered.Raff slipped his right hand into his black leather coat.Kane tensed, lowering his body and coiling his muscles, prepared to defend Eshe if her brother posed a threat.The alien warrior extracted three lollipops.“Essie.” He tossed a red lollipop to her.“I suppose you’d like one too.” He grinned at Kane.Kane said nothing.His energy was waning and he needed sugar but he’d be damned if he’d admit that to Eshe’s brother.Raff’s grin widened.“You’re as stubborn as she is.” He lobbed a green lollipop to him, Kane catching it easily with one hand.Raff unwrapped a purple candy and licked it twice, his face reflecting a joy Kane felt, a joy he shouldn’t be experiencing.My mother is in danger and I have to protect her.But hot damn, he needed the sugar rush.Kane sucked on the sweet treat, the green-apple flavor filling his mouth.Raff tilted his head, studying him, and Kane straightened to his full height, meeting his gaze squarely.If he was looking for weakness he wouldn’t find any.Years in the armed forces combined with his alien abilities had honed him into the ideal soldier.“When you join with your One, he should be safe, Sis,” Raff shared, talking about him as though he wasn’t there.Kane lifted his chin, unaccustomed to being ignored.“You don’t know that,” Eshe murmured, her cherry-scented breath flavoring the air, teasing his nostrils.“I’ll feel better when we’ve transferred.”“I’m not transferring before my mother does,” Kane insisted.Raff sucked on the lollipop, furrows forming on his forehead.“Does his mother have Orogone essence?”I’m standing right here.Damn it.Kane scowled.“She might as she’s one half Orogone.” Eshe cocked her head, mimicking her brother’s stance.“But I won’t chance it.She’ll be my first trial, one half human.”Her brother’s face darkened.“The council won’t allow that.Protocol—”“All experiments break protocol.” She appeared so adorably fierce, Kane wanted to lick her all over.“And the council won’t know about it.” She grabbed a large military-issue duffel bag.Her hands shook.“Not until after she’s transferred.”“If you’re away from the compound for more than a couple of hours they’ll send a warrior after you,” Raff warned.“I’ll deal with the warrior.” Kane stroked Eshe’s back.Her spine was straight and proud.Strong, a voice inside him rumbled.“You’ll deal with an Orogone warrior.” Raff’s laughter held no humor.“You don’t know what our capabilities are.”“You don’t know what my capabilities are,” Kane drawled.Raff’s smile faded.“That’s true.” He nodded, his alien eyes reflecting a begrudging respect.“Essie, get what you need from your lab while I have a talk with your One.”Eshe glanced at Kane and then Raff.Her gaze returned to Kane, where it belonged.“Kane—”“Go,” he urged as they didn’t have any time to waste.Orogone warriors could be tracking his grandfather while they spoke.“I’ll be fine.”“Okay.” She rushed out of the office, the doors sliding closed behind her.Kane missed her presence, her touch, scent, warmth immediately.Which was foolish because he’d known her for mere minutes and he should be focused on his mission, on saving his mother.“I love my sister more than life, more than protocol.” Raff’s voice was deathly soft.“If you kill her I’ll kill you and your beloved mother.” His face was hard, all semblance of the carefree jokester vanishing [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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