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“We are in space, Alex. You need to be careful. We don’t know anything about this. And something that looks entirely safe may not be.”
I sigh. “Okay. But I really don’t think there’s anything wrong with this plant. It’s just a plant.”
“It’s a plant that growled at me. That’s not normal for any kind of plant, Alex. Ask Koehn or Varnak. Ask somebody.”
I glare at her when she mentions Varnak’s name.
She holds her hand up and sighs. “I see we’re still fighting with Varnak, huh? Are you guys ever gonna find a happy place together?”
I snort. “If he ever gets over the bullshit he spouts every damn time I turn around…maybe. But do I not actually think that that’s gonna happen. The male that he is just can’t admit that a woman can take care of herself or manage to fight for her own safety. He’s a sexist alpha asshole.”
Lacey grins. “But a sexy one.”
“For god’s sake, Lacey! I don’t care what he looks like! He’s an ass!” I do care what he looks like and so does my damn traitorous body. Every time I see him my heart rate explodes out of control and goosebumps break out all along my skin.
He’s a beautiful man. Gorgeous even. But I’m not sure if it makes up for that damn terrible attitude of his and the male chauvinist way he acts.
She shoots me a skeptical look. Like she knows just what I’m saying silently.
“I really don’t think that you’re telling me the truth. But I’ll let you get away with it for now. Have you managed to get any training sessions in with the guys on hand to hand combat?”
I snort again. “Hell no! I think they’re all afraid of Varnak! And he won’t fight me, the big baby!”
Lacey giggles, her golden-brown eyes sparkling wildly. “I cannot picture that guy as a baby! I mean…a seven foot baby?”
I huff out a breath. “Yeah, well, he acts like one, that’s for sure. I’ve hollered at him, I’ve even begged him to either fight me himself or stop threatening every other male that wants to fight me and he just keeps snorting and walking off like I’m some kind of annoying gnat messing with him.”
She waves her hands around in the air and giggles harder. “I think the man is afraid to put his hands on you for fear that something might happen.”
“He’s not a man. He’s a damn alien. And what on earth do you think he thinks is going to happen? He can’t possibly think that I would ever let him….”
Her brow lifts and she smirks at me. “Alex, the heat coming off of you two is…well, it’s volcanic. It’s like it’s about to explode all over everyone around you two. I don’t think you realize how strong it really is. And how much that guy is fighting it. I think you’re his mate.”
My face pales and I stare at her, appalled, my head feeling light, strange. “There is no way that I’m any alien male’s mate! And if I was…it for sure wouldn’t be such an arrogant asshole like Varnak!”
She pats me on the shoulder, her eyes soft and sympathetic. “Good luck with that, Alex. You keep telling yourself that if you need to.”
I glare at her as she walks out the door, whistling. Dammit! I hate that she managed to get me all riled up over Varnak of all things!
CHAPTER 2
Varnak
My life is a vrecking mess right now, thanks to one tiny, muscular female who wants to fight every male in this place and I cannot bear to let her do it.
I refuse to see her wrap her arms around any other male on this base. My heart would burst if I had to watch something like that. Anger would drive me insane and I’m very sure that I’d probably kill any one of them no matter if they were my friend or not.
I stalk past Koehn and he grunts at me, his eyes shining with mischief. I don’t know what’s gotten into him but whatever it is, if it’s because of his new mate, I almost wish he wasn’t as happy as he currently is. It’s vrecking disgusting.
“How is your little mate today, Varnak?”
Glaring at him, I turn on my heel and stride away. “I don’t have a mate, asshole.”
“You do….you just don’t want to admit it.” He knows. They probably all know which is why they’re accepting my growled statement that they can’t touch her. Even if some of them are dying to go to war with the little demon. She’s been tormenting all of us since she came to this base. She’s taunted us with comments on our manhood and whether we’re scared of the little monster.
Hell yeah I am! I am terrified of her. Terrified to even get near her for fear that I won’t be able to let her go. Won’t be able to let her take even one step away from me without throwing her over my shoulder and stalking out the door and to a bed so that I can fuck her out of my system.
Which will never happen. I have a mate. I never thought that that could happen. I mean, it’s not like I want one. I want to fight until the day I die. I want to do it all and see it all and then destroy anyone that gets in my way or the council’s way until I can’t do it anymore and I die.
