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"Jealous?" Alejandro glanced over his shoulder and raised
a brow. "So, tell me, Doctor, am I in danger of losing you to a
monkey?"
Biting her lower lip, Deryn winked. "I didn't realize you had
me to begin with, Colonel."
"If you only knew. So," he smiled, "you're saying that the
monkey is in the lead. I could shift if you prefer that sort of
thing."
"You know, appearances can be deceiving."
He nodded. "I caught onto that, Bookworm."
"Then stop underestimating Che." She held tight to him,
enjoying the feel of having her arms wrapped around him. "If
you betray me, he will kill you."
"He's like a foot tall and," Alejandro raked his green gaze
over her slowly, "I won't betray you so he'll have no reason to
bite my ankles."
"Mmm, such confidence. I really hope he does bite you. It
would serve you right." She drew back from him slowly, not
really wanting to lose contact but knowing she couldn't hang
on to him forever. "I should get my things packed up."
"You're leaving?" he asked, turning to face her.
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"Not for good but I have a meeting back on Earth with my
uncle and several other key players later today. If I miss it or
do anything out of the ordinary they might get a little
suspicious."
Alejandro tipped his head back and sighed. "Shit, it's been
three days already? Is it wrong that I'm torn between wanting
you to go so I know you're safe and wanting you to stay for
purely selfish reasons?"
"No, but you need to stop trying to 'protect me' and let me
live and work among you. Trust goes both ways, Alejandro."
"You can't ask me not to worry about you." He cupped her
cheek the action was so sweet that it caught Deryn off guard.
"It goes against my very nature to let my mate be in harm's
way."
"Your what?" she asked, sure she'd heard him wrong.
There was no way Alejandro could have referred to her as his
mate. Che pounded on his chest and began carrying on like a
crazed maniac. As Che's shenanigans registered Deryn's eyes
widened. "He is not my keeper!"
"What's the monkey saying now?" Alejandro asked with a
shit ass grin on his face.
Taking a tiny step backwards, Deryn forced out a laugh.
"He says that you're ... umm ... never mind. It's silly."
Che thumped his hands on the floor and made a series of
odd noises. Deryn couldn't believe what she was hearing. The
blood of the beast masters ran through her veins, allowing
her to understand animals regardless if they could form real
thoughts or not. What she was picking up from Che was more
than she wanted to know. She stared down at the tiny
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creature and put her hand on her hip. "That will be enough of
that. He did not do that."
"I didn't do what?"
Deryn chuckled. "Tell him that you didn't announce to the
rest of the gang that I'm your rightful mate and that you
didn't officially claim me. I think living in the jungle all these
centuries has affected Che's hearing."
Alejandro stilled. "Centuries?"
Waving her hand in the air, Deryn did her best to get his
attention. "Hello, talking to you here. Tell Che that you
didn't...."
"You are my rightful mate. I did tell the gang all about it. I
also made it official by marking you while we were making
love, so it's official. You're my wife now. Oh, and those
dreams that you find yourself pregnant in ... that's my baby
you're carrying. My mother was apparently coming to you for
help because she knew you're my mate. She wanted us
together. She's been after me for grandbabies for fifteen
years. Since a little after I first met you. I don't think that's a
coincidence. I'm also hoping that one of those rounds we just
had left my seed planted in you. I can't wait to see you
singing nursery rhymes with our children. I love you, Deryn.
Now, about this monkey's age. Is it really centuries old?"
Something crashed and Alejandro grabbed her by the hand
and pulled her through the cell doors. He didn't give her time
to protest or focus on what he'd just said. Instead, he yanked
her behind him and then came to a grinding halt at the end of
the hallway.
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"What's wrong?" Deryn asked, staring at a tray of food
that lay scattered on the floor.
"I asked Vonni to bring you some breakfast."
Deryn glanced at the food and back at Alejandro. "I
wouldn't put it past her to poison me or put a head in a bag."
She still couldn't figure out what she'd done to set Vonni off.
Whatever it was, the woman hated her. The feeling was
mutual so Deryn didn't really mind.
"Come on," Alejandro gave her a slight tug, "let's go get
you something to eat. You haven't had a whole meal since
you got here."
Thinking back, Deryn realized he was right. She hadn't
eaten anything substantial since she arrived. At times, her [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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