Alien Romance: The Alien's Pregnant Mate: Scifi Alien Abduction Romance (Alien Romance, Alien Invasion Romance, BBW) (Celestial Mates Book 2) by Marla Therron
Authors: Marla Therron
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had been knocked over, strewing metal tablets that Erena was willing to bet would display old magazines if she picked them up. There was blood splashed across them, trailing down the hall. Erena followed it.
"-can't believe you did this to yourself. Why didn't you come back earlier?"
Yll's voice, shrill and accusatory, grew louder as Erena approached an exam room at the end of the hall.
"I couldn't risk them following me here. I had to make sure I'd lost them."
Erena's heart skipped a beat as she recognized Shang's voice. He'd come back.
"These are the worst stitches I've ever seen," Yll was still complaining, "It might have been better to just leave the wound open. Hold still, I'm going to need to cut them out so I can reseal this properly."
Erena jumped as she heard Shang shout in pain. He swore loudly and creatively.
"Couldn't you have used the anesthetic first?"
"Maybe next time you'll remember to go to the doctor when you're hurt, rather than waiting three days and piling more injuries on first!"
As Erena reached the open door of the exam room, she saw Shang sitting on a table, gripping the edge and cursing under his breath as Yll's eight hands worked in mesmerizing tandem to repair a deep, ugly looking gash over his ribs. His pointed ears twitched, hearing her footsteps, and he looked up at her.
Erena stood in the doorway, clutching the frame. She'd underestimated how much it would affect her, seeing him again. Those eyes seemed to go right through her, leaving an aching hole. Why was she so affected by him? Was it just because of the baby?
No, if she was honest, she'd been feeling this long before she'd learned she was pregnant. There was just something about him that drew her in. Even now she just wanted to hold him. Instead she stood firm in the door way.
"You came back," she observed.
Yll paused, looking back at Erena.
"I wouldn't leave you," Shang spoke softly, his voice almost yearning. Was he feeling the same thing she was right now? Was this weird pull between them mutual?
"You shouldn't be out of your room," Yll warned, still working on Shang's stitches, "There could be all kinds of germs floating around here and I don't know your immunities yet!"
"I know you wouldn't," Erena ignored Yll, staring holes in Shang, "I'm too valuable, right?"
He looked away, guilty. Yll looked deeply uncomfortable.
"It's fine," Erena continued, "You don't have to explain it to me. I've already made my decision. You're going to take me back to earth like you promised."
He looked up at her in surprise, frowning.
"I'm not the only human out here, remember?" Erena tightened her jaw as she spoke, trying to control the tempest of conflicted emotions raging in her chest, "The rest of my team was taken too. Which means there are other creeps out there like you looking to take advantage.
The earth is in danger no matter what happens to me. At least if I get there first, I can warn them. So, we'll make it a gamble. You bet on being able to find earth before any of the others. I'll bet on being able to kill you before you can sell the information. Deal?"
"Wait a second," Yll looked between then, wide eyed, "It's not like that- is it? Shang?"
"Deal," Shang agreed, still unable to meet her eye. Erena felt the knot in her chest tighten further, wishing he had fought her about it. Wishing, he had at least tried. She turned and hurried back to her room in silence.
Chapter Thirteen
Yll came and found her a few hours later.
"Shang says he can't stay," Yll explained reluctantly, removing the white dots from Erena's arm with a small hand held device like a reverse pricing gun, "If you're going with him you need to leave soon."
Erena hummed in understanding, taking the clothes Yll offered her and changing quickly.
"Have you made a decision about the baby?" Yll asked, concerned, "This is probably your last chance. You know it's alright if you're not ready for a pregnancy, especially with the situation you're in."
"I
"-can't believe you did this to yourself. Why didn't you come back earlier?"
Yll's voice, shrill and accusatory, grew louder as Erena approached an exam room at the end of the hall.
"I couldn't risk them following me here. I had to make sure I'd lost them."
Erena's heart skipped a beat as she recognized Shang's voice. He'd come back.
"These are the worst stitches I've ever seen," Yll was still complaining, "It might have been better to just leave the wound open. Hold still, I'm going to need to cut them out so I can reseal this properly."
Erena jumped as she heard Shang shout in pain. He swore loudly and creatively.
"Couldn't you have used the anesthetic first?"
"Maybe next time you'll remember to go to the doctor when you're hurt, rather than waiting three days and piling more injuries on first!"
As Erena reached the open door of the exam room, she saw Shang sitting on a table, gripping the edge and cursing under his breath as Yll's eight hands worked in mesmerizing tandem to repair a deep, ugly looking gash over his ribs. His pointed ears twitched, hearing her footsteps, and he looked up at her.
Erena stood in the doorway, clutching the frame. She'd underestimated how much it would affect her, seeing him again. Those eyes seemed to go right through her, leaving an aching hole. Why was she so affected by him? Was it just because of the baby?
No, if she was honest, she'd been feeling this long before she'd learned she was pregnant. There was just something about him that drew her in. Even now she just wanted to hold him. Instead she stood firm in the door way.
"You came back," she observed.
Yll paused, looking back at Erena.
"I wouldn't leave you," Shang spoke softly, his voice almost yearning. Was he feeling the same thing she was right now? Was this weird pull between them mutual?
"You shouldn't be out of your room," Yll warned, still working on Shang's stitches, "There could be all kinds of germs floating around here and I don't know your immunities yet!"
"I know you wouldn't," Erena ignored Yll, staring holes in Shang, "I'm too valuable, right?"
He looked away, guilty. Yll looked deeply uncomfortable.
"It's fine," Erena continued, "You don't have to explain it to me. I've already made my decision. You're going to take me back to earth like you promised."
He looked up at her in surprise, frowning.
"I'm not the only human out here, remember?" Erena tightened her jaw as she spoke, trying to control the tempest of conflicted emotions raging in her chest, "The rest of my team was taken too. Which means there are other creeps out there like you looking to take advantage.
The earth is in danger no matter what happens to me. At least if I get there first, I can warn them. So, we'll make it a gamble. You bet on being able to find earth before any of the others. I'll bet on being able to kill you before you can sell the information. Deal?"
"Wait a second," Yll looked between then, wide eyed, "It's not like that- is it? Shang?"
"Deal," Shang agreed, still unable to meet her eye. Erena felt the knot in her chest tighten further, wishing he had fought her about it. Wishing, he had at least tried. She turned and hurried back to her room in silence.
Chapter Thirteen
Yll came and found her a few hours later.
"Shang says he can't stay," Yll explained reluctantly, removing the white dots from Erena's arm with a small hand held device like a reverse pricing gun, "If you're going with him you need to leave soon."
Erena hummed in understanding, taking the clothes Yll offered her and changing quickly.
"Have you made a decision about the baby?" Yll asked, concerned, "This is probably your last chance. You know it's alright if you're not ready for a pregnancy, especially with the situation you're in."
"I
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