Alien Romance: The Alien's Pregnant Mate: Scifi Alien Abduction Romance (Alien Romance, Alien Invasion Romance, BBW) (Celestial Mates Book 2) by Marla Therron Page A
Authors: Marla Therron
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know," Erena nodded, pulling on the shirt she'd been given, "And thank you, for giving me the option. But I'm keeping it, for now at least. I don't think I could handle that. Choosing to end it. If I miscarry, at least it won't have been my decision."
Yll looked troubled, but she nodded.
"It's your choice," she agreed, "Just be safe."
Erena, on an impulse, turned and hugged the doctor gratefully. Yll hugged her back with all eight arms, which felt strange, but somehow reassuring.
A moment later Erena pulled away and hurried out. Shang was waiting for her in the lobby. He said a few parting words to Yll, murmured too quietly to hear, and they left in silence.
The clinic was in a dense downtown area of the crystal city and Shang led her through the narrow streets quickly to an empty lot where he'd parked his ship.
"How did you manage to get it away from the bug?" Erena asked, unable to help her curiosity.
"Not easily," Shang muttered. He was still very banged up. The cut on his ribs was the worst, but the left side of his face was heavily bruised and he was favoring his right leg. He looked like he'd been hit by a car.
She strapped in and he taxied out of the empty lot into the wide main road before taking off.
"You're sure we won't be followed?" she looked down at the city as they left it behind, worry picking at her nerves.
"I'm sure," he replied, and they left the atmosphere behind them.
Silence reigned for a few hours. Erena stewed in her own tangled feelings. Shang seemed quietly resigned to his guilt.
Erena wondered whether she should tell him about the baby. Would it be better or worse for him to know now? She was still almost certain to lose it. It would probably be less harmful to him if he never knew. It wasn't like he had any emotional attachment to her after all.
Even if the baby survived, she didn't want anything to do with him, and he was planning to sell her planet to the highest bidder. He wouldn't want to know his kid was on the planet he was betraying.
"So when did you decide?" Erena said at last, unable to keep her silence any longer, "To sell my planet, I mean. Was it the plan all along? Or did you only figure it out later?"
"You really do ask too many questions," Shang sighed, looking away.
"Apparently not the right ones," she sat back in her chair, hurt and annoyance making her restless, "I actually thought you were a decent person. I thought you wanted to help me."
"Must not have been very sure," Shang countered, "It only took two sentences from a guy who tried to eat you to change your mind."
Erena flinched like he'd hit her.
"Well then explain it to me," she demanded, "I saw the look on your face when he said that. It wasn't all lies. So make it make sense to me. That's all I want."
He bit the inside of his cheek and for a moment seemed to be searching for the words. Then he shook his head, looking away.
"Maybe it's better if I don't."
Disappointment felt like a weight around Erena's neck as he all but confirmed her fears. She leaned away from him, shaking with anger and unhappiness.
"I really liked you," her voice broke as she spoke, unable to look at him, "I really did. I just don't understand."
He didn't answer, and they flew on in silence.
Later, exhausted and dozing off in her seat, Erena felt him nudge her arm.
"Go lay down in the bunk," he said, "You're still recovering. I can sleep out here."
She was too tired to argue about it, so she did as she was told, opening the hatch and falling down into his bunk. She fell asleep looking up at the strange wind chime again, wondering where he had got it.
Was it something from his people, she wondered as she fell asleep, her hands on her stomach, the life growing within it still too small to be noticeable. If this child lived, she wouldn't be able to tell them anything about where they came from.
Chapter Fourteen
A crash woke her, shaking the entire ship and making her shriek in surprise. She sat up, pushing open the hatch
Yll looked troubled, but she nodded.
"It's your choice," she agreed, "Just be safe."
Erena, on an impulse, turned and hugged the doctor gratefully. Yll hugged her back with all eight arms, which felt strange, but somehow reassuring.
A moment later Erena pulled away and hurried out. Shang was waiting for her in the lobby. He said a few parting words to Yll, murmured too quietly to hear, and they left in silence.
The clinic was in a dense downtown area of the crystal city and Shang led her through the narrow streets quickly to an empty lot where he'd parked his ship.
"How did you manage to get it away from the bug?" Erena asked, unable to help her curiosity.
"Not easily," Shang muttered. He was still very banged up. The cut on his ribs was the worst, but the left side of his face was heavily bruised and he was favoring his right leg. He looked like he'd been hit by a car.
She strapped in and he taxied out of the empty lot into the wide main road before taking off.
"You're sure we won't be followed?" she looked down at the city as they left it behind, worry picking at her nerves.
"I'm sure," he replied, and they left the atmosphere behind them.
Silence reigned for a few hours. Erena stewed in her own tangled feelings. Shang seemed quietly resigned to his guilt.
Erena wondered whether she should tell him about the baby. Would it be better or worse for him to know now? She was still almost certain to lose it. It would probably be less harmful to him if he never knew. It wasn't like he had any emotional attachment to her after all.
Even if the baby survived, she didn't want anything to do with him, and he was planning to sell her planet to the highest bidder. He wouldn't want to know his kid was on the planet he was betraying.
"So when did you decide?" Erena said at last, unable to keep her silence any longer, "To sell my planet, I mean. Was it the plan all along? Or did you only figure it out later?"
"You really do ask too many questions," Shang sighed, looking away.
"Apparently not the right ones," she sat back in her chair, hurt and annoyance making her restless, "I actually thought you were a decent person. I thought you wanted to help me."
"Must not have been very sure," Shang countered, "It only took two sentences from a guy who tried to eat you to change your mind."
Erena flinched like he'd hit her.
"Well then explain it to me," she demanded, "I saw the look on your face when he said that. It wasn't all lies. So make it make sense to me. That's all I want."
He bit the inside of his cheek and for a moment seemed to be searching for the words. Then he shook his head, looking away.
"Maybe it's better if I don't."
Disappointment felt like a weight around Erena's neck as he all but confirmed her fears. She leaned away from him, shaking with anger and unhappiness.
"I really liked you," her voice broke as she spoke, unable to look at him, "I really did. I just don't understand."
He didn't answer, and they flew on in silence.
Later, exhausted and dozing off in her seat, Erena felt him nudge her arm.
"Go lay down in the bunk," he said, "You're still recovering. I can sleep out here."
She was too tired to argue about it, so she did as she was told, opening the hatch and falling down into his bunk. She fell asleep looking up at the strange wind chime again, wondering where he had got it.
Was it something from his people, she wondered as she fell asleep, her hands on her stomach, the life growing within it still too small to be noticeable. If this child lived, she wouldn't be able to tell them anything about where they came from.
Chapter Fourteen
A crash woke her, shaking the entire ship and making her shriek in surprise. She sat up, pushing open the hatch
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