Alien's Orphan Bride: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance (Mail Order Human Book 4) by Sue Lyndon, Sue Mercury

 
    Excerpt:
     
    He sat her suitcase beside the bed.
    “Um, where do you sleep, Cav?” An adorable blush stained her cheeks.
    “My room is at the end of the hallway.” He moved to her and toyed with her auburn braid, unable to resist touching her. His cock hardened at the prospect of claiming her tonight. He would take her long and hard, leaving no doubt in her mind to whom she belonged.
    He cleared his throat, released her braid, and took a step back. “Though this is your bedroom, there will be many nights when you will be required to sleep in mine.”
    Her blush deepened. “Tonight?”
    “Yes, tonight.”
    He wanted to tear that dress off her and toss her down on the bed, then spread her legs and sink into her feminine sweetness at this very moment. But ficka , he had to suffer through the formality of the mating ceremony first. To take a female before the ceremony wasn’t honorable. Only the lower classes engaged in such sinful pursuits.
    Beneath her thin dress, her nipples hardened to stiff peaks, as if to taunt him and the morals he struggled to cling to. She fidgeted in place as she held his gaze, and when he detected the sweet, feminine scent of her arousal, he couldn’t prevent the growl that rumbled from his throat.
    Her eyes widened and she moved around the bed, staring at him in alarm.
    He supposed human males didn’t growl. Or if they did, it didn’t mean anything good. He didn’t apologize for frightening her though. If she was partly afraid of him, or thought him unpredictable, she wouldn’t dare try to escape him. Not like Lishana.
    But don’t you want her to care for you? a traitorous voice whispered in the back of his mind.
    He clenched his jaw and growled again, this time prompting a gasp from Hailey. Her hands trembled at her sides and her chest rose and fell rapidly.
    “The mating ceremony will take place at sunset. You must get yourself ready.”
    “Um, okay. I’ll be sure to change into another dress,” she said, glancing at the nearest armoire.
    “I will return for you soon.” He departed the room, but not before he envisioned her slipping off her dress and standing naked while she selected something new to wear. Despite being thinner than he thought a healthy female should be, she had wide hips and an ample butt he couldn’t wait to get his hands on. Perhaps the first time he claimed her, he would bend her over the bed and pound into her from behind.

 
    Chapter One
     
    Hunger gnawed at Hailey’s stomach. She huddled behind a storage shed in the shittiest part of the city as the sunrise broke across the dismal landscape of crumbling buildings. She couldn’t recall how she’d gotten here. A haze of confusion surrounded her. Her hands were shaking from the cold, but in the back of her mind she knew it never got terribly cold in Atlanta. Something wasn’t right.
    She tried to stand up, but she was too fatigued and weak from hunger that she slipped back to the dirty ground. When she landed, her elbow struck her suitcase. Wincing, she rubbed her arm and looked out at the street beyond. People moved by, some of them carrying cups of steaming soup. A nearby church must be giving out food. Her stomach rumbled for the umpteenth time, but before she could attempt to stand again, a huge figure approached her, blocking out the light of the rising sun.
    “What’s in your suitcase, boy? Got anything good?” The man came closer.
    Hailey didn’t dare tell him she was really a girl. She lowered her head and hoped her hair didn’t spill out from under her hat. The haze of confusion thickened. She clutched her suitcase, because it contained everything she owned, though in this moment she couldn’t recall the specific contents within.
    Light glinted off the knife he pulled. “Give me your suitcase, boy, and there won’t be any trouble.”
    Slowly, she slid her hand down her leg and into the side of her boot, where she hid her own blade. “Sure, come and get it,” she said in a forced