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Marie Rose Dufour
FATED MATES
Marie Rose Dufour
EROTIC ROMANCE
Secret Cravings Publishing
www.secretcravingspublishing.com
Fated Mates
3
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Marie Rose Dufour
A Secret Cravings Publishing Book
Erotic Romance
FATED MATES
Copyright © 2011 by Marie Rose Dufour
E-book ISBN: 978-1-61885-042-3
First E-book Publication: September 2011
Cover design by Beth Walker
Edited by Keisa Burrell
Proofread by Ariana Gaynor
All cover art and logo copyright © 2011 by Secret Cravings Publishing ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic or photographic reproduction, in whole or in part, without express written permission.
All characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is strictly coincidental.
PUBLISHER
Secret Cravings Publishing
www.secretcravingspublishing.com
Fated Mates
5
Dedication
To my husband Keith, my life, my love, my Dragon whose favorite sentence, “My wife doesn’t know how to fail.”, actually came true!
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Marie Rose Dufour
FATED MATES
Marie Rose Dufour
Copyright © 2011
Chapter One
Dragon leaned back in his office chair gazing unseeingly out the vid-window down at Earth from where the cruiser orbited the planet. His brow furrowed in concentration with the problem at hand.
“Uh…hum,” uttered from behind him trying to get his attention.
The gentleman should know from experience, he did things in his own time and only when truly ready.
“Uh…hum…” again sounded from behind him.
“Sergeant, trust me. It’s not within your best interest to rush me in my decision on this matter.”
“Sorry, Sir!”
Properly chastised, Dragon, confident he would not be disturbed again until he thought through every option, let his eye gaze back to the blue planet below. Ever since first orbit, life hadn’t been the same on his ship. Everyone had been edgy, including him. Expecting, hoping, and praying to be mated to someone on the planet below, everyone except him. He had lost faith in the dream a long time ago. Now he had to deal with a situation he never thought would happen under his command.
He adjusted the eye patch he wore over his left eye, a souvenir he received as a POW, before he slowly turned his chair around and pierced the man in front of him with a steely gaze.
Fated Mates
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“The only reason you are not in the detention center, Sergeant, is because we are friends.
Explain to me why you disobeyed ship rules and left this vessel without authorization. Explain to me how a lifelong military man purposely neglects his duties. I need my Sergeant at Arms to explain it to me because as your
Marie Rose Dufour
FATED MATES
Marie Rose Dufour
EROTIC ROMANCE
Secret Cravings Publishing
www.secretcravingspublishing.com
Fated Mates
3
ABOUT THE E-BOOK YOU HAVE PURCHASED: Your non-refundable purchase of this e-book allows you to only ONE LEGAL copy for your own personal reading on your own personal computer or device. You do not have resell or distribution rights without the prior written permission of both the publisher and the copyright owner of this book. This book cannot be copied in any format, sold, or otherwise transferred from your computer to another through upload to a file sharing peer to peer program, for free or for a fee, or as a prize in any contest. Such action is illegal and in violation of the U.S. Copyright Law.
Distribution of this e-book, in whole or in part, online, offline, in print or in any way or any other method currently known or yet to be invented, is forbidden. If you do not want this book anymore, you must delete it from your computer.
WARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000."
If you find a Secret Cravings Publishing e-book being sold or shared illegally, please let us know at [email protected]
4
Marie Rose Dufour
A Secret Cravings Publishing Book
Erotic Romance
FATED MATES
Copyright © 2011 by Marie Rose Dufour
E-book ISBN: 978-1-61885-042-3
First E-book Publication: September 2011
Cover design by Beth Walker
Edited by Keisa Burrell
Proofread by Ariana Gaynor
All cover art and logo copyright © 2011 by Secret Cravings Publishing ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic or photographic reproduction, in whole or in part, without express written permission.
All characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is strictly coincidental.
PUBLISHER
Secret Cravings Publishing
www.secretcravingspublishing.com
Fated Mates
5
Dedication
To my husband Keith, my life, my love, my Dragon whose favorite sentence, “My wife doesn’t know how to fail.”, actually came true!
6
Marie Rose Dufour
FATED MATES
Marie Rose Dufour
Copyright © 2011
Chapter One
Dragon leaned back in his office chair gazing unseeingly out the vid-window down at Earth from where the cruiser orbited the planet. His brow furrowed in concentration with the problem at hand.
“Uh…hum,” uttered from behind him trying to get his attention.
The gentleman should know from experience, he did things in his own time and only when truly ready.
“Uh…hum…” again sounded from behind him.
“Sergeant, trust me. It’s not within your best interest to rush me in my decision on this matter.”
“Sorry, Sir!”
Properly chastised, Dragon, confident he would not be disturbed again until he thought through every option, let his eye gaze back to the blue planet below. Ever since first orbit, life hadn’t been the same on his ship. Everyone had been edgy, including him. Expecting, hoping, and praying to be mated to someone on the planet below, everyone except him. He had lost faith in the dream a long time ago. Now he had to deal with a situation he never thought would happen under his command.
He adjusted the eye patch he wore over his left eye, a souvenir he received as a POW, before he slowly turned his chair around and pierced the man in front of him with a steely gaze.
Fated Mates
7
“The only reason you are not in the detention center, Sergeant, is because we are friends.
Explain to me why you disobeyed ship rules and left this vessel without authorization. Explain to me how a lifelong military man purposely neglects his duties. I need my Sergeant at Arms to explain it to me because as your
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