back,” he told her as he stood. Before he could offer his assistance, she scrambled to get herself up to her feet. She walked toward the shuttle without looking back at him.
Kitana! The blasted female was pulling away from him. He didn’t know what he should do. He couldn’t force her to be with him if she did not feel the same for him that he felt for her. It ate at his insides that she would not return his feelings. What did a male have to do to prove his worth? He stomped after her.
Lindsey was withdrawing within herself. She recognized the signs. She had done this many times in her life. Whenever life got too complicated, whenever someone disappointed her, whenever she thought someone was going to hurt her; she would say nothing to them. She would show no emotion, no sign of caring.
The worst example was when her mother had left them to run off with her lover. Lindsey had shut down. She stopped eating. She became dehydrated. She had to be hospitalized. She pulled through it because her father and sister needed her. But she would never forget the pain of betrayal she felt. Why didn’t her mother love her enough to stay?
After that, Lindsey swore she would never let anyone get close enough to hurt her like that again. If she suspected a boyfriend was losing interest, Lindsey would break off the relationship before he did. If she didn’t advance as she wanted at a job, she would find another one.
She sat down in one of the seats near the back of the shuttle. KadEN frowned but didn’t try to get her to move. Maybe once they got underway, he could convince her to move up to the co-pilot’s seat. Then, they could discuss whatever was bothering her. He was confused, being with her was everything he had hoped it would be and more. He didn’t want to lose what they shared, he didn’t want to lose her.
He fired up the shuttle and lifted it up off the ground. He programmed the coordinates for the City of Kiljor. He glanced back at Lindsey but she wouldn’t look at him. She had her head tilted back and her eyes closed. But he knew she wasn’t sleeping. He needed to know what she was thinking. He set the coordinates and put the autopilot on.
“Do you want to talk about it?” he asked.
Lindsey jumped in her seat. She opened her eyes and looked in KadEN’s direction. He turned so that he could look back at her. She saw such concern in his eyes.
“Talk about what?”
“Let’s talk about why you haven’t spoken to me in hours except to answer yes or no questions.”
“There isn’t anything to say.”
“Does this have anything to do with our lovemaking last night?”
“You mean our meaningless fuck? No, why would you think that?” She turned her head so she wouldn’t see his reaction.
KadEN was furious. He stood and stomped his way back to where she was sitting. “What do you mean by meaningless fuck?”
Oh, shit! He was mad. “Uh … shouldn’t you be piloting the shuttle?”
“It is on autopilot.” He bent down and unbuckled Lindsey’s seat strap.
“KadEN, what the hell are you doing?” Lindsey was lifted from her seat and put in his lap as he sat down.
“What we shared was special, not meaningless. Did you not feel our connection?” Please Goddess KatieRI, let her feel something for me. He prayed.
“It doesn’t matter if I felt something or not. You are going to have a mating ceremony with Prima AriELa. So it doesn’t matter what I feel.”
KadEN looked at her strangely, and then he grabbed the back of her head pulling her forward to kiss her. He didn’t let her go until he got a response from her. She moaned and wrapped her arms around his neck. Once she responded, he released her from the kiss.
“KadEN … we can’t …” she was interrupted when he kissed her again. She felt slightly dizzy when he pulled away the second time.
“I do not plan to mate with AriELa. How could I when my bond mate is in my arms?” He suspected what he felt was a bond mate pull, but after they
Kitana! The blasted female was pulling away from him. He didn’t know what he should do. He couldn’t force her to be with him if she did not feel the same for him that he felt for her. It ate at his insides that she would not return his feelings. What did a male have to do to prove his worth? He stomped after her.
Lindsey was withdrawing within herself. She recognized the signs. She had done this many times in her life. Whenever life got too complicated, whenever someone disappointed her, whenever she thought someone was going to hurt her; she would say nothing to them. She would show no emotion, no sign of caring.
The worst example was when her mother had left them to run off with her lover. Lindsey had shut down. She stopped eating. She became dehydrated. She had to be hospitalized. She pulled through it because her father and sister needed her. But she would never forget the pain of betrayal she felt. Why didn’t her mother love her enough to stay?
After that, Lindsey swore she would never let anyone get close enough to hurt her like that again. If she suspected a boyfriend was losing interest, Lindsey would break off the relationship before he did. If she didn’t advance as she wanted at a job, she would find another one.
She sat down in one of the seats near the back of the shuttle. KadEN frowned but didn’t try to get her to move. Maybe once they got underway, he could convince her to move up to the co-pilot’s seat. Then, they could discuss whatever was bothering her. He was confused, being with her was everything he had hoped it would be and more. He didn’t want to lose what they shared, he didn’t want to lose her.
He fired up the shuttle and lifted it up off the ground. He programmed the coordinates for the City of Kiljor. He glanced back at Lindsey but she wouldn’t look at him. She had her head tilted back and her eyes closed. But he knew she wasn’t sleeping. He needed to know what she was thinking. He set the coordinates and put the autopilot on.
“Do you want to talk about it?” he asked.
Lindsey jumped in her seat. She opened her eyes and looked in KadEN’s direction. He turned so that he could look back at her. She saw such concern in his eyes.
“Talk about what?”
“Let’s talk about why you haven’t spoken to me in hours except to answer yes or no questions.”
“There isn’t anything to say.”
“Does this have anything to do with our lovemaking last night?”
“You mean our meaningless fuck? No, why would you think that?” She turned her head so she wouldn’t see his reaction.
KadEN was furious. He stood and stomped his way back to where she was sitting. “What do you mean by meaningless fuck?”
Oh, shit! He was mad. “Uh … shouldn’t you be piloting the shuttle?”
“It is on autopilot.” He bent down and unbuckled Lindsey’s seat strap.
“KadEN, what the hell are you doing?” Lindsey was lifted from her seat and put in his lap as he sat down.
“What we shared was special, not meaningless. Did you not feel our connection?” Please Goddess KatieRI, let her feel something for me. He prayed.
“It doesn’t matter if I felt something or not. You are going to have a mating ceremony with Prima AriELa. So it doesn’t matter what I feel.”
KadEN looked at her strangely, and then he grabbed the back of her head pulling her forward to kiss her. He didn’t let her go until he got a response from her. She moaned and wrapped her arms around his neck. Once she responded, he released her from the kiss.
“KadEN … we can’t …” she was interrupted when he kissed her again. She felt slightly dizzy when he pulled away the second time.
“I do not plan to mate with AriELa. How could I when my bond mate is in my arms?” He suspected what he felt was a bond mate pull, but after they
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