his cell phone and flipped it
open.
“Who are you calling at this hour?”
“Homeland. Our human task team went out on a mission and I want to see if they
recovered one of our females.”
“They’d have called.” Sadness filled Tiger’s eyes. “You know how these things go.
We would have heard if they’d found one. I know they meant to hit the location at two.
It must not have been a good lead.”
That meant that Jessie had been called away for nothing. It had at least been
comforting, thinking he might be without her for the retrieval of one his women.
“Right.”
“Hopefully next time they’ll find one.”
“We can hope. Good night.”
He spun on his heel, walked quickly down the hallway and closed the door softly
behind him. His gaze lingered on the fresh bedding on the new bed they’d put in his
room. No trace of Jessie’s scent lingered and he had no one to blame but himself for that fact. He’d sprayed the area too damn well with air freshener.
The good news was, Jessie was safe. He began to strip off his clothes, yawned and
hoped wherever she was, she thought about him. If she were in his bed she’d be
comforted over the failed mission. He’d make damn sure of that.
55
Laurann Dohner
His cock twitched at the thought of how he’d distract her and he hissed out a curse.
He needed to forget about the sexy human. Jessie Dupree wasn’t someone he could
afford to spend too much time with anyway. He knew the futility of their future.
He paused in front of the mirror over the dresser, stared at his slightly altered
features and for once regretted being Species. He was the face of his people, the symbol
the world saw and he’d never have the freedom he fought so hard to give his people.
Envy filled him as he thought about Fury, Slade and Valiant. They’d fallen for
humans and kept them. The males were loved and got to sleep with their mates. They
had the anonymity to do so. Justice North taking a mate would be world news and
when he did, it would have to be a Species female. Not only would his people expect it
but the entire population of humans would as well.
His shoulders sagged as the turned away, not able to look at his reflection anymore.
He avoided contact with human females for a reason. Plenty had hit on him before but
none of them had stirred him the way the fiery redhead had. She had the courage to
have such bright hair and engage in battle with males. She was fierce, beautiful and off
limits.
He leaned down, removed his cell phone from his pants and placed it on the
bedside table. He sat hard on the edge of the mattress, thoughts of Jessie still haunting him, and reached for the light. Forget her. You have no choice. It wasn’t meant to be and it’s best that she was called away. It would be a disaster if she became too important. It would only hurt worse since there’s no way for you to be with her without the world finding out.
He climbed under the covers and sprawled out on his back. His cock filled with
blood as he remembered the last time he was in that position on the bed with Jessie’s
warm, sexy mouth on his body, her hair tickling his thigh. He groaned and rolled over.
Forget her, damn it. She’ll forget about you. It was just a one-night stand and that’s all it can ever be.
* * * * *
Jessie didn’t hesitate to drop to her knees and crawl into the darkness. She inched
toward Trey, about ten feet to her left. He had his light trained on the floor as she
moved to his side.
“I didn’t want to scare her,” he whispered. “She’s locked up in the corner but I can’t
find a light switch.” Trey pointed in a direction under his flashlight so Jessie knew
where to look.
“Back off,” Jessie urged him. “Get a lamp in here. Something.”
He backed away and Jessie turned on her flashlight. Jessie slowly lifted the light
until she spotted a large dog-sized cage and a thin mattress on the floor of it. A small
woman huddled in the
open.
“Who are you calling at this hour?”
“Homeland. Our human task team went out on a mission and I want to see if they
recovered one of our females.”
“They’d have called.” Sadness filled Tiger’s eyes. “You know how these things go.
We would have heard if they’d found one. I know they meant to hit the location at two.
It must not have been a good lead.”
That meant that Jessie had been called away for nothing. It had at least been
comforting, thinking he might be without her for the retrieval of one his women.
“Right.”
“Hopefully next time they’ll find one.”
“We can hope. Good night.”
He spun on his heel, walked quickly down the hallway and closed the door softly
behind him. His gaze lingered on the fresh bedding on the new bed they’d put in his
room. No trace of Jessie’s scent lingered and he had no one to blame but himself for that fact. He’d sprayed the area too damn well with air freshener.
The good news was, Jessie was safe. He began to strip off his clothes, yawned and
hoped wherever she was, she thought about him. If she were in his bed she’d be
comforted over the failed mission. He’d make damn sure of that.
55
Laurann Dohner
His cock twitched at the thought of how he’d distract her and he hissed out a curse.
He needed to forget about the sexy human. Jessie Dupree wasn’t someone he could
afford to spend too much time with anyway. He knew the futility of their future.
He paused in front of the mirror over the dresser, stared at his slightly altered
features and for once regretted being Species. He was the face of his people, the symbol
the world saw and he’d never have the freedom he fought so hard to give his people.
Envy filled him as he thought about Fury, Slade and Valiant. They’d fallen for
humans and kept them. The males were loved and got to sleep with their mates. They
had the anonymity to do so. Justice North taking a mate would be world news and
when he did, it would have to be a Species female. Not only would his people expect it
but the entire population of humans would as well.
His shoulders sagged as the turned away, not able to look at his reflection anymore.
He avoided contact with human females for a reason. Plenty had hit on him before but
none of them had stirred him the way the fiery redhead had. She had the courage to
have such bright hair and engage in battle with males. She was fierce, beautiful and off
limits.
He leaned down, removed his cell phone from his pants and placed it on the
bedside table. He sat hard on the edge of the mattress, thoughts of Jessie still haunting him, and reached for the light. Forget her. You have no choice. It wasn’t meant to be and it’s best that she was called away. It would be a disaster if she became too important. It would only hurt worse since there’s no way for you to be with her without the world finding out.
He climbed under the covers and sprawled out on his back. His cock filled with
blood as he remembered the last time he was in that position on the bed with Jessie’s
warm, sexy mouth on his body, her hair tickling his thigh. He groaned and rolled over.
Forget her, damn it. She’ll forget about you. It was just a one-night stand and that’s all it can ever be.
* * * * *
Jessie didn’t hesitate to drop to her knees and crawl into the darkness. She inched
toward Trey, about ten feet to her left. He had his light trained on the floor as she
moved to his side.
“I didn’t want to scare her,” he whispered. “She’s locked up in the corner but I can’t
find a light switch.” Trey pointed in a direction under his flashlight so Jessie knew
where to look.
“Back off,” Jessie urged him. “Get a lamp in here. Something.”
He backed away and Jessie turned on her flashlight. Jessie slowly lifted the light
until she spotted a large dog-sized cage and a thin mattress on the floor of it. A small
woman huddled in the
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