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Authors: Jessica Coulter Smith
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surprise Borgoz in the slightest to discover Charity on the next shuttle from her area. Not that it would do any good. Borgoz was determined to claim Charlotte and no other female would do. Besides, if what Charlotte had said about Charity was true, the child was willful and spoiled. Not at all the kind of mate Borgoz wanted.
Before the council meeting, he received two more messages from the Senator, each nastier than the first. It seemed the Senator would be happy with nothing short of Borgoz mating with Charity, which meant they had a slight problem to overcome. It seemed his nephew had -- what was that Earth term? -- dodged a bullet by not mating with the young Charity. Never again would he assume that he could choose Kelvyk’s mate for him. If the boy wanted to claim his own woman in his own way, then Borgoz was going to stay out of it and let him handle things.
Now that he’d come to care for one of the Earth females, he understood what those other couples had been through. And he was ashamed that he’d made it so difficult for them to be together. He couldn’t change the past, but he could do better in the future. From now on, he would listen when a male asked to be mated to a human female, and he would consider the issue from all points of view. If there was one thing he was learning, it was that love should overcome anything and always come first.
He just hoped he hadn’t learned that lesson too late.
When he met with the council, he delegated several tasks. “I know I haven’t done this before, that I’ve always done all of the work, but I’m trying to free up my schedule more. I’d like to take a mate and it wouldn’t be fair to her if I worked as many hours as I do now.”
Larimar drummed his fingers on the table. “You should have thought of that before now, before you pushed Charlotte away.”
“I know you came for her this morning. I’m glad that she felt she could turn to you when she was so upset, but I plan to right all of my wrongs and go after her. As soon as this meeting concludes, I’m going to ask her to move back into my home.”
“You don’t know?” Larimar asked.
“Know what?”
“Charlotte’s father contacted her as soon as she entered her new quarters. She didn’t even get a chance to unpack before he demanded she be escorted to the shuttle. I don’t know what you said to him, but he was infuriated and told her that she had better be on the shuttle or he was going to come after her himself.”
Borgoz’s heart kicked in his chest. “When does it leave?”
“It left. Before this meeting started.”
His Charlotte was gone? The world spun for a moment and he gripped the edge of the table, needing to anchor himself. He never should have contacted the Senator. It was his fault Charlotte had been sent home, and now he’d lost her. Because of his position, a trip to Earth was out of the question. And he doubted he could convince the Senator to send Charlotte back to him.
“She’s gone?”
“I’m sorry,” Larimar said. “If I had known you’d changed your mind, I would have done something to keep her here. Did her father know you wished to mate with her? Perhaps if you contact him and let him know, then he’ll return her immediately.”
“He knows. That’s why she’s gone. He wanted me to claim the younger daughter, Charity, and send Charlotte home or find her another mate. He was adamant that I not claim Charlotte.”
“And you can’t go after her,” Helio said. “Your position requires you to remain on Zelthrane-3. If you can’t convince her father to return her, then…”
“She’s lost to me,” Borgoz said, a feeling of despair filling him.
The council members looked concerned, and he wondered if he looked as sick as he suddenly felt. How was he going to live day to day without Charlotte in his life? Just knowing she was in his home had been enough to get him through the miserable days without her by his side. Now he didn’t even have
Before the council meeting, he received two more messages from the Senator, each nastier than the first. It seemed the Senator would be happy with nothing short of Borgoz mating with Charity, which meant they had a slight problem to overcome. It seemed his nephew had -- what was that Earth term? -- dodged a bullet by not mating with the young Charity. Never again would he assume that he could choose Kelvyk’s mate for him. If the boy wanted to claim his own woman in his own way, then Borgoz was going to stay out of it and let him handle things.
Now that he’d come to care for one of the Earth females, he understood what those other couples had been through. And he was ashamed that he’d made it so difficult for them to be together. He couldn’t change the past, but he could do better in the future. From now on, he would listen when a male asked to be mated to a human female, and he would consider the issue from all points of view. If there was one thing he was learning, it was that love should overcome anything and always come first.
He just hoped he hadn’t learned that lesson too late.
When he met with the council, he delegated several tasks. “I know I haven’t done this before, that I’ve always done all of the work, but I’m trying to free up my schedule more. I’d like to take a mate and it wouldn’t be fair to her if I worked as many hours as I do now.”
Larimar drummed his fingers on the table. “You should have thought of that before now, before you pushed Charlotte away.”
“I know you came for her this morning. I’m glad that she felt she could turn to you when she was so upset, but I plan to right all of my wrongs and go after her. As soon as this meeting concludes, I’m going to ask her to move back into my home.”
“You don’t know?” Larimar asked.
“Know what?”
“Charlotte’s father contacted her as soon as she entered her new quarters. She didn’t even get a chance to unpack before he demanded she be escorted to the shuttle. I don’t know what you said to him, but he was infuriated and told her that she had better be on the shuttle or he was going to come after her himself.”
Borgoz’s heart kicked in his chest. “When does it leave?”
“It left. Before this meeting started.”
His Charlotte was gone? The world spun for a moment and he gripped the edge of the table, needing to anchor himself. He never should have contacted the Senator. It was his fault Charlotte had been sent home, and now he’d lost her. Because of his position, a trip to Earth was out of the question. And he doubted he could convince the Senator to send Charlotte back to him.
“She’s gone?”
“I’m sorry,” Larimar said. “If I had known you’d changed your mind, I would have done something to keep her here. Did her father know you wished to mate with her? Perhaps if you contact him and let him know, then he’ll return her immediately.”
“He knows. That’s why she’s gone. He wanted me to claim the younger daughter, Charity, and send Charlotte home or find her another mate. He was adamant that I not claim Charlotte.”
“And you can’t go after her,” Helio said. “Your position requires you to remain on Zelthrane-3. If you can’t convince her father to return her, then…”
“She’s lost to me,” Borgoz said, a feeling of despair filling him.
The council members looked concerned, and he wondered if he looked as sick as he suddenly felt. How was he going to live day to day without Charlotte in his life? Just knowing she was in his home had been enough to get him through the miserable days without her by his side. Now he didn’t even have
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