from her body for a brief moment.
Alien. Kristos was an alien.
She jerked the car back on the road and placed a hand over
her racing heart. Kristos was an alien. As inconceivable as it might be, there
was no reason to doubt his tale.
That’s probably why he’s an out-of-this-world lover.
She groaned at her own joke and pounded her head on the
steering wheel a few times before sitting upright and drawing a deep breath.
His fear for her safety stemmed from the past, that she
understood. He loved his queen and it was obvious her death continued to haunt
him. It was exactly why she wanted to avoid a serious relationship while she
was still on the force. She couldn’t promise to spend eternity loving a man if
every day she willingly placed her life before others. It wasn’t fair and just
too cruel. Knowing there was a family waiting to love her when she came home
each night would always make her second-guess her choices, and as a cop the
slightest hesitation would most certainly get her killed.
And the jerkwad knew that. He was exactly aware of the types
of sacrifices required when such a vow was made, yet he forbade, actually forbade her to continue her life’s work because he said so. Why? Because she was a
woman? Because he thought of her as his woman? What gave him the right?
They weren’t dating. Their entire relationship to this point quantified as
nothing more than a one-night stand.
That realization made her grip on the steering wheel slacken
as her vision blurred.
Kristos made her want. She knew when she kissed him that the
night was not going to end with cuddling and breakfast in bed, yet when her
phone had rang earlier, she almost didn’t take the call. His life story was
fascinating. He was loyal and brave, and the passion he had shown her was
beyond anything she ever imagined. That type of attention was addictive and a
soothing break from the stress of her job. Each second spent in his company
made her crave more of his loving attention.
She liked him. Really, really liked him, and fighting
was both exhausting and a waste of their time. But his insistence that she
change who she was cut her to the quick. All of her professional life had been
spent fighting for the respect that others, men mostly, had been freely
granted. Once, just once, could someone believe in her without having her run
through an obstacle course to prove her worth? Nothing riled her more than
being told she wasn’t good enough based on a personal preference and not her
actual ability. If Kristos continued to stand in the way of her doing her job,
any possibility of them becoming a couple was as likely as a stripper keeping
her clothes on.
Blue and red flashing lights snapped her out of her
introspection. She mentally gathered all the fragments of her out-of-control
reality and tied them up with a sturdy knot and shoved them into a deep pocket
of her brain to process later. She had to focus on the task at hand, and an
overbearing, well-meaning alien with super strength, super speed and a super
cock was not at the top of her priorities.
A tittering laugh escaped. Yep, in her fucked-up world she
had bigger issues to contend with.
With her resolve firmly in place, she arrived at the scene
just as the sky lightened to a deep-purple haze. Dust hung in the air in a
thick curtain, and a wide swath where trees once stood cut through the forest
like a reverse Mohawk. Trepidation burst forth like a periscope bursting from
the ocean to scan for hidden danger. This wasn’t just a simple cave-in.
Brett smoothed back the fringe escaping her braid with one
hand while she reached for her coat with the other. She really wished she had
time to put on her uniform, but she knew if she hadn’t gotten out of the house
immediately, Kristos would have tied her to the bed, and no, that would not
have been a good thing, she admonished her traitorous libido.
Deputy Reutgers approached her as she stepped from the
vehicle. He was young but eager, and
Alien. Kristos was an alien.
She jerked the car back on the road and placed a hand over
her racing heart. Kristos was an alien. As inconceivable as it might be, there
was no reason to doubt his tale.
That’s probably why he’s an out-of-this-world lover.
She groaned at her own joke and pounded her head on the
steering wheel a few times before sitting upright and drawing a deep breath.
His fear for her safety stemmed from the past, that she
understood. He loved his queen and it was obvious her death continued to haunt
him. It was exactly why she wanted to avoid a serious relationship while she
was still on the force. She couldn’t promise to spend eternity loving a man if
every day she willingly placed her life before others. It wasn’t fair and just
too cruel. Knowing there was a family waiting to love her when she came home
each night would always make her second-guess her choices, and as a cop the
slightest hesitation would most certainly get her killed.
And the jerkwad knew that. He was exactly aware of the types
of sacrifices required when such a vow was made, yet he forbade, actually forbade her to continue her life’s work because he said so. Why? Because she was a
woman? Because he thought of her as his woman? What gave him the right?
They weren’t dating. Their entire relationship to this point quantified as
nothing more than a one-night stand.
That realization made her grip on the steering wheel slacken
as her vision blurred.
Kristos made her want. She knew when she kissed him that the
night was not going to end with cuddling and breakfast in bed, yet when her
phone had rang earlier, she almost didn’t take the call. His life story was
fascinating. He was loyal and brave, and the passion he had shown her was
beyond anything she ever imagined. That type of attention was addictive and a
soothing break from the stress of her job. Each second spent in his company
made her crave more of his loving attention.
She liked him. Really, really liked him, and fighting
was both exhausting and a waste of their time. But his insistence that she
change who she was cut her to the quick. All of her professional life had been
spent fighting for the respect that others, men mostly, had been freely
granted. Once, just once, could someone believe in her without having her run
through an obstacle course to prove her worth? Nothing riled her more than
being told she wasn’t good enough based on a personal preference and not her
actual ability. If Kristos continued to stand in the way of her doing her job,
any possibility of them becoming a couple was as likely as a stripper keeping
her clothes on.
Blue and red flashing lights snapped her out of her
introspection. She mentally gathered all the fragments of her out-of-control
reality and tied them up with a sturdy knot and shoved them into a deep pocket
of her brain to process later. She had to focus on the task at hand, and an
overbearing, well-meaning alien with super strength, super speed and a super
cock was not at the top of her priorities.
A tittering laugh escaped. Yep, in her fucked-up world she
had bigger issues to contend with.
With her resolve firmly in place, she arrived at the scene
just as the sky lightened to a deep-purple haze. Dust hung in the air in a
thick curtain, and a wide swath where trees once stood cut through the forest
like a reverse Mohawk. Trepidation burst forth like a periscope bursting from
the ocean to scan for hidden danger. This wasn’t just a simple cave-in.
Brett smoothed back the fringe escaping her braid with one
hand while she reached for her coat with the other. She really wished she had
time to put on her uniform, but she knew if she hadn’t gotten out of the house
immediately, Kristos would have tied her to the bed, and no, that would not
have been a good thing, she admonished her traitorous libido.
Deputy Reutgers approached her as she stepped from the
vehicle. He was young but eager, and
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