thinking?”
“Because I’m shielding my thoughts from you. We are trained at an early age since so many of my people are telepathic without even being sexually bonded. We must know how to defend ourselves from a random mind attack.”
“Mind attack? Nice. So this headache of mine, is it really from the vodka or is it from the effect you have on me? You’ve tricked me. You kidnapped me, and you tricked me. Next thing I’ll find out is that Talia put that vodka bottle in a visible place hoping that I would find it and drink it. You knew what it would do to me, that it would make me so I couldn’t hold back from wanting you, and ....”
“ Enough! ” he put his hand up. “Don’t you dare twist what happened between us last night? I never forced you to do anything. You were the instigator in everything that went on between us. I will not have you accusing me of rape. So, don’t even go there.”
“You kidnapped me, and you knew that those damnable sexual pheromones of yours would infect me and make be into a raging sex machine. You knew it.”
He looked at the glass of water she held. “Drink that. Drink it now.”
She looked down into the murky pink water. She had to take a stand against him.
Maybe the headache she had would kill her. She could only be so lucky. She watched his eyes flare in reaction to that one thought. She pushed the glass back into his hands.
“I’m not going to drink that. I’m not going to have anything else that’s Gaian.
Look what the vodka did to me. I’m not going to drink that concoction of yours. It might just make the pain in my head worse. Just leave me alone and bugger off.”
Doorway to the Stars by Marly Mathews 34
“You are acting like a spoiled brat.”
“No. I’m reacting in the only way I know how. I won’t be your wife. I won’t be your captive. I feel as cool as a package of ice cream. I want to go home. And if this is the only way to convince you how much I want to be free of you, then so be it.” She lay down on her back, pulled the covers up to cover her entire body, took a ragged breath as another spasm of pain washed over her, and tried her best to ignore his presence.
She tried to ignore the sound of him shuffling about. He’d placed the pink water on the nightstand.
A chiming sound met her ears. She heard him click something. “Yes?” His voice sounded strained. Obviously, their argument had hit a raw nerve. “Don’t do anything until I get to the bridge.”
“The bridge?” She sat up. The tone of his voice plainly said that there was something afoot that she needed to know about.
“Yes. You heard me correctly. My attention is needed on the bridge. It would seem we have been followed. We are nearing Gaian Space. If it’s an Earth ship that has followed us, this could be an act of war.”
“An act of war? Good show for my side, then.”
“Your side?” He stopped midway. He’d pulled on a white silk shirt and he wore burgundy colored leather pants that were skintight. Unconsciously, she licked her lips.
“I’d be careful voicing your allegiance in that manner, Freya. As far as my crew is concerned, you are now on my side.” His eyes flashed bright purple. Before she could move away from him, he’d swooped in on her. His lips touched hers with an almost unbearable tenderness. His formidable size completely belied his gentle giant attitude he had with her. As he drew away, she literally had to hold herself back from pulling him toward her again. He had an intoxicating effect on her, so much so that she wondered if she’d fallen into his web of enchantment only to become addicted to him. Could she really leave him like she wanted to?
He turned his back to her. “I’d stop thinking with such conviction, Freya. I’d be hard pressed not be able to hear your thoughts. And to answer your last question, you’ll never be able to escape my spell. We have a hold over each other. It’s mutually exclusive, I can tell you
“Because I’m shielding my thoughts from you. We are trained at an early age since so many of my people are telepathic without even being sexually bonded. We must know how to defend ourselves from a random mind attack.”
“Mind attack? Nice. So this headache of mine, is it really from the vodka or is it from the effect you have on me? You’ve tricked me. You kidnapped me, and you tricked me. Next thing I’ll find out is that Talia put that vodka bottle in a visible place hoping that I would find it and drink it. You knew what it would do to me, that it would make me so I couldn’t hold back from wanting you, and ....”
“ Enough! ” he put his hand up. “Don’t you dare twist what happened between us last night? I never forced you to do anything. You were the instigator in everything that went on between us. I will not have you accusing me of rape. So, don’t even go there.”
“You kidnapped me, and you knew that those damnable sexual pheromones of yours would infect me and make be into a raging sex machine. You knew it.”
He looked at the glass of water she held. “Drink that. Drink it now.”
She looked down into the murky pink water. She had to take a stand against him.
Maybe the headache she had would kill her. She could only be so lucky. She watched his eyes flare in reaction to that one thought. She pushed the glass back into his hands.
“I’m not going to drink that. I’m not going to have anything else that’s Gaian.
Look what the vodka did to me. I’m not going to drink that concoction of yours. It might just make the pain in my head worse. Just leave me alone and bugger off.”
Doorway to the Stars by Marly Mathews 34
“You are acting like a spoiled brat.”
“No. I’m reacting in the only way I know how. I won’t be your wife. I won’t be your captive. I feel as cool as a package of ice cream. I want to go home. And if this is the only way to convince you how much I want to be free of you, then so be it.” She lay down on her back, pulled the covers up to cover her entire body, took a ragged breath as another spasm of pain washed over her, and tried her best to ignore his presence.
She tried to ignore the sound of him shuffling about. He’d placed the pink water on the nightstand.
A chiming sound met her ears. She heard him click something. “Yes?” His voice sounded strained. Obviously, their argument had hit a raw nerve. “Don’t do anything until I get to the bridge.”
“The bridge?” She sat up. The tone of his voice plainly said that there was something afoot that she needed to know about.
“Yes. You heard me correctly. My attention is needed on the bridge. It would seem we have been followed. We are nearing Gaian Space. If it’s an Earth ship that has followed us, this could be an act of war.”
“An act of war? Good show for my side, then.”
“Your side?” He stopped midway. He’d pulled on a white silk shirt and he wore burgundy colored leather pants that were skintight. Unconsciously, she licked her lips.
“I’d be careful voicing your allegiance in that manner, Freya. As far as my crew is concerned, you are now on my side.” His eyes flashed bright purple. Before she could move away from him, he’d swooped in on her. His lips touched hers with an almost unbearable tenderness. His formidable size completely belied his gentle giant attitude he had with her. As he drew away, she literally had to hold herself back from pulling him toward her again. He had an intoxicating effect on her, so much so that she wondered if she’d fallen into his web of enchantment only to become addicted to him. Could she really leave him like she wanted to?
He turned his back to her. “I’d stop thinking with such conviction, Freya. I’d be hard pressed not be able to hear your thoughts. And to answer your last question, you’ll never be able to escape my spell. We have a hold over each other. It’s mutually exclusive, I can tell you
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