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a threat or their alpha because of his size and demeanor, and he was interested to see if dogs here would do the same thing.
    Apparently, Charlie saw him as neither because he leapt up paws braced on his chest and tried to lick the side of his face.
    Khaos laughed and petted him, sliding fingers through silky fur. “Do I get your approval, then?” he teased.
    “You know, he rarely approves of the people I bring over,” Kayla said as she came back into the room, toweling her hair dry and wearing sweatpants. “You must be special.”
    Her smile lit up her whole face, and Khaos found himself outright staring for a moment. She was beautiful. He had come to terms with that when he’d first met her. Even when she was tired and worn down, she had a lovely face and warm, sweet eyes, and she reminded him somewhat of the memories he had of his mother.
    “I can make a bed up on the couch for you,” she was saying. “And I’m going to heat up some leftovers for dinner because I’m starving. Is that okay?”
    It took him a few seconds to realize that she was talking to him and probably wanted an answer for the question she’d asked, and he blinked and then nodded. “Yeah. Yeah, that sounds fine. Thank you.”
    “It’s not a problem. Apparently I like helping you. Go figure.” With one last smile she headed into the kitchen, leaving Khaos a bit stunned in her wake.
    He wasn’t new to being around beautiful women, although beautiful human women were definitely something he wasn’t used to, but the warmth in his chest was different. When he spent time with women at home, he felt like he wanted to kiss them and take them to bed and see how flexible they could be, but this was different. Khaos could feel protectiveness and a strange kind of desire building up in him, and he frowned, wondering where it had come from. He’d never felt like that about any of the women he’d been around before, and he barely even knew Kayla, but there it was.
    “Is pizza alright?” Kayla called from the kitchen.
    “Pizza?”
    “You’ve never had pizza?” she asked, sounding scandalized. “Where have you been?”
    “On another planet,” Khaos reminded her.
    “Ah, right. Well, you’re in for a treat, then.”
    And apparently she was right. The food was warm and delicious, and the company was just as good. They sat up for a while and talked while they ate, and then Kayla made the couch up into a bed for him.
    He watched as she moved around her kitchen, putting things away and cleaning up, letting her dog back in for the night and making sure the doors were locked. It was clear that she was comfortable in her routine, and he had to wonder how much he was changing things for her and how she felt about it.
    “Sleep well, okay?” she said as she emerged, running fingers through her hair as she looked at him. “Tomorrow’s going to be another long day, although I guess you can sleep once you get back to your place.”
    “You need a vacation, I think,” Khaos said, smiling softly and reaching up to touch her face from his spot on the couch. He half expected her to move away or tell him not to touch her, but her eyes widened instead, and she seemed to be leaning into it.
    His palm cupped the entire side of her face, and her skin was warm beneath his hand, making him press it closer to the smooth contour of her cheek.
    “You’re right about that,” Kayla replied, sounding somewhat breathless. “It’s been...a really long time for me.”
    Khaos got the feeling that she was talking about more than just going on a vacation. With the way she worked, it was obvious that she didn’t have time to make relationships or probably even have flings, really.
    He was so tempted to push for something. To pull her down and kiss her and try and see where it could go, but it hit him that he respected her too much for that. She was trying so hard to help him when it wasn’t her problem or even something that affected her people, and she didn’t have