voluptuous mouth and amazing bone structure, all framed with shiny, long black hair that was braided and fell to her waist. Shara’s bright violet gaze snapped to Ali, and her pretty eyes narrowed like a hawk sighting its prey.
“Is this the poor creature you rescued from the Warg ship?” Shara asked in a nauseating voice chock full of fake concern. “Why, Father’s doctors were almost beside themselves at the thought that they’d get to study a completely undiscovered primitive species!”
Why, you little bitch! Ali fumed to herself as the woman referred to her as pretty much on the same level as a cave-person. Clearly the older man was in charge here, and Alison didn’t want to make a bad impression in front of the men’s boss so she reluctantly bit her tongue. She was placated a little bit when she saw the looks of dislike and irritation on Kal and Tannen’s face at Shara’s comments.
“Well, Shara, now that you’ve said hello, why don’t you run along while I get your men debriefed.” Even Commander Vaughn rolled his eyes slightly as he encouraged his daughter to move on.
Alison’s instant emotional pain when he’d referred to Conn, Tannen and Kal as “Shara’s men” was concerning. She’d been afraid she was getting attached to them, even though she’d known about their pending contract with this horrible woman. But the three of them were so amazing, how could she have resisted their attention? After being alone for so long, having that kind of affection showered on her would have made any woman putty in their hands, wouldn’t it?
Clearly she’d been foolish to hope that they would also grow attached to her and perhaps want to continue their relationship. All three of them had been distant and not initiated contact with her since they’d boarded the shuttle. The only conclusion she could make was that their time together had been strictly for their convenience and to stop the side effects she’d been experiencing from the virus. Alison’s eyes began to tear up, and she couldn’t even bring herself to look at the men who had saved her as the doctors introduced themselves and ushered her away to the doors on the other side of the room.
Chapter Sixteen
Kal was furious when that horrid woman insulted their Alison right in front of everyone. He’d been shocked that Shara was there at all, as she’d never shown much interest in greeting them in the past when they’d returned home. It would have been career suicide to reprimand her for it, since her father was their commanding officer, and technically their bond group was officially courting her as far as their society was concerned.
This was also why Conn had to remind him not to show affection or touch Alison unnecessarily while they were being monitored in the shuttle. It would have been seen as the highest act of disrespect to make any kind of advances towards an unattached female while you were in bond contract negotiations with another. Shara would have been shamed, and her reputation tarnished, although that was hardly less than Kal thought she deserved after how she’d treated Alison just now. He needed to be forthright in his opinion of Shara to his bond mates immediately. There was no way in hell that he would attach himself to her in any way.
“I can’t believe you didn’t say anything to that harka beast when she insulted our Ali.” Kal turned and snarled at Conn as soon as their debriefing was over, and the Commander had left them to their privacy.
“What would you have me do, Kal?” Conn yelled back. “The Commander has no more patience for her games than we do, but even he would have had to discipline us if we’d publicly shamed his only daughter!”
“Did you not see Ali’s face?” Tannen asked, sitting to cover his face with his hands. “She was heartbroken, and we let it happen—and did you see that Doctor Gend was waiting to escort her to medical? Conn, you know he has a reputation for supporting
“Is this the poor creature you rescued from the Warg ship?” Shara asked in a nauseating voice chock full of fake concern. “Why, Father’s doctors were almost beside themselves at the thought that they’d get to study a completely undiscovered primitive species!”
Why, you little bitch! Ali fumed to herself as the woman referred to her as pretty much on the same level as a cave-person. Clearly the older man was in charge here, and Alison didn’t want to make a bad impression in front of the men’s boss so she reluctantly bit her tongue. She was placated a little bit when she saw the looks of dislike and irritation on Kal and Tannen’s face at Shara’s comments.
“Well, Shara, now that you’ve said hello, why don’t you run along while I get your men debriefed.” Even Commander Vaughn rolled his eyes slightly as he encouraged his daughter to move on.
Alison’s instant emotional pain when he’d referred to Conn, Tannen and Kal as “Shara’s men” was concerning. She’d been afraid she was getting attached to them, even though she’d known about their pending contract with this horrible woman. But the three of them were so amazing, how could she have resisted their attention? After being alone for so long, having that kind of affection showered on her would have made any woman putty in their hands, wouldn’t it?
Clearly she’d been foolish to hope that they would also grow attached to her and perhaps want to continue their relationship. All three of them had been distant and not initiated contact with her since they’d boarded the shuttle. The only conclusion she could make was that their time together had been strictly for their convenience and to stop the side effects she’d been experiencing from the virus. Alison’s eyes began to tear up, and she couldn’t even bring herself to look at the men who had saved her as the doctors introduced themselves and ushered her away to the doors on the other side of the room.
Chapter Sixteen
Kal was furious when that horrid woman insulted their Alison right in front of everyone. He’d been shocked that Shara was there at all, as she’d never shown much interest in greeting them in the past when they’d returned home. It would have been career suicide to reprimand her for it, since her father was their commanding officer, and technically their bond group was officially courting her as far as their society was concerned.
This was also why Conn had to remind him not to show affection or touch Alison unnecessarily while they were being monitored in the shuttle. It would have been seen as the highest act of disrespect to make any kind of advances towards an unattached female while you were in bond contract negotiations with another. Shara would have been shamed, and her reputation tarnished, although that was hardly less than Kal thought she deserved after how she’d treated Alison just now. He needed to be forthright in his opinion of Shara to his bond mates immediately. There was no way in hell that he would attach himself to her in any way.
“I can’t believe you didn’t say anything to that harka beast when she insulted our Ali.” Kal turned and snarled at Conn as soon as their debriefing was over, and the Commander had left them to their privacy.
“What would you have me do, Kal?” Conn yelled back. “The Commander has no more patience for her games than we do, but even he would have had to discipline us if we’d publicly shamed his only daughter!”
“Did you not see Ali’s face?” Tannen asked, sitting to cover his face with his hands. “She was heartbroken, and we let it happen—and did you see that Doctor Gend was waiting to escort her to medical? Conn, you know he has a reputation for supporting
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