“Movers?”
“All my stuff. The landlord told me he had new tenants all lined up. Shit. What if they just took all my stuff? Where would they take it? Some auction place?”
“We will take it back.” No one was going to steal anything from my mate.
“The safe! Stark. Shit. The safe! It has that alien thing in it.”
“What thing?” Every instinct I had went on high alert.
“I don’t know. Andreas said he stole it from them. I didn’t know what to do with it so I locked it up at the center.” She passed by me again, increased the pace of her steps. This time I grabbed her upper arm when she made the turn and pulled her close.
“Rebecca?”
“What are we going to do if they go to center to get it back? What if they break in? Or hurt the kids? I don’t even know what it is. I don’t think Andreas did either. He’s a curious kid. That’s probably why he stole it.”
“What did he steal?” My shoulders stiffened and I made an effort to keep my voice soft. “Tell me what he took from them.”
“We need to go talk to him. He should be home. I got a text. They were sending him home that night. He should still be there, right? He wouldn’t be dumb enough to try to go back, would he? Or take any more of that stupid Quell?”
“Rebecca!” I used my command voice and my mate jumped.
“What?”
“Look at me.”
Slowly, she lifted her face, our gazes locked. “We have to go back. Now. Right now.”
Her dark brown eyes were deep enough to drown in. Her soft body pressed to mine and my cock grew hard once more. I wanted her again. I would always want her. Would never get enough of her taste, her scent, her voice. She was courageous and loyal as well, throwing her body in front of the ion blast meant for her pet. Protecting ‘her kids’ with a savageness only mothers possess.
What would she be willing to sacrifice to protect a mate she loved? Or our children?
I knew the answer. Everything. Which meant I could never leave her alone again. She would not hesitate to step in harm’s way, or to risk her life to protect someone she cared about. That was not acceptable.
“Describe the item in your safe to me.”
“I don’t know. It’s a weird shape, like in thatSupermanmovie where he finds his father’s ship and puts the long thing into the thing and it activates the hologram.” She ranted and tried to pull away in the direction of the piloting controls.
“What language are you speaking?” She made no sense. Perhaps I needed to run a complete update on my NPU.
“English.” She stepped back. This time I let her go. She returned to pacing, her path shorter, her hands moving through her hair over and over as if she were trying to comfort herself.
Watching her move was hypnotic. Seductive. Focusing on the conversation was an effort. She had bewitched me. How was I going to hunt when the only thinking organ in my body was my cock?
“I need to get dressed. I can’t go home like this.” Her pet moved at last, the lazy beast stepping between me and my female in an obvious warning. She rubbed Lilah on her giant head and they both disappeared inside my small bedchamber. I heard slamming as my mate opened and closed the mostly empty storage compartments. “Don’t you have any clothes on this ship?” she yelled.
I leaned against the doorframe and watched her stretch to reach the higher compartments. Nice view. Very nice. “None that would fit you.”
“Stark! Stop staring at my boobs, this is serious.”
“No. And yes.”
“What?”
“No, I very much enjoy looking at you mate. I will not stop. And yes, this is serious. Yet you have told me nothing that makes sense.”
She threw her hands over her head and made a loud groaning sound. “Men! I swear to god, you are all the same. Doesn’t matter what planet you are from.”
Calling upon my Elite Hunter speed, I moved past her pet and had her in my arms before she finished speaking. The squeak that came from her throat pushed my predator’s instincts to the limit. I’d caught her. Time to claim my reward.
