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“How long?” Now he had me curious.
“In your terms, almost fifty years. My time was almost expired.”
“Expired? Then what would have happened?”
There was something destructive about the change in his expression, a hidden meaning behind the premise of spending the rest of my life with him. My God. I was taking this nightmare seriously. Then I remembered the story my father had told me.
“Your father is dying.”
He snorted, eying me carefully. “So he tells me.”
“I’m sorry,” I said. When he didn’t respond, I changed the subject. “I wasn’t even born fifty years ago. How old are you?”
“Older than this Earth Station.”
Now I had no idea what to say. Only a strangled sound slipped past my lips. Then another attempt at denial. “I don’t believe you. No one lives thousands of years.”
“I will prove it to you.”
“How is that possible?”
“Because we were destined to become fated mates.”
The words as well as the situation were finally starting to settle in. “Do you remember the fantasy we shared?”
Zatan cocked his head. “Two years ago.”
“Yes. I don’t understand how it is possible.”
There was a strange look on his face but only for a few seconds. “Because my father can alter time and space if so desired.”
Why did it seem as if he was blaming his father for something?
“So it was real.”
“Yes.” He reached out, brushing the back of his hand across my cheek. Then he placed his flexed fingertips on my face, the move very gentle, tender as if he cared about me.
Which of course was ridiculous. He didn’t know me.
The world around me continued to spin and I wasn’t certain if I was floating or falling. Then suddenly, an electric shock tore through me, one so powerful that I could barely breathe.
Then a series of visions tore through my mind, all of them vivid in color, so full of detail that I could swear the actions were happening right in front of me. It wasn’t like 3-D images that humans had produced for generations but as if I was seeing the action that was happening, experiencing the sights, sounds, and tastes.
The scents were captivating, the colors of the sky were breathtaking. And the fire all around was incredible.
“Where is this?” I managed to ask.
“This will be your new home.”
As soon as he removed his hand, I turned my head.
Then I slipped ever so peacefully into a satisfied oblivion.
CHAPTER18
Zatan
My world had just gotten much more interesting with the inclusion of the little human and her dog.
