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Feasting.
It took on an entirely different meaning when he eased me off his lap. I half expected him to make good on his promise right here in front of my neighbors, which would have pushed me over the top with embarrassment. Instead, he almost acted chivalrously, if that was possible, pulling my shorts back into position then lifting and cradling me in his arms.
He obviously knew exactly where he was going, heading back to my apartment.
It felt strangely normal in the alien’s arms, as if he was able to protect me from anything. Any creature. Any danger. That was comforting.
That was wrong.
Somewhere in the back of my mind I knew it but couldn’t seem to process the information well enough to try to reason with him.
“I don’t know your real name.” I peered up at the godlike creature, uncertain what I was thinking by even asking.
“Zatan. Come, Thor,” he demanded, although there was a tenderness in his tone I hadn’t heard before. He obviously cared more about my puppy than he did me. Hmm… I wasn’t entirely certain how I felt about that.
Zatan. Why did that remind me of Satan right away? The devil was in control of fire too. Had I become such a bad girl that I’d been sent to hell? And was it possible I was the new queen of the underworld?
The fact the alien was taking control of my dog should do nothing but irritate me, but I was mildly amused my furry baby came trotting along, acting as if he was happy as can be.
“Zatan, God of Fire,” I repeated. “From what planet? Vektor. Right?”
“Yes. How do you know?”
Philipe had been right. My father hadn’t lied. Hell’s bells. “My father. He knows almost every species.”
“Yes, your father.” He issued the words in a knowing way.
“Is it beautiful on your planet?” Why was I bothering to ask? I had no intention of allowing him to take me.
“The most beautiful place in any galaxy, Sunny. A place where the sun always shines, the world always beams with golden flecks and the people are happy. There is no disease, no crime, and no worry about death.”
That wasn’t the place I visited in my fantasy.
“No, what you dreamt up has nothing to do with my planet,” he said in a grouchy kind of way.
“Stop reading my mind. How do you… Oh, never mind.”
“You and I are connected.”
I wasn’t certain whether his planet sounded beautiful or not. Just foreign.
Home is where the heart is.
Why did the words my mother had told me hit home so hard today?
He glanced at the scanning device and suddenly a burst of colors sparked from the console, the front door sliding open. At least it had been answered how he’d gotten inside without setting off the alarm.
He waited patiently as Thor raced inside, closing the door then returning the system to armed. It was obvious he didn’t want us to be interrupted.
As Zatan headed up the stairs, he dropped his head, keeping his eyes piercing mine. I’d never felt so dominated in my life or as dissected.
“You really can read minds,” I whispered.
“I can read yours when we are physically close. That’s all that matters.”
There didn’t seem to be the need to say anything else.
Except I wasn’t certain I could tolerate whatever he was going to do to me in the same room where I’d found Skyler. Maybe that was silly since he was completely different. I wanted to laugh at being so ridiculous. The creature who held me in his arms was an entirely different species. What Zatan didn’t know was that Skyler had been my only lover. I’d been a virgin, my first time with him nothing to write home about either.
