Stolen and Seduced - Christine Pope Page 0,328

bitterly.”

“Excuse me?” I narrowed my gaze. “What do you mean, queen?”

“I am appalled you did not tell her, captain,” the alien said, pretty sure it wasn’t speaking to me that time.

“Tell who what?”

“I apologize for the captain’s behavior. It has been, how do you say, unacceptable? I assure you, your majesty, he will be punished accordingly.” At that, his expression faltered. He seemed sad by his own declaration.

“What the hell are you talking about?”

“Kai was supposed to secure you as our queen. Not take you as his mate. I assure you, your majesty, he will serve time for his transgressions.”

At that point, I thought my brain was about to blow up.

The invisible chains loosened, and not a second too soon, because the moment I felt them release from around me, my stomach relieved itself of the four-course meal we had hours earlier.

Surprisingly, the alien creature stood behind me and pulled back my hair, keeping it from becoming a vomit-laced mess.

The moment I felt a bit better, I pulled free from the alien’s grasp and almost fell against a freezing cold wall.

“What the hell is happening?” My fingers gripped my temples and I closed my eyes, trying to catch my breath.

A moment later, Kai stood up with a look of horror on his face. His eyes fell to the floor, and that’s when I noticed his skin looked … like the other alien’s. Still human features, but not his skin.

“Kai?”

“I am Captain Kaiuk Dassai of the Thoruk Legion.” He bowed. “My mission was clear. I was sent to earth to find you. Not to marry you, and certainly not to fall in love. I am sorry, and I will accept whatever punishment you see fit.”

Kai’s eyes fell to the floor, refusing to look at me.

“None of this makes any sense,” I said, my gaze darting between Kai and Dhior. The more I stared at them, the more they looked alike. Similar features and skin, but different. “Where are we going?”

Dhior looked down at me as he paced closer. “Home.”

Seeing Dhior standing beside Kai, I was certain now it was a he. Although why I cared about correctly identifying alien genders, I had no clue.

“Oh, no. My home is Earth.”

“Actually, it’s not,” Kai said hesitantly.

“What the hell are you talking about?” With that, I stood up straight and pushed my shoulders out.

“You remember that conversation you had with your mother on our wedding night?”

My eyes grew wide. “Yes. Vividly. Now more than ever.”

“What she left out was the part about your father being from Thoruk.”

“I don’t understand. What the hell is Thor … oook?”

“You have never met your father, have you?” The faintest appearance of wrinkles crossed between Dhior’s hypnotic eyes. Eyes that looked like a cat’s.

So telling. Mesmerizing. And beautiful.

Staring up at Dhior, I could hardly concentrate on what he’d just said.

“Have you?”

“Have I what?”

“Met your father?”

I cleared my throat. “No.”

“Did you ever ask your mom why?” Kai asked.

“My mother said he left her.”

“Drakkaras was not of Earth but born of Thoruk. In his travels throughout many galaxies, he searched for a mate who could reproduce. In all his travels, Gia, you are his only living heir. He has begun his death cycle and has called you home in hopes that you will take on the role as our queen.”

Unable to stop myself, I erupted in an intense laughter before stopping when neither of them joined me.

“This is a pathetic excuse for an anniversary gift, Kai.” I looked up at Dhior then. Stepping around the vomit on the floor, I walked up to him and tentatively reached out to touch his skin.

It felt … familiar.

“Bullshit. I don’t believe you.” I stepped back, crossing my arms over my chest, in complete denial. “This is crazy.”

This couldn’t really be happening. Could it?

If it was, then I knew I had officially lost it. Turned crazy, like my mother.

For years, she’d blabbered on about aliens. How they looked just like us. How they were everywhere. How even Kai, the man that I loved, was an alien. And even when he became obsessed with them, I still didn’t think anything of it.

I didn’t believe her, and the more she talked about it, the less I believed. I even considered committing her at one point.

Now I didn’t know what to believe.

Aliens were things from the movies Kai liked to watch. Like vampires and zombies, they weren’t real. They couldn’t be real. This couldn’t be real. And I couldn’t be part alien, I look human. I feel ...

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