Possessive Alien Mate(Savage Martians #2) - Sue Mercury Page 0,34

he was locked away where he would never hurt anyone again? God, she hoped so. She also hoped her aunt didn’t mourn his absence. She reminded herself of all the times he’d pushed Aunt Tammy down or worse during one of his rages. She was doing the right thing by locking him away, even if her aunt did miss him at first.

She soon departed their bedroom and entered the balcony on the far side of the house that had a perfect view of the city. As she gazed at the alien landscape, marveling at the ships that zipped through the clear blue sky, she started to feel a sense of purpose for the first time in a long time.

She was doing good by asking Rem to lock her uncle away, and she started to think about the other well-known criminals in Bismarck who’d gotten away with worse crimes than Uncle Sebastian. Fear had always kept her and everyone else in her town silent. But she wasn’t on Earth anymore. The criminals from her city couldn’t hurt her, even if they did find out she’d ratted them out to the authorities.

How would Rem react if she gave him a detailed list of the harmful and very illegal activities that had been causing her city to go downhill during the last few years? She’d seen and heard a lot of crazy things at the bar. She knew everyone’s name, who they worked for, and what kind of disreputable dealings they were involved in. The few friends she had in Bismarck longed to escape the city, but none of them had the means to do so, and she’d felt guilty leaving them behind, particularly the other waitresses who worked at her uncle’s bar.

She rushed to the stack of books she’d placed on the bedside table, searching for the diary she’d brought. She slipped the pen off the side, sat down on the bed, and ripped out a blank page, intent to get to work.

She only hoped Rem would help.

Chapter 18

When Rem arrived home, he was met with the delicious smell of… something. He wasn’t certain what Tyra was cooking, but he’d barely set foot inside his home and his mouth was already watering. He strode through the house in search of Tyra. He found her as she was placing a large pot on the dining room table.

She looked up with a smile when he entered. He rounded the table and opened his arms, and his heart warmed when she rushed into his embrace. He hugged her to his chest and pressed a kiss to her cheek, thankful to finally be home with his mate. He had missed her today and had caught himself staring at the time on his wrist comm more than once.

“I missed you,” she said, peering up at him from under her thick eyelashes.

“I missed you, too, my Tyra.” He kissed her cheek again. “Whatever you made for dinner smells delicious, and I am famished.”

“Thanks. I don’t have much experience cooking, but I did bring one of my mother’s old cookbooks with me and I replicated the ingredients, then made the meal by hand.” She sat down when he pulled her chair out for her, and he couldn’t resist kissing the top of her head. Gods, he wanted to kiss her all over right now, but he didn’t want to interrupt the meal she’d obviously worked so hard to prepare, so he moved to his seat across from her.

“Um, Rem?” she asked, her expression falling slightly.

“Yes?”

“I hate to spoil the good mood, but I must know,” she said. “Has he been taken care of yet? My uncle, that is.”

“Yes. He’s currently in jail. I spoke directly with the enforcers who dragged him away from his bar.” He reached across the table to take Tyra’s hand, squeezing it gently as he held her gaze, praying this news pleased her.

“Thank you,” she said, her visage all at once brightening. “Now, let’s eat.”

“What is this called?” he asked, staring at the dish.

“Lasagna. Since you liked the spaghetti I replicated the other day, I thought you might enjoy this as well. Oh! I forgot the garlic bread and salad!” She jumped from her seat and hurried back to the kitchen, only to return moments later holding the dishes she’d forgotten.

Rem took a bite of the lasagna and couldn’t suppress a moan. It was similar to the spaghetti, though the noodles were long and flat and there was a delicious cheese filling that mingled with