Unbondable(Kindred Birthright #1) - Evangeline Anderson Page 0,66

be cured,” Raak pointed out. “I mean, this will cure her—right? It’ll make her all better, no questions asked?”

“Absolutely. Yes it will, yes it will.” Silki nodded vigorously. “It should reverse the flow of her essence and rebalance her system as long as she bites you at the right time and holds the bite long enough.”

“I’ll make sure of that,” Raak said grimly. He nodded at the clear bubble where Kara was still lying with the colored wisps swirling around her. “Is this almost done?”

“It has been finished for some time, yes it has, yes it has,” the little Tolleg admitted. “I simply wanted a chance to speak to you in private about Kara’s diagnosis.”

“Well, you’ve had your chance—now I’ll take mine,” Raak said firmly. “You’re going to let Kara go and not tell her any of this. I’ll take her back to my ship but we won’t undock—I want you to be there for her the minute she calls for help. Understood?”

“I understand, yes I do. Yes I do.” Silki nodded vigorously. “But, Raak…” She leaned forward, the large eyes troubled. “Are you quite certain this is what you want to do? That you want to sacrifice yourself for Kara? Are you sure, are you sure?”

“I’ve never been more sure of anything in my life,’ Raak said firmly. “I love Kara and I’m damn well going to save her—no matter what it takes.”

Even if the cost was his life.

Thirty-Two

“Are you sure this is the only way?” Kara looked at him uncertainly. They were back at his ship in the sleeping quarters together and Raak had just told her about the only treatment for her cure.

“I’m sorry, baby girl,” he murmured, cupping her cheek in one big, warm hand. “I know you were saving yourself for bonding. But, well, this is the only way—the only way to reverse the flow of your essence and stop all this pain you’ve been having.”

Kara winced as another bolt of agony/need struck her. She was willing to do almost anything to end this wretched cycle. But to let him change the color of her eyes…

“I know it’s hard,” Raak said again, echoing her thoughts. “To let me change the color of your eyes like this.”

“I don’t mind that so much,” Kara interrupted him. “It’s just…what will happen afterwards? Will you leave me? Take me back to the Mother Ship and forget me? I know I shouldn’t be so needy but I don’t want you to do that, Raak.” She looked at him pleadingly. “I don’t want to never see you again after we make love.”

“Kara, baby…” The big Unbondable shook his head and Kara thought she saw a flash of sadness in his silver-ringed eyes. He took her hands in his. “I don’t want to leave you,” he said earnestly. “I’m not looking to change the color of your eyes and then send you home in disgrace. I want to be with you forever, baby girl. I love you.”

“Oh, Raak…” Kara felt her eyes fill with tears. “I love you too,” she admitted. “I know it was foolish to let myself fall for an Unbondable, but I just couldn’t help it. You’re so sweet and kind and strong and you’ve been there for me from the very beginning. I love you, Raak—I love you with all my heart!”

She stood on her tiptoes and threw her arms around his neck, pressing herself to his broad chest and trying to get as close to him as she could.

“I love you too, baby girl,” he rumbled in her ear, wrapping his arms around her holding her close. “And I swear to you, I’ll be with you until death do us part—just like the humans say when they take their Joining vows.”

“Til death do us part,” Kara repeated, pressing her face to the side of his throat to breathe in his warm, spicy fragrance. “Yes, Raak—oh, yes.”

She had no idea how soon his vow would come true.

Thirty-Three

Despite the fact that he’d been tasting her pussy and sucking her nipples over and over again for the past two days, Raak still found that he was hard as a rock when he thought of finally filling Kara with his shaft and making her his.

Only for a moment, though, whispered a little voice in his head. You’ll only have her for a moment before the essence overloads your heart.

Raak pushed the voice away fiercely. He didn’t care about that—didn’t give a damn, he told himself. Up until now he’d led a