Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 43296 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 216(@200wpm)___ 173(@250wpm)___ 144(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 43296 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 216(@200wpm)___ 173(@250wpm)___ 144(@300wpm)
Genet put his hand on his shoulder, urging him to stop without words. Erak should have given her time to recoup, but her fear of them had something inside of him snapping, and all he could think about was making the declaration that she was their mate.
“Brother, you’re pushing too fast. Give her time.”
Raimi’s voice didn’t pierce the determination inside of Erak. He shrugged off Genet’s hand and took another step forward. She still had the wide-eyed look on her face.
“Do you understand what I’m saying, Luna?” She didn’t respond, just stood there with the sound of her little heart beating a frantic tattoo and filling the small space. “You’re our mate, all three of us, and the only thing we want to do is protect you, cherish you, and make sure you are always protected.”
He took yet another step and another, until he was only a foot from her. The wall was right behind her, so even if she wanted to escape, she couldn’t. But strangely enough, there was only a deep rooted confusion over the situation.
“This is fast, and I know very hard to accept and understand, but even being a human, you know when a male of any species finds his mate there is nothing that will make him leave her side.” They breathed the same air, shared the same body heat, and stared into each other’s eyes.
Genet’s and Raimi’s presences were fierce behind him, and their worry that he pushed her too fast and hard beat at his back, but they didn’t stop him.
They may be physically matched in height and strength, but they lacked the ruthlessness that consumed Erak.
“Tell me you understand what I am saying, Fallina. Even though it is hard to accept, tell me you understand that from this point on the three of us will never allow anyone to harm you, and if they do, blood will bathe our bodies as we destroy them.”
She stared at him, and her expression was one of understanding, even if she didn’t respond right away. “Yes, I understand what you’re saying.”
“Tell us who hurt you.” Genet stepped beside Erak. His brother’s fists were clenched tight at his sides.
She licked her lips, and he couldn’t control his groin tightening at the sight. “I don’t understand why you care.” She looked at all of them, and it was apparent she was honestly surprised they wanted to know.
“We want to know so we can make sure it never happens again.” Genet spoke between gritted teeth.
It took her a moment to answer, but when she did, her voice was strained. “It doesn’t matter. Not anymore.” An emotion he couldn’t place laced her voice. “I’m pretty sure I killed the male who hurt me.”
Chapter Fourteen
LUNA
The only thing Luna could do was stare at Erak.
Oh, she remembered all three of them very well but never had she felt such intensity radiate from another being. Erak’s words not only held firm, but he made them sound like what he said was law.
He was royalty, the eldest and next in line for the throne of his people, so she had no doubts he got what he wanted when he wanted.
And what he wanted was her. All three of them did. They also wanted to know who had harmed her, but she didn’t see the point in it now. Maximo was dead, of that she was sure. She had told them, and all three of them just stared at her.
The silence stretched on and on, and she shifted on her feet. The last thing she remembered seeing was his blood seeping from his throat and making a grotesque pool around his head.
She’d run away from imprisonment, but what Erak was saying was that she was their mate, and she knew what that meant to any species.
An undeniable bond. They’d keep her as theirs. Forever.
If she knew anything, it was that when a male found their female they were possessive and territorial, and she could look into all three of their faces and see that was how they felt toward her. No, she couldn’t be anyone’s mate.
She wanted her own life, and that meant wherever they landed she would disembark this ship and find her own way in the world. She didn’t need a male and didn’t even know these three males.
They were the biggest, most powerful beings she’d come across, and they were right in front of her, telling her everything she didn’t want to hear.
“You killed the male who did this to you?” Erak lifted his hand and gestured to her. She nodded because her throat was suddenly so tight and dry.
He stared at her, his violet eyes so piercing she couldn’t seem to hold his gaze for long. A muscle under his jaw ticked, as if he was angry at her words.
“Good.”
That certainly wasn’t what she expected him to say. He took another step closer. The smirk he gave her was one of arrogance. It was a look that had her insides tightening.