Alien Romance: The Alien's Pregnant Mate: Scifi Alien Abduction Romance (Alien Romance, Alien Invasion Romance, BBW) (Celestial Mates Book 2) by Marla Therron Read Free Book Online Page A

again, and Shang was shouting a string of curses in a language she didn't know as they crashed through laundry and power lines, fighting to the ship's nose up before its rockets powered them directly into the ground.
    With a victorious howl, Shang righted the ship just in time to turn it, narrowly dodging between two high buildings, knocking the ramshackle plywood and corrugated metal walk ways between them flying. The second he reached a space clear enough, he turned the nose up and they shot off towards the sky.
    Erena, her heart racing, stared up at the rapidly approaching stars and remembered how only a few months ago she'd been looking at this same view as she left earth. The stars here were so different...

Chapter Five
     
    She woke a little while later still strapped to the copilot’s seat. She must have passed out, she realized. It wasn't uncommon for astronauts to faint while leaving atmosphere, even in a situation they were completely prepared for. This had been unusually stressful even by scientific standards.
    She shifted and something slid down her shoulder. Blinking, she realized Shang had draped his jacket over her. She held it close, surprised by the gesture, as she turned to look at the alien.
    He was still in the pilot's seat, his eyes serious as he scanned a holographic star chart floating in front of him. He was handsome when he focused like that, she realized, his dark, intense eyes focused on his work, his jaw set in concentration. She blushed, shaking that thought off quickly. This was no time for such thoughts.
    "So, what's the plan?" she asked, sitting up.
    He glanced up from his work, frowning, and then waved her towards a circular door in the floor behind her, turning back to his work.
    "For you? Go down that hatch there into the bunk and go to bed. I don't need you getting in the way."
    "Yeah, nice try," Erena didn't move a muscle, "I'm not so dumb that I can't recognize running from the authorities when I see. You just murdered a guy and fled the planet. I think I deserve to know what our fugitive plan is."
    "Maybe I'm still working on it," Shang rubbed his eyes, irritated, "Ever think of that?"
    "Well then I'll help," Erena offered, "What are our options?"
    "I could list planets for you, but you're not going to know the names anyway. Just go wait in the bunk."
    "I don't want to. I want to help."
    "I don't care! I don't need your help! You've been enough of a damn inconvenience to me already."
    Erena reeled back, hurt and offended.
    "Excuse me?" she gripped the sides of the seat so hard her fingers hurt, "I didn't ask to get sold at auction! I didn't ask for my crew to be murdered so I could be kidnapped and sold as some alien's pet! I didn't ask you to buy me!"
    "And I didn't ask for some whiny, fluffy headed alien who doesn't even know how a shower works to get dropped in my lap! But here we are, and I just murdered one of the most dangerous pirates in this star system for you, so maybe show a little gratitude!"
    "Pirate?" Erena repeated, too surprised to be offended, "Did that translate right?"
    "If pirate means big mean bastards who fly around space attacking weaker ships and stealing things, then yes."
    "Yeah, that's about right."
    "The planet we just left is a major pirate port," Shang closed his star chart with wave of his hand and a sigh, then stood up, "One I'm now banned from most likely, thanks to you.
    There's no weapons allowed on the surface specifically to prevent things like that from happening. The planetary government lets the pirates do what they like on the surface as long as they keep the violence to a minimum. So the pirate lords have some very severe consequences for people who mess that up."
    "Well then, why did you throw him off the balcony?" Erena asked, unbuckling to follow him as he passed her chair, leash tugging at her, "I mean, wasn't there a better way to dispose of the body?"
    "You're surprisingly casual about corpse disposal," Shang commented, stopping and