Colonial Prime by KD Jones Read Free Book Online

It’ll be fun.”  Lizzie perked up at the thought.
    Lola frowned.  If they trained like the men, it was going to be a lot of aches, pains, and bruises.

Chapter Five
     
     
    “Thank you, Prime ConEL, for coming today,” Dr. Garrett said.
    ConEL grunted. He thought he would be done with these sessions.  What in Kitana had made him agree to come here again?  His mate asked him to agree so he did. He wasn’t happy about it.
    Lola looked uncomfortable.  She wasn ’t used to having someone other than Lizzie come to her therapy sessions.  Plus, she just wasn’t comfortable being around men. 
    Dr. Garrett looked at Lola and gave her a reassuring smile as she explained.  “ I asked Prime ConEL to come today to talk about his own experiences.  You won’t have to share if you chose not to.  Sometimes we learn about ourselves when we compare our experiences with others.”  She turned her attention back to ConEL.  She noticed that he kept glancing at Lizzie who was sitting across from Lola.  “Prime ConEL.  This is Dr. Elizabeth Connell.  We call her Lizzie for short.  She is here to help translate what we say to Lola Marquesa, she is hearing impaired.”
    ConEL looked at the pretty female with the sad eyes.  “ She cannot hear?”
    “ Only some sounds.  She also does not speak much, so when Lizzie speaks, it is for Lola.”
    ConEL frowned.  “ Did the Morins do this to her?”
    Dr. Garrett shook her head.  “ No, she has been hearing impaired most of her life.”
    Lizzie interpreted for Lola as they spoke.
    Dr. Garrett prompted ConEL.  “Prime ConEL, how long were you held captive by the Morins?”
    He fidge ted but then concentrated on Dr. Garrett.  “Ten years.”
    Lol a looked shocked.  She had no idea.  She heard rumors but this was the first time she had actually been in the same room with the man.  He looked just as uncomfortable as she was.
    “ Your wife…sorry…previous mate was also prisoner?”
    “ You know this already,” ConEL said with a frown.
    “ I know.  Bear with me.”
    “ Yes, she was breeding when we were captured and she had our son while we were imprisoned.”
    “ The Morins abused her?”
    “ Yes.  For ten years they raped her over and over in hopes of breeding with her.  They even took my seed hoping to try to implant it or mix it with their own.”
    “ Did you ever have an opportunity to escape?”
    “ Many times.”
    “ But you remained?”
    “ How could I leave my young and my mate?  What kind of male would that make me?”
    Dr. Garrett gave him a reassuring smile.  He was still just as wonderful as before.  She really appreciated his honesty.
    “How did you feel about your rescue?”
    He shifted in his seat and turned to look out the window.  It was clear he was remembering the time and the frown he wore made it seem very unpleasant.
    “I didn’t want to go on.  My son was estranged, my daughter was a fully grown female, my position with the Katieran Nation was taken over by my nephew, and my mate…dead.”
    Lola held back her gasp of surprise.  Surely he didn’t mean he…no it couldn’t have happened that way.
    “ Could you describe the…event?”
    “ It was evening, I didn’t feel like celebrating with the rest of the crowd gathered for the celebration.  I walked down to the shores of Katiera and stared out over the water.  I ached for my mate.  I couldn’t remember the color of her eyes.  Her eyes haunted me for years while I was imprisoned.  But once I was released, I found that I couldn't imagine her eyes at all.  I had lost even that.  I felt...as if I had failed her and our son.  I wasn’t deserving of live.  I wanted to…end it all.”
    Lola couldn ’t help it.  She openly stared at the large man across from her.  He seemed so strong and confident.  How could he have had tried to kill himself.
    Dr. Garrett nodded her head as she let everything he had told about him self resonate with her.  She shook her head.