Favored by Felix by Shelley Munro Read Free Book Online

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attention.
    Felix listened to Saber’s terse
instructions. “What about you? Don’t you want us to come and collect you?”
    “No. Eva booked a capture experience and
that’s what she’s getting. I hope you don’t mind if I do it instead of you.”
    “No, that’s fine.” Relief straightened his
shoulders. He could keep Casey with him and pamper her until she regained her
balance. No point telling Saber that Leo had pulled out and Felix had decided
to take his place. “Call me if there’s anything else you need or if you think
of anything you’ve missed.”
    “Anything comes up, you take care of it,”
Saber said. “I’m going to turn my com off. I don’t want it ringing at an
inconvenient time.” He clicked off abruptly.
    Felix returned his com-circle to his
pocket. “Saber said he’s staying out there with the woman and that he intends
to keep her.”
    Joe let out a long whistle. “That’s
interesting.”
    “What about Lori?” Sly frowned at his
brothers. “Or Laurence, come to that. Laurence won’t like it if he thinks Saber
is replacing his sister.”
    Laurence wasn’t rational about his dislike
of Saber on a good day. Back on Earth, Felix had suspected Lori and Laurence
wanted a slice of the Mitchell empire, but now—now the coffers were bone dry,
according to Saber, and still Laurence hung around. Hell, maybe he’d been wrong
about the money being Lori’s chief interest. Saber had clearly loved her even
if Felix hadn’t thought much of the woman or her brother.
    Everything had changed since they’d left
Earth to escape the virus. They’d kept their capture program quiet, deciding to
try it with family members before they offered other Middlemarch males the same
opportunity. Saber had said it was a chance to perfect their process, and this
way they wouldn’t raise hope or jealousy. At least that was the plan, and they’d
all gone along with Saber, even though a couple of them—particularly, him and
Leo—had reservations.
    “I hope Saber knows what he’s doing,” Joe
said. “We haven’t had time to explore much of the island. God knows what else
is out there. Those big-ass birds have to eat something . I’d just as
soon they didn’t decide to come to the resort side of the island and put us on
the menu.”
    “He has his com-circle. We can go and pick
him up the minute he sends word,” Felix said. “Do you mind going back to the
resort and returning to pick us up tomorrow? I’ll clean up the huts and be
ready to leave in the morning. That’ll give us a chance to get to know each
other.”
    “She could leave you once she’s back at the
resort.” Joe said what Felix was thinking, worrying about.
    “I know. That’s why I’d like another night
alone with her before we head back. Saber has given me a list of things to deal
with, but one night won’t make any difference.”
    “Tomorrow morning then,” Sly said. “I’ll
com you before I arrive. I don’t want to hurt my eyes or besmirch my innocence by
witnessing any kinky goings-on.”
    Felix snorted and waved his cackling
brothers away. He hid his smile until he turned his back and strode back to the
hut. It was good to have brothers, even though they were a pain in his ass at
times. He at least understood Laurence’s grief at Lori’s death, because losing
any of his brothers would send him into a tailspin.
    He found Casey holding her wineglass and
staring into the swirling contents. Wherever her mind had drifted, it wasn’t a
happy place.
    “Hey, you haven’t eaten.”
    “I’m not hungry.”
    “Try to eat something,” he urged, taking a
seat on the corner of the bed. “I want to jump you again before we go to sleep,
have more hot, kinky sex. You need to keep your energy up.”
    Her gaze zapped to his. “Again?”
    “You’re very attractive. I like you.”
    She lifted a self-conscious hand to her
hair. “I look like a boy.”
    “You don’t feel like a boy. If you
don’t like your hair the way it