Flicker

Flicker by Viola Grace Read Free Book Online

Book: Flicker by Viola Grace Read Free Book Online
Authors: Viola Grace
Tags: Erótica, Literature & Fiction
with him. “My Lady Wythin. You are confined to quarters until we reach the Ecalla. Your scent is overpowering and Vorabenik is having trouble keeping his self-control. We don’t want your oestrus to distract the pilot as well.”
    She went invisible. It was not to escape, just to hide her embarrassment. “I am sorry.” She went quietly and moved to the vid screen in the small cabin. She punched up the basics of Azon life and started to learn all she could about Ben’s home.
    Shouts of anger emanated from the main cabin, but the shuttle did not change course so the captain was not involved. That left Ben and Kennek. Her embarrassment surged all over again as she figured out that she had to be the topic of conversation.
    A quiet knock on the door made her curious and she opened it with a little hesitation. Kennek stood there, slightly the worse for wear. His lip was cut and one eye was swelling.
    “Seval. I would like to apologize. I did not mean to embarrass you.”
    His line of sight was aimed at the vid screen and she looked down to realize that she was still invisible.
    “It was rude of me. Vorabenik has explained that you have not yet consummated your mating, and will not until you have been formally joined. He will bear up under the strain of controlling himself, and I will guard you against advances made by unmated males as I was contracted to. You are welcome to rejoin us in the cabin. Please, rejoin us.”
    She thought about it for a moment. “I am enjoying the studying of your planet, but I could use a guide. Could you explain some of the details to me if I joined you in the main cabin?”
    He jumped up about a foot. His eyes were wild around the edges as he tried to pinpoint her location. “Oh. You are here. Yes. That would be most enjoyable.”
    With a truce of sorts struck, she followed him back into the main cabin, keying up the main screen as she did so. A quick glance at Ben showed him glaring at Kennek, and unlike her chaperone, he was in perfect shape. None the worse for wear. Her hero.
     
    On the Ecalla, she began to get herself used to the new wardrobe that she had purchased. Ben was busy doing something in Medical.
    The skirts stopped tripping her after her third day and the shoes after four. Kennek taught her some dance moves for formal Azon dances and generally stopped being so stuffy around her. Whatever Ben had said, stuck.
    He was acting more like a lady’s companion and less like a thug with every day.   She had to be careful or she just might make a friend.

 
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Eleven
     
     
    Meeting your fiancé’s parents was always tricky, but when alien formalities were involved, it got very awkward indeed. Luckily for Seval, she already had the clothes for the occasion and Kennek had prompted her on etiquette.
    She greeted them with head high, face forward and eyes front. Kyra and Tiergar had greeted her warmly when she arrived and it was that confidence that carried her to her new prospective in-laws. Fully visible. Her formal kimono style gown rustled as she stopped in front of them.
    “Greetings, daughter.” They extended their hands to her and she extended hers in turn. Vnash and Rabeni were Ben’s parents all right. Rabeni’s skin and Vnash’s hair and warrior build. His mother was willowy but no less fierce than her mate was. Truly, Seval would not like to meet either of them in a dark alley if they were holding a grudge.
    “Greetings, Mother, Father.” She bowed low over their joined hands and they raised her up. It was done. The great and fateful moment was done. Now they could all go and have a cup of tea.
    His father’s voice growled, “Vorabenik, you have chosen well.”
    Oh, right he still had his thing to do.
    Ben took up his post next to her and touched her arm with his. “Thank you father, she is truly the mate of my heart.”
    “Is she worthy of you, my son?” His mother was having a problem fighting a grin. She obviously was the source of

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