Gabe's Destiny (Alien Mates Book Three) by Serena Simpson Read Free Book Online Page A

his. “Will you teach me?”
    “As much as I can.”
    “What’s wrong? You don’t look happy that we survived. I’m listening to you now. I know I was wrong to just walk off and I definitely realize how it put me in danger. Believe me, I’m willing to listen.”
    “It’s not that, Taya. When I am around you, it’s difficult.”
    “What do you mean?”
    “When you’re different like you and I sometimes the rules change.”
    “That’s why Sudir’s and other monsters come after us.”
    “Yeah, but it’s more than that. I feel an attraction to you, but it’s not an ordinary can I take you to dinner attraction.”
    “You don’t want to drain me of energy like I’m the last cow on Earth.” She backed up a little on the bed.
    He laughed, a full body laugh that made the tension trying to stiffen her shoulders slide away.
    “Nope, not a bit interested in that. Of course, the male in me came up with something different he’d like to get his lips on.”
    She blushed, really how old was she? It took a swift shake of her head to get the images his words conjured up out of her head.
    “If you don’t want to eat me, in a horrible way, what do you want to do?”
    He settled deeper in the chair before making eye contact.
    “Let me tell you a little about myself. I’m a shifter. I think that’s the easiest way to put it. It means there are two sides to me. Right now you see the Arbrin side but within me, just as dominant, is the Matra side. Because we both know the public would be scared and hunt us down if he were seen outside, he stays hidden until we are alone.”
    “If you’re a shifter, why can’t I see the animal overlaying you?”
    “My Matra is not an animal. I believe you see that with the other shifters because they are originally from this planet. I am not.”
    “Your other side, does it wish to hurt me?”
    “We both want to protect you.”
    “Yet somehow the protection will be something that won’t make me happy.”
    “That’s about the size of it.”
    “As we grow older, the Arbrin/Matra begin to search for our soul-bond. Together we become one. It makes us stronger; after a certain amount of time we need that for our sanity. I should have more time but being a twin and dealing with what Rylan has gone through has triggered a need in me for my soul-bond.”
    “What’s a soul-bond? It sounds kind of painful.”
    “A soul-bond is what happens between two people who become one. Like Rylan and Aviana.”
    “Marriage?”
    “It’s more than that. So much deeper and its forever but for now let’s call it marriage.”
    Her mouth hung open as she stared at him. Was he asking her to marry him? She was flattered, of course she was flattered but did it look like she was born yesterday. What exactly did he want out of a sham marriage?
    “You want to marry me?” She couldn’t keep the note of surprise from creeping into her voice.
    “Yes.”
    She laid down in the bed pulling the covers over her head before she sat up again realizing he must be teasing. It had to be a joke. She fell backwards and started laughing. Nice big laughs that might have encouraged him to join in. When she realized she was laughing alone, she stopped and sat up.
    “You’re serious?”
    “Very.”
    Her stomach picked that minute to growl saving her from possibly disgracing herself.
    “I’m hungry.”
    “Let’s go down to the kitchen, I’ll make you something.”
    He cooks? She stood up and silently followed him out the door and down the steps. Looking around, she wondered if everyone here was as crazy as he was. It really didn’t matter because they had saved her life. No one had to come and get her, but they did and she was grateful. So she would listen to what Gabe had to say before she politely turned him down.
    It didn’t matter that he was pleasing to look at, although if you were going to get married, the man should appeal to you. She wasn’t getting married though. He did have a really good sense of