Her Alien Hero (1Night Stand) by Jessica E. Subject Read Free Book Online Page B

her hips.
    “Something grabbed me.” She sat up, examining the surrounding woods. As she spotted the culprit, her cheeks warmed. “Or...I tripped over a root.”
    “Well, let’s go! If you don’t get your butt moving, we’re going to miss him.”
    Not even an are you okay? Geez! Why did her friend want to see him so bad? The prince was her future husband, the one who would take her away from Ka’lyn.
    Ro’sa got up and brushed off her skin suit made from a thick and pliable material, not likely to have torn during her fall.
    “I’m coming.” She ran to catch up, watching where she stepped at the same time. No need to delay seeing her betrothed again.
    They neared the runway and ducked behind the orange shrubs at the edge of the woods. They found gaps in the branches covered in sharp spikes to peek through.
    Ka’lyn released an excited squeal. “We made it. They’re opening the hatch.”
    “Shh, one of the guards will hear you, and I don’t need any of them to tell my father I hid in the bushes to see the prince.” Though it was easier to think about her father’s possible scorn than the waves rolling through her stomach at seeing the prince for the first time.
    Scooting forward, she focused on the cavity in the shuttle. Any moment her betrothed would step through and she’d catch a glimpse, maybe more, of him, before the guards ushered him away to the private guest quarters in the castle. She lived on level two, but he would stay on four, located several stories underground.
    As a figure stepped from the shuttle, Ro’sa gasped at the same time as her friend. The prince. He had to be her betrothed, with the crown of gold on his head reflecting the sunlight. His hair cascaded to his shoulders in dark-brown waves, skin the same rich color of chocolate, her favorite treat from Earth. He wore a finely pressed black suit with a white shirt underneath. His plush cape reached the floor behind him. Pausing on the platform, he smiled, dimples forming in his cheeks.
    Thank you, Earth! Excitement bubbled from deep inside her, and something more. She squeezed her thighs together and swallowed her own squeal to keep from giving away their location.
    “He’s gorgeous,” Ka’lyn whispered. “Even the color of his skin is sexy. I wonder what he tastes like.”
    Ro’sa shoved her friend. “None of your business. He’s mine.”
    “And I’m so jealous.” Ka’lyn returned the punch. “I want to lick him from head to toe.”
    So did she. “Don’t even think about it. You already have your own man.”
    “Yes, but I can dream, can’t I? I mean, I love my sweaty woodsman, but, some days, I wish he was a prince.”
    Before Ro’sa had a chance to respond, another man stepped out of the shuttle and slapped the prince’s on the back.
    Ka’lyn shifted beside her. “Who’s that?”
    “His personal servant?” She’d been told the prince would arrive with his own entourage. “Maybe a friend?” Would a servant be allowed to touch royalty? On Minjet, yes, but she’d been told the line between royalty and commoners was much more defined on Earth. At least before the last war.
    “He’s cute, too. A stronger jaw, and look at those full lips. Imagine what they’d be like to kiss, how they’d feel on your breasts and between your legs.”
    “Would you stop!” Ro’sa covered her mouth. Her words had come out much louder than she’d intended as she focused on the images her friend had planted in her head.
    Ka’lyn poked her arm. “He’s looking this way.” Ro’sa glanced at the shuttle platform and found the man’s gaze fixed on her. He leaned over the railing before racing down the stairs.
    Busted. “He saw us. Run!” Ro’sa bolted in a zigzag around the trees, staying off the path. If the prince’s friend had seen her, had her betrothed? Would he still want to marry her if he’d caught her spying? She didn’t want to disappoint her parents, after all they’d done to arrange the union, or delay her