Jacie and the Alien Bodyguard (Intergalactic Brides 6) by Jessica Coulter Smith Read Free Book Online Page A

purple button to accept an incoming call.
    Jacie smiled and waved a little at Vyrex when he appeared on the screen.
    “Jacie, are you alone?” he asked.
    “Yes. Barimere went to speak with the council.”
    “I know not much time has passed, but have you had a little time to process everything I told you? Have you thought of any questions you’d like to ask?”
    “I don’t have any questions about my health or the babies. Your world is still a little confusing to me though. On Earth, I wouldn’t need a mate in order to survive. I could find a job and put the children in daycare if I needed to. But here? It’s very much a male dominated society. Even most of the shopkeepers are male. The only females I’ve seen working are those in the Earth diner.”
    “You’re right. Zel… I mean, Terran males are raised to be protective of females. And we tend to take it to the extreme. But our females usually don’t wish to work. The only Earth females who have asked permission to take jobs work at the restaurant you mentioned.”
    “You were going to say something other than Terrans.”
    His cheeks flushed a brighter purple. “Yes. Well… if you’re going to live here, I suppose there’s no harm in telling you. Our world was not always called Terran. It was known as Zelthrane-3 and our people were called Zelthranites. All of that changed when Earth was discovered and we decided to make contact. It was thought that the term Terran would be less threatening to your people and make us appear more similar than we are.”
    “I honestly don’t care if you call yourselves Terrans or Zelthranites. Either way, I’m stuck on a world I don’t understand with no options.”
    “You have an option right under your nose. Would it be so bad to become the mate of Barimere? Despite his inability to have children, I believe he would be a wonderful father.”
    “He doesn’t want me as a mate. He won’t deny he’s attracted to me, but he claims he doesn’t want me for the long haul.”
    The doctor smiled. “Doubtful. Not after what I witnessed while you were here.”
    “I don’t understand.” Jacie’s brow furrowed. “What did you see that I missed?”
    “First, I told him to wait in the waiting room while I did your exam. He refused to leave your side. And while he may have stood off to the side for most of it, his gaze seldom left you. When I hurt you with the injection, I thought he was going to come after me for causing you pain.”
    “So, you’re saying…” She pursed her lips. “I’m not quite sure what you’re saying.”
    “He feels protective of you, and what I witnessed today were signs of a male who has claimed a mate. When unattached males come to my clinic with females under their protection, they don’t hover and watch my every move to ensure I don’t harm the female. They wait in the waiting room like I tell them to.”
    “But he doesn’t feel anything for me. I won’t deny that he’s sexually attracted to me, but there’s so much more to a relationship. Mating is forever, from what I understand, and I don’t want to wake up one morning and realize that he regrets being with me.”
    The doctor chuckled. “I don’t think you need to worry about that. But if you’re concerned that he may only be interested in what you can do for him in the bedroom, why not drag things out a bit? I’ll send him some detailed instructions on your care for the next few weeks, and I’ll make sure they are items that will require him to spend time with you, and as you get to know one another, you can decide if you wish to be his mate. And perhaps, he’ll come to feel more for you than just desire.”
    Jacie chewed on her lip. “You really think that would work? He’s talking to the council about housing. If we’re going to live together, won’t that naturally mean spending time together?”
    “No.” The doctor smiled. “Not with Barimere. If he’s fighting his attraction to you, which I suspect he will,