Victoria and the Alien Doctor (Intergalactic Brides 2) by Jessica Coulter Smith Read Free Book Online Page A

on her intimately. Victoria couldn’t deny her heart raced when he was near and she felt a flutter in her stomach. It had been a long time since she was drawn to anyone, and she didn’t think she’d ever felt this way before. She felt more for Xonos than she had anyone.
    Although… she’d love to know how an alien planet came to be known as Terran.

Chapter Five
     
    Chief Counselor Borgoz glowered at Xonos. “What do you mean if I don’t sanction your mating you’ll leave Terran for good?”
    Xonos glowered right back. “Exactly as I said. I’ll not allow you to dictate who I can and cannot mate. I want Victoria and her daughter, Evie, to be mine. If you’ll not allow it, I’ll petition Earth to remain here. I have plenty of money to live on if you refuse to let me practice medicine at the station.”
    Borgoz blustered.
    “Admit it, Counselor. You need me far more than I need any of you. I’ve played by your rules up to this point but, as the Earth people say, I’m putting my foot down. I won’t be bullied by you or anyone else. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t even be breathing right now, and you know it.”
    Borgoz turned a really dark shade of purple, then blue, before letting lose a string of curses. He slammed his fist down on his desk, cussed some more, then turned a narrowed eye gaze back to Xonos.
    “Very well. I’ll approve the mating, allow you to claim Evie as your own, but know that this is forever. If you decide later you don’t want them, or your mate wants out of the relationship, you’re just going to have to figure out how to live with each other. You’re making an unbreakable oath by taking the two of them into your home and it will be forever.”
    Xonos wasn’t pleased to hear that, not after the promises he’d made Victoria, even if she had declared she didn’t want to break the mating. Without an approved mating, he couldn’t help Evie. He shouldn’t have even allowed them to move in with him yet, but he’d broken that rule quick enough. Without a unanimous vote from the council, their bond would never be broken, and while there was a law that allowed for such a thing, it had never been used. It was just understood that all Terran matings were forever.
    “Very well, Counselor. Approve the mating and I’ll sign whatever you want. Just give Syl and me the freedom to treat Evie, possibly cure her. I already told my mate it may be an impossible task, but I’ll do everything in my power to save the child.”
    “Don’t say you weren’t warned. It shall be as you wish. I only hope you don’t come to realize later that you’ve made a mistake.”
    Not likely. Xonos bade him farewell and ended the call before returning to the mountain of files on his desk. He’d seen countless patients today as an unknown virus had swept through the station. Xonos still didn’t have a name for the infection, but he’d found a way to cure it. Everyone had been treated, and he even inoculated himself to make sure he didn’t take anything home to Evie.
    Once he had made notes in all of the files, as well as their digital copies, he filed everything and went home for the day. It was growing late, well past dinner, and he worried that Victoria hadn’t called all day. He’d had a phone delivered to her first thing in the morning, but she hadn’t used it. At least, she hadn’t used it to call him.
    The hotel was quiet when he arrived, and he took the elevator to the top floor. Unlocking the suite door, the first thing he noticed was how still everything was. The lights were out; he couldn’t hear the sound of a TV turned on in any of the rooms. He checked Evie’s room first, but the lights were out and the bed was still made. Next he checked the other bedroom, finding it in the same state. Unease crept down his spine. It was too late for shops to still be open.
    Pulling out the phone he’d purchased, he located Victoria’s number in the directory and called. The phone rang several times