Alien's Orphan Bride: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance (Mail Order Human Book 4) Read Free Page B

would keep her sequestered from all other males. Once he got her with child though, he could relax his rules somewhat. It was, after all, punishable by death to touch a female who was pregnant or already had children with another Marrlxian. No other male would dare try to claim her once she carried his first child in her womb.
    He sat her suitcase beside the bed.
    “Um, where do you sleep, Cav?” An adorable blush stained her cheeks.
    “My room is at the end of the hallway.” He moved to her and toyed with her auburn braid, unable to resist touching her. His cock hardened at the prospect of claiming her tonight. He would take her long and hard, leaving no doubt in her mind to whom she belonged.
    He cleared his throat, released her braid, and took a step back. “Though this is your bedroom, there will be many nights when you will be required to sleep in mine.”
    Her blush deepened. “Tonight?”
    “Yes, tonight.”
    He wanted to tear that dress off her and toss her down on the bed, then spread her legs and sink into her feminine sweetness at this very moment. But ficka , he had to suffer through the formality of the mating ceremony first. To take a female before the ceremony wasn’t honorable. Only the lower classes engaged in such sinful pursuits.
    Beneath her thin dress, her nipples hardened to stiff peaks, as if to taunt him and the morals he struggled to cling to. She fidgeted in place as she held his gaze, and when he detected the sweet, feminine scent of her arousal, he couldn’t prevent the growl that rumbled from his throat.
    Her eyes widened and she moved around the bed, staring at him in alarm.
    He supposed human males didn’t growl. Or if they did, it didn’t mean anything good. He didn’t apologize for frightening her though. If she was partly afraid of him, or thought him unpredictable, she wouldn’t dare try to escape him. Not like Lishana.
    But don’t you want her to care for you? a traitorous voice whispered in the back of his mind.
    He clenched his jaw and growled again, this time prompting a gasp from Hailey. Her hands trembled at her sides and her chest rose and fell rapidly.
    “The mating ceremony will take place at sunset. You must get yourself ready.”
    “Um, okay. I’ll be sure to change into another dress,” she said, glancing at the nearest armoire.
    “I will return for you soon.” He departed the room, but not before he envisioned her slipping off her dress and standing naked while she selected something new to wear. Despite being thinner than he thought a healthy female should be, she had wide hips and an ample butt he couldn’t wait to get his hands on. Perhaps the first time he claimed her, he would bend her over the bed and pound into her from behind.

 
    Chapter Two
     
    Hailey stared at her reflection in the tall mirror, appreciating the flattering cut of the blue gown she’d selected. It was the most elegant dress she’d even seen, let alone worn. All the material things around her left her unsettled. Why wasn’t she happier in this moment? This was her room. These were her things. The air was fresh and the food plentiful on this planet.
    Shame heated her cheeks. She had everything she’d ever wanted. Except someone who really cared about her. She wasn’t so foolish as to believe in love at first sight, but she hoped in time Cav would come to truly care for her. Yes, he’d said she would be his cherished mate. But she sensed he’d only said that out of obligation. Her stomach flipped. Would he only love her if she gave him a child? A male heir? Doubt clutched at her heart. Would he despise her if she only gave him girls or if she couldn’t get pregnant at all?
    She hadn’t known how desperately Marrlxians needed heirs to maintain their social status until she’d left Earth on the Matchmaker 2 . The strange red-eyed alien who’d looked over her application in Atlanta before she boarded the interstellar ship hadn’t given her any details, so she’d filled them