Boss Alien: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance (Reestrian Mates Book 4) Read Free Page B

her face. “They won’t literally eat your soul or cause you physical harm. Thanks a lot, Mr. Jax. Now you’ve made me explain my joke and it’s no longer funny.” She went back to typing, but a grin still tugged at her lips.
    Jax tried to concentrate on the circular display screen below him, as well as the list of hovercraft repairs he needed to complete by evening, but all he could think about was the fact that Gina was unclaimed. He inhaled her scent from across the room, drawing in a long, deep breath, and puzzled at not detecting the slightest scent of another male. She possessed an exquisite beauty, her pale complexion offset by her dark eyes and even darker hair. She was shorter than him, as all humans were, but she wasn’t so petite that she wouldn’t be able to handle the rigors of his mating.
    But she wasn’t Reestrian, and she probably wouldn’t just offer herself to him because it was his biological time to mate. She was a human, a rather headstrong one from what he’d seen so far, and she would need all the pomp that came with human courtship. Lunch and dinner dates, flowers, and thoughtful gifts. He would have to take her to the movies too. Klemm had explained human dating behavior several days ago while urging him to seek out a human female in a town outside Rahatha.
    Heat pummeled through him and his cock strained against his pants. He clutched the sides of the display screen as a wave of dizziness assaulted him. He blinked hard several times in order to clear away the stars dotting his vision. Taking deep breaths, he waited for the dizzy spell to pass, while his eyes went wide with realization.
    The human female known as Gina had accelerated the onset of his mating urge. It was the only logical explanation for the sudden change in his physical state. Before her arrival, he hadn’t felt his blood heating or his pulse accelerating so abnormally.
    He wiped the perspiration from his brow and strode to her side, using his foot to turn around her swivel chair and force her to face him.
    “Hey, Mr. Jax, what do you think…” Her words trailed off and she stared up at him, her gorgeous dark eyes widening.
    “You will go to lunch with me, Gina, and then I will buy you flowers on the way back to work.”
    “Excuse me?”
    “Then tonight I will take you to dinner and a movie. There’s a theater on the other side of the city, and I’ll make sure we get the best seats. I will hold your hand during the movie.” When she gaped at him in silence, he backed away a few steps, not trusting himself to keep his hands off her. He didn’t want to scare her by moving too fast, something Alice had warned him about. “I will walk you home after the movie and then kiss you thoroughly.”
     
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    To say Jax had stunned Gina into silence would be an understatement. She stared up at him while trying to take in regular breaths, lest she pass out at his feet. She should be offended by his proposition. Well, it was more like a demand. He hadn’t exactly asked her on a date. He’d told her she was going out with him. Her heart danced with joy that he was so attracted to her, but her sensible side was outraged by his highhandedness.
    She swallowed hard and tried to fight down the flutters rising in her stomach, to no avail. A spasm of heat rocked through her core and she squirmed in her seat. A second later, she felt a flush travel up from her neck to spread over her whole face. Did he noticed her squirming? Did he realize how much she wanted him too, even though she couldn’t possibly accept his offer?
    But damn, she found his dating faux pas so adorable, and sweet in a way that made her want to slide her hands up his shirt and dig her fingers into his muscles. As she held his gaze, trying to find the strength to say, “no, thanks, Mr. Jax,” his eyes transformed from blue to black. She gripped the sides of her chair. What the hell?
    “Are you all right, sir? Your eyes were blue a second ago, but now