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corner of the material. Momma would have gone crossed eyed knowing she hung clothes out at night. Out of nowhere she laughed, laughed hard from her stomach like a child. It progressively got louder and louder, then the tears streamed down her face. Her grip on the bag of pins weakened. The pieces of wood scattered over the grass mimicking the shattering of her heart.
    Agony settled on her shoulders. They began to tremble, and her arms were suddenly heavy. Momma gave her those pillowcases when she moved out of their house years ago.
    Around her in the backyard, crickets chirped, June bugs bounced off the screen door, lightning bugs dance in the air, and her quiet cries added another layer when an arm came around her waist. Sadie struggled against the hold, screaming into the hand now covering her mouth and eyes. The hand was enormous.
    Her body prickled, with tiny bites of electricity coursing through her limbs. She caught a glimpse of the hand under the moonlight on her face. Impossible. It held a reddish-pink tinge to the skin. Warm breath coated her ear. Panic worked a second sheen of sweat over her body under her clothes.
    “Let go,” she mumbled into his hand, and stiffened when his mouth touched her ear.
    “You’re mine now.”
    Terrified, Sadie struggled against the hold. A sizzling sensation ran over her skin as a lightheaded haze drew spots before her eyes. His unearthly deep voice filled her head.
    “Sadie, I need you more.”

Chapter 3
     
    Captain Aroc Farkus of the karuntee clan of moon dwellers, stationed on Sector Seven, studied the human female huddled in the corner of his gray sofa. Asleep, she appeared fragile and small, but he knew different. She’d struggled in his arms to free herself, hitting and scratching his face and chest. He’d have bruises on his legs for weeks.
    She fought like an animal trapped in a cage once they were up here, before she passed out on the sofa. Impressed by her fight, he couldn’t take his eyes off her now. The last thing he wanted was to find her attractive or worse alluring. Dammit if she didn’t heat the blood rushing through his body headed for his cocks. He stepped out wide, letting the larger cock fall to the side.
    Aroc raised his eyes to the sound of the doctor running the scanner over her forehead, taking her temperature to make certain she hadn’t run a fever when she passed out.
    “Captain, don’t hesitate to contact me if anything changes. From her numbers—I’m basing them on my knowledge of your late wife, Katherine’s, annual physical—this young lady will be okay. Her blood pressure’s a little high, but I suspect it would be under the circumstances.”
    “I can handle it from here, Doctor.” His gaze settled on her flat belly under the T-shirt, a hint of her brown skin peeking out from the raised hem. He shot a look at the doctor. “And you’re certain she’s not pregnant?”
    “No. The scanner would’ve picked up a second heartbeat. I’ll prescribe human vitamins and a birth control injection. I’ll perform a bio-scan; adjust the active ingredients so I don’t over dose her system.”
    Katherine believed she couldn’t have children, the reason they never used protection. He’d ask Sadie once she came around if she needed any medicine.
    The Doctor continued. “She may be on a prescription now. Humans are fragile. This one’s particularly attractive. You could find yourself mated again. No reason for you to remain alone, Captain.”
    “She’s not my mate, Doctor. I won’t be having more children. She’s Norese’s caregiver,” he urged with the wave of his hand. “Write her out the prescription you had Katherine take and have them sent over immediately. We’ll leave soon and be away for a month.”
    The doctor blinked rapidly, his mouth opening and closing before he focused his attention on Sadie. “I’ll leave you with your guest while I return to the medical bay. I don’t keep Katherine’s files on my device any