Page 76 of Catfished By the Alien Pirate

“There is some DNA similar. But not in the way that would make her fear me.”

“What?”

“A lizard-like species tried to grab her once,” he replied.

“Oh.”

“Is it true?”

“What is?”

His tongue flicked out, and it was similar to a snake tongue. “You’ve mated with a morynth. I can smell it. Any alien who has heightened senses would know. Who was he?”

I shrugged. “It’s not for me to say.”

His eyes narrowed. Wonder what his normal eyes were like? At this point, what was normal? “Have you eaten?” I asked.

“Why?”

I shook my phone. “I’m ordering pizza. So what do you want?”

In a pleasant tone, he said, “I have never eaten human pizza before.”

“Well, you’ll get a treat.” I stepped to the stairs. “You want your usual?”

“Yes!” she hollered.

“Okay, I’m ordering!”

“Ricon’s alive!” she yelled back.

Well, duh, the idiot was alive.I frowned as I looked at my phone. I sucked in a breath as I tried to tamp down the tears. So many emotions warred within me.This wasn’t fair. Andy got her alien. Shit, hesavedher,wantedher.

“Ricon’s a morynth.”

“Yeah.”

“He’s your mate,” he whispered.

My eyes fluttered because I didn’t want to cry. “I didn’t say that.”

“You acted like you knew when I said it.”

“So? I’m in shock.”

“He left you.”

“Yeah, I know. What a fucking jerk,” I muttered as I swiped open the pizza app.

“I’ve got to go to work,” I announced as I put my breakfast dishes into the sink.

“Fine.”

“We have to have a serious conversation soon. You realize that, right?” I asked as I looked at Andy staring at her coffee. Her other hand twirled the spoon inside her bowl of cereal.

Andy crossed her arms. “Yeah. I guess.”

“Did you plan to keep it a secret for as long as you know me? I say that, implying that you will live longer than me.”

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