Page 9 of A Mate for Haax

My lips press together in a slight grimace. “Well, I do. But I also wish to speak with her.”

He sighs with a shake of his head. “Gone is the powerful war commander, replaced with this craderie before me. Must I knock some sense into you? Or shall you continue to be wrapped around your little mate's fingers?”

“If I am wrapped around her finger, perhaps she is more likely to wrap her little fingers around me.” I waggle my eyebrows exaggeratedly.

His jaw tenses in deep frustration. “You are insufferable, brother.”

I give him a hollow chuckle. “Are we finished here? I need to try and convince my mate to travel with me back to Grekaria and hope she says yes,” I say, turning on my heel without a second of hesitation to see if he responds.

Chapter 5

Esme

Haax exits his room in a hurry, and I’m left spinning with no idea what just happened. What am I doing? I’ve just met him, and I don’t understand this pull. I’ve never felt like this towards another male before, and maybe this whole mate bond thing may just be real.

It’s weird that even as he leaves I can feel a hole inside with each step he takes away from me. How is that possible? Maybe I’ve been drinking Love Potion Number Nine or something. It’d definitely explain my need to kiss him.

Thoughts of Haax swarm my mind, and my arousal goes into overdrive. The need overwhelms me; to cure the itch he created, making me needy. I slip my hand down my panties, hoping to get myself off quick when I feel a weird sensation coming back across the bond. It must be Haax because it’s filled with desire. I can feel how much he wants me right now.

A few minutes into Me Time, a quick knock on the door sounds before it slides open to reveal another one of the aliens who resides on this compound. I scurry to right my clothing as a flash of red paints my face and chest.

My eyes find the doorway. The female… or male… alien with three breasts in the front stands before me; an un-bemused look upon its face. “Hello, human. My name is Madera, and I will be assisting you in finding proper clothes while you are here, as I have done with all the other humans that either live or have passed through this place.”

Besides the three odd breasts, she is tiny and has a blueish-green tint to her skin. Her, or maybe his, bottom half is covered in pants, yet the top is exposed without shame. Gigantic boobs just hanging right out there like look at me. Which is apparently working because I cannot stop staring at her.

“Human, please follow. I do not like to dawdle.”

I nod and scurry out of the room behind her without a second thought. Surely, I am not being naive with this alien. I want to trust them, but maybe I should’ve just stayed where I was.

Today has certainly been a lot to take in, and I can’t stop my eyes from roaming as we, yet again, hit the corridor.

“So, how long have you lived here?” I ask Madera, trying to get rid of the awkward silence as we walk, but she doesn’t respond. “Okay, then…” I say quietly to myself. Right now, it feels as though I’m back in elementary school holding onto the rope so none of us get lost, but we also have to be quiet.

On our way to wherever it is she’s taking me, I spot another human female. As her eyes find mine, a smile widens her face, exposing one perfect set of dimples. She has long, curly dark hair, and she is plus-sized like me.

“Hey there, I’m Rhea. Oh, my gosh. You have no idea how nice it is to see another human here.”

“So, is it like this all over the compound?” I say it quietly, nodding my head towards Madera.

She giggles. “Yes, pretty much. Some of them don’t understand us, and others just straight up ignore us like she does. What’s your name?”

I hold out my hand in polite human fashion. “Esme.”

“No way, like the mom in Twilight?”

I frown. “Yep.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this over the course of my life. Want to know the even more messed up thing about it? My father’s name is Cullen. She proceeds to walk with me as I stroll behind Madera at a comfortable speed.

“Madera is harmless. Just so you know. Do you have any idea how intimidated I was first meeting her? I had literally just ran out of gas on the road and started walking back towards this place, right? Then all of a sudden, I see this blue and purple alien dude in the woods, and it freaks me out so much I actually pass out.”

She takes a quick breath and keeps going. “Well, then… I end up here; of course. I heard about how the meetings went earlier today, and I can’t even imagine how awful it was to witness that much hate. From what I’ve gathered, the Grekarians and Necorium are enemies and have been for quite some time now.”

“What happened next?” I ask, honestly interested in what she has to say.

“Well, I woke up in Traxx’s room, come to find out he’s my fated mate. Weird, right? Well… then, as if my day wasn’t bad enough, I got kidnapped by those pesky little amphibian guys and almost taken away. It’s how I found out that they can talk to us telepathically. Pretty cool, right?”

I dip my head in agreement. “Do they…” I lean in closer. “Does your mate... Is he…”

“Come on, spit it out. There is nothing embarrassing about any of this. I’ve been here for a while, so I know the ropes. It takes a lot to make me feel weird.”

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