Page 26 of Alien Dragon's Bride

“But what about your wife.” Damn, why did she keep bringing her up? “I mean you dated before you got married, right?”

“Not really. My marriage,” he said the name funny like he tested the word, “was more convince than anything else.”

So he wasn’t in love with his wife? “What do you mean? Like an arranged marriage?” Did people still do that these days? Was he part of some religious cult or something?

“Guess you could think of it that way.” He stared down at the table, a mix of emotions tumbling across his features. “My family had known hers for our entire lives…until her death.”

“I’m so sorry.” She reached across the table and touched his hand.

When he grasped her fingers in his, a shiver of pleasure rushed through her. Time to change the subject as she couldn’t stand to see him in pain and this topic seemed to make him uncomfortable.

The waitress returned with a tray loaded with all the restaurant’s desserts and set it in front of Levx. “Here you are, sweetie.”

“We need a second fork, please.” Levx smiled but his voice was level as if speaking to a child.

“Right away.” She giggled softly then moved to another table.

Levx broke off a piece of one of the deserts that looked flaky and almost cake-like. “Here, try the Baklava.”

She took the piece from his outstretched hand and took a bite. The sweetness hit her tongue and she moaned. Why had she never tried this before? Probably because her diet consisted of hospital cafeteria, fast-food, and bowls of cereal. And the cafe never did anything this fancy. “It’s delicious.”

“More?” he asked, his golden eyebrow rising.

As much as she’d like to eat the whole thing, she wanted him to have some too. “Nah, I’d like to try something else.”

The waitress snapped the fork down on the table between Levx and Megan. God, what was this lady’s problem? But Megan pushed the thought away. After all, she’d had bad days too except this server was taking it too far. A thought popped into Megan mind. Levx said he came here before…had he and the waitress dated?

Nonchalantly, Megan picked up the fork and cut into another dessert. She fought not to allow jealousy to fester. She didn’t have any hold on Levx. All she was here for was to sign the contract, get artificially inseminated, have a baby and then she’d never have to deal with this waitress or any other woman falling all over Levx again.

So why did that thought make her heart feel like it was being crushed under a cement block?

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