Page 18 of The Alien's Pet

Finally, Kyvan arrived, tugging a pouty-looking Alice behind. Alice had long, black hair and sparkling blue eyes. She had squeezed herself into a short blue dress which barely covered her rump.

"You're late," Korrev snapped.

"I apologize." Kyvan squeezed Alice's hip, looking amused. He was the only one of his warriors not afraid of him. "She insisted on a dress."

Korrev shook his head in disgust. "You're spoiling her." He tilted his chin towards the garden. "You two go play. We have to talk."

Karin hesitated a bit before she motioned Alice to follow her towards the gardens, which were filled with fruit trees.

Korrev and Kyvan talked easily about their prospective mates and their breeding attempts before he told his friend it was time he put his pet down for a nap.

Korrev snapped his fingers at Karin.

Karin went to him almost instantly. He smiled at her obedience as he squeezed her hip. "Good girl," he murmured in her ear. "You are going to get a reward later."

Karin smiled mysteriously.

"Did you girls have fun?" Kyvan pressed his lips against Alice's forehead, none the wiser.

Alice nodded.

"Wonderful, perhaps we can do this again sometime. You girls need someone to talk to, don't you, since you're always cooped up inside?" Kyvan looked at Korrev, who nodded at his request as he squeezed one of Karin's plump buttocks, not caring about them standing there.

"I don't want to leave," Alice whined.

Korrev pushed Karin towards his chest in a rare moment of public affection. At least his pet wasn't the one throwing a tantrum this time.

"Alice," Kyvan gave her a warning, his eyes glaring down on her, indicating he was close to losing his patience. "You and Karin can play another time. For now, we have to go home."

Alice didn't seem to agree as she stubbornly refused to move. Korrev couldn't help but chuckle. His friend certainly had his hands full.

Kyvan finally got tired of her tantrums and placed a struggling Alice over his shoulder before dragging her back to his quarters.

Once Alice and Kyvan left bickering, Korrev turned back to Karin. "Let's go eat lunch and then I'll place you down for your nap."

Usually, after lunch, Korrev would place Karin down for a nap and then go do things he couldn't get done when she was alert and awake. This time, however, he surprised himself and Karin when he willingly lay down in her pet bed beside her, even if the tiny bed was too small for his seven-foot body.

Karin had gotten used to him by now, so she no longer flinched when he would press her body against him. In fact, she would willingly seek his warm body, especially when she was sleepy.

"Did you have fun today?" he asked as he stroked her blonde hair away from her face.

"I did," she agreed sleepily. "This was my first playdate."

"It was?" Korrev sounded surprised. Humans, from his perspective were usually very sociable. Especially females.

"Yes." Karin yawned. "I never had friends growing up. Then I went to law school where friendships didn't exist because competition was so fierce."

"Did you like Alice? I know she's quite a bit younger than you."

"I like her very much. She is very sweet."

Korrev snorted. Sweet wasn't the word he would use to describe her.

"Is Kyvan your best friend?"

"I suppose so." Korrev didn't have time to ponder over the idea of friends. "He's been with me since we were boys. He's my second in command and the one I trust above others. Which iswhy I gifted him Alice. He has proven his loyalty throughout the decades and he deserves to be rewarded."

Karin chuckled sleepily. "You give awful presents."

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