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"You are a concern of mine," Wren-Kal said more gently, seeing how vulnerable I was. "I admit, I'm not used to struggling for someone's approval."
"My approval?" I squeaked, wiping at my eyes.
"I see no other female in the hall, My Evie."
Yours, I thought with a blush, before I cleared my throat to avoid acknowledging what he was saying.
"I've submitted a request with Medic Ul-Ro to stop my inhibitors and offer you my blood."
"You what?"
"I will rut for you. I request an offering of your blood or ellopul, so that I may hunt for you."
I coughed on my own spit at his directness. This whole time he had been so respectful of giving me space, and this was a drastic shift.
"Why now?"
"The unGor do not respect contracts that are not made in action. A contract is simply a document of intentions. Our mating arrangement would not be seen as binding by their species unless we establish a bond. With them going out of their way to track down our ship and board us, I do not believe it is without an intention to take what is not theirs.
"I was hoping to give you plenty of time to get to know me outside of the tribe and do a proper Rakture Ceremony when you were ready.”
"I don't understand..." What was he saying?
"I am your intended mate," he clarified.
"But your brother..."
"We call many of our tribe brothers, regardless of ancestry, but I was speaking of myself. I am the second to the king and previous Commander of the House of Nel. And you, Evie of Earth, are my mate."
"Oh," I squeaked and rushed back into my room with my heart hammering in my chest. This was the opposite of keeping a low profile.
Chief Wren-Kal was very considerate, I thought with confusion. He was attractive, smart, kind, and just told me to give him a sample of my blood so he could hunt me down to… fuck me.
Oh, fuck...
Chapter fourteen
Broma
Immediately upon boarding the ship and being greeted by the Commander, I knew. It was so obvious with the way he glowed and the smell about him. He was utterly satiated, having bathed in the juices of his mating. Was this what she smelledlike mixed with another mate? I sniffed the air, and my nose wrinkled.
Was this jealousy?
It was an unusual feeling, considering I had accepted when I boarded that it would have been a possibility that she had found someone. I should be relieved that who she chose was not their Chief of Security; that would have ended any negotiations I could have made for her. Why was the second to the king of Necias Prime hiding out as the Chief? I'd have to hold off on my curiosity for now.
My request to see Violet immediately was denied, and I stood across from Commander Roe-el, awaiting her arrival for a shared meal. All of my hopes were resting on her recognizing me, even if she'd never seen my eyes. I made sure that my robes were cut so the sleeves would show off my scars, particularly that she could see the one I saved from our first meeting, and the bare space at my shoulder that I expected her to fill.
Commander Roe-el grumbled some pleasantries he didn't prefer to say but wished to express his disinterest in my presence all the same. "And you’re the commissioner of what clan on AsunGor?"
I smiled at him and replied graciously, "The whole of AsunGor."
"You don't look female to me," he jibbed, obviously referring to his knowledge of my mother being the Commissioner of AsunGor.
I ignored his disregard for my title, unbelieving of my status. He would hear the stories of my accomplishments in time. "I suppose we have some things to discuss before she arrives."
"Humans do not track the time of sustenance at the usual universal star rotations," he agreed with the unusual lateness of the females to greeting us. I was fairly certain this wasn't a fault of the humans, but of his delivery of the information. It didn'tserve a purpose to point this out to him other than being petty, so I continued without the interjection.
"In my time since last we spoke, I've been informed that you've claimed my delegate, exposing her to most of your tribe. Honored as I am that for your species it is a gesture of great respect—and shows how valuable you deem her worth—I ask that you refrain from showing any more signs of honor towards her. She is to be Delegate of Estate on the planet of AsunGor. As such, she is not to be touched by anyone outside of her delegation, such as a commissioner. You understand," I told him tightly through clenched teeth. It was difficult to keep my wits about me, knowing that it was this male that stood between me and my mate. Based on his stance on the other side of the table of untouched food, I knew he had no intentions of letting any other male near her.
