Page 65 of Owned By Two

It curdled before he smirked at me. “Lead the way,Assistant.”

He couldn’t have put any more poison in the word if he tried.

He seemed to associate being an assistant with being a secretary, but nothing could be further from the truth.

I was Lizzy’sexecutiveassistant, which meant I got to see how he ran his entire empire.

I was essentially his second in command.

“This way,” I said, turning to lead the way.

I had thought Lizzy and I could spend more time together, to explore each other so I could share with her the fact we were fated mates and would be lovers for the rest of our lives…

But now that Blor had shown up, I wasn’t sure any of that plan would now be possible.

I was glad Lizzy had said he could stay asinglenight and I intended on ensuring it wouldn’t be any longer than that.

He wouldnotoverstay his welcome, although, as far as I was concerned, he had surpassed that milestone the moment he stepped foot on the estate.

After two minutes of walking down the hall, he said:

“Hey, buddy. Is there an empty roomcloserto Lizzy’s quarters?”

Plenty. But you’re not havinganyof them.

“Those rooms are reserved for more… esteemed guests,” I lied. “You’ll be quite comfortable in one of our other rooms.”

“I hate to tell you this, but I actuallyaman esteemed guest. Probably the most esteemed guest Lizzy will ever have.”

My back was to the creature so he didn’t see me roll my eyes. “Laying with her at the Seeding Facility hardly marks you as anesteemed guest.Besides, why aren’t you still there? I would have thought you would have chosen another female to sate your Steyatt and forgotten all about Lizzy.”

Blor nodded. “Believe me, I did try. But when we got to my room, I discovered something… something that changes everything. I couldn’t lay with another female even if I wanted to.”

His words perked my interest and I wondered what it had been that he’d found.

His own consciousness?I thought.The power to think?

Perhaps a stray brain cell or latent instinct kicked into gear and made him realize he’d been afoolfor letting Lizzy go in the first place and that scum like him wasluckyto even have the chance tolookat a female of her quality?

Blor leaned in close and lowered his voice. “Do you want to see?”

He reached for the band of his pants and began to draw it — and his underwear — down.

I spun around. “I have no interest in seeing your cock, pal,” I snapped. “Any female would make someone like you hard. That doesn’t mean you’re destined to be together.”

“It’s not my cock, asshole! It’s something a whole lot more.” He leaned in closer. “It’s the Joisa!”

My eyes rose to his.

The conviction was clear on his face… but I immediately disregarded it. “That’s not possible,” I said.

“I thought the same thing at first. I mean, it’s hard for our species to find our fated mate, never mind in a place like a Seeding Facility! But as I looked closer, I realized I was right. Look…”

He reached for his pants once more and I raised a hand. “Wait,” I said.

I peered up and down the hall to ensure no one was close enough to hear what we were saying. “Not here. In here.”

I shoved the bedroom door open and motioned for him to enter.

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