Total pages in book: 94
Estimated words: 89162 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 446(@200wpm)___ 357(@250wpm)___ 297(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 89162 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 446(@200wpm)___ 357(@250wpm)___ 297(@300wpm)
“Our bungalow is that one,” he said, pointing to the closest cottage, which was painted a whimsical blue. “The locks are voice-keyed—all you have to do is say your name to get it to open.”
“Cool—I’ll go exploring then.” Molly gave him a bright smile. She was determined to enjoy this time and not let any bad thoughts of the past intrude, she told herself. This was going to be the vacation she’d always dreamed of—a beautiful setting with a kind, handsome, thoughtful traveling companion who would never hurt her.
It was going to be perfect.
23
TORUS
Torus worked hard to keep his face neutral as he picked up on Molly’s constant stream of memories—some good and some bad—interspersed with her inner monologue. He didn’t have the heart to tell her that he was getting almost everything she thought through the TET device link. She was trying so hard to shield from him and he didn’t want to make her feel uncomfortable or self-conscious.
Commander Sylvan had explained as they were being fitted for the TETs, that some people were natural projectors while others were natural receivers. Molly appeared to be the former, while Torus was definitely the latter.
He didn’t mind hearing her thoughts. Though it felt a bit like eavesdropping, it actually gave him a lot of insight into his new bride. And everything he learned about Molly only made him want her more.
He had been especially interested to learn that she’d been dreaming of him last night. In fact, her dream had been a reality—he had been stroking his shaft as he moaned her name. Though he knew he shouldn’t dwell on it, the video of her pleasuring herself had been foremost in his mind. She’d looked so beautiful and free, lying in the bathtub and using the buzzing purple device on her small, soft pussy.
Torus had tried not to think about the video since he’d seen it—it was taken without Molly’s permission or knowledge and it had been used against her, after all. But the images seemed burned into his brain and he had finally given in to his lust and allowed himself to come while picturing her touching herself.
The interesting thing though, was that she had dreamed of what he was actually doing. That was classic Dream-Sharing—unlike the dreams he’d had of her past which were hard to deal with.
Though to be fair, Torus reminded himself, he hadn’t had any more dreams of Molly’s earlier life in the past several nights. Not since he’d gone to Earth and punished her ex-Mate—which he still didn’t regret one bit. It was like getting retribution for her had finally broken the cycle—he hoped anyway. Living through his new bride’s bad experiences was difficult and painful. Though it certainly gave him compassion for her, he longed for it to be over for good.
Speaking of her past, though, he could hear through the TET device that Molly was intent on hiding hers. She especially didn’t want him to know how her ex-mate had sexually abused her—it was her most closely guarded secret—one she tried to hide even from herself.
So, though he wished they could discuss it, Torus knew he couldn’t tell her about his dreams or what he had seen in them. He had the feeling that if Molly knew that he had seen what her ex-Mate had done, she would lose her trust in him and withdraw. She simply wasn’t ready to face it yet—and might never be. So he would have to be patient with her.
Not that it was difficult—the curvy little Elite already held his heart in the palm of her hand. He wondered if she knew how he felt about her, and how that feeling was deepening every minute they spent together…
24
MOLLY
The bungalow was big inside—built for huge alien warriors rather than humans—yet somehow it still managed to feel cozy. Molly noticed a lot of the same features she saw in the suites in the Mother Ship. There was a huge, overstuffed leather sofa and in front of it was a firewall that could be turned off and on with a switch—the clear glass filled with blue and gold flames when she flipped it on.
There was also a vast bathing pool in the bathroom—much bigger than the little one in her single suite aboard the Mother Ship. This one was big enough to do laps in and there was a temperature control as well, which was nice.
The bedroom held a simply enormous bed—which made sense, she supposed, since it was meant to hold two seven-foot-tall Twin Kindred warriors and their mate, whom they shared. She had seen Lana’s bedroom once before and she and her Twin Kindred husbands had the same sized bed.
Looking at the enormous bed, which was covered in a furry, dark blue spread, Molly wondered if she and Torus would be sharing it tonight. Were they really going to sleep together or should she offer to take the couch?