Total pages in book: 47
Estimated words: 44495 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 222(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 148(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44495 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 222(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 148(@300wpm)
Clara has been sick for months. The doctors haven’t been able to pinpoint what’s wrong with her. But it’s her birthday, and her friends have taken her out for a night of entertainment at Club Zoom. As soon as they enter the club, Clara faints. Little does she know her life is about to irrevocably change.
Kalbrac is on the dance floor when a door leading to the front of the club opens and his mate’s scent brings him to his knees. Finding her unconscious, Kalbrac immediately whisks her off the planet. The doctor on the mothership has advanced skills that will save her life.
Waking up on a spaceship is jarring, but Clara feels just as drawn to her mate as he is to her. Can she trust her savior to make the right decisions and keep her safe?
Prepare to travel through the stars only if you’re brave enough to learn about oversized Papis and survive their very intimate care.
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Chapter One
Clara
“Aren’t we a bit old for this?” I ask my friends as we stand in line, waiting to get into Club Zoom. I don’t know why I agreed to this.
Misha giggles. “It’s your birthday. We’re celebrating. Thirty-five is not old.”
I draw in a deep breath and press against my temples with my fingers.
“Headache?” Tanya asks gently, stroking my arm.
I try to shake it off. “I’ll be fine.” I want to be fine. I’ve felt pretty good today. That’s why I agreed to go out. That and it’s my birthday. I should be out celebrating with my friends.
Misha wraps her arm around my other elbow. “Did you see the doctor today?”
“No. I have another appointment tomorrow.”
Both my friends stare at me with worried looks on their faces.
“What?” I ask before I swipe at my nose, thinking there’s something on my face.
“You look pretty pale, Clara,” Misha says, her brows furrowed with more concern than I like to see in her expression.
Tanya glances at the entrance to the club. We’re next to go inside.
Suddenly I feel kind of faint. Shit. Why does this keep happening to me? I’ve been on a leave of absence from my job for three weeks, seeing specialists, trying to get to the bottom of my fatigue. I wouldn’t have come out tonight if I hadn’t been feeling better today.
“IDs, ladies,” the bouncer says as we step into the club.
My fingers are shaking as I fumble with the zipper on my purse.
“Ma’am? Are you okay?” the bouncer asks.
“She gets fatigued sometimes,” Tanya tells him. “Is there someplace we can sit down for a minute?”
“Of course.” The man steps closer, sets a hand on my back, and guides me through the entrance and into an office. He shuts the door as soon as we’re inside and helps me to sit on a loveseat. He squats in front of me.
“Thank you,” I murmur. I can feel fatigue taking over. Dammit. I’m going to faint.
Misha and Tanya must recognize the signs because they both rush to my sides and turn me so I end up reclined on the loveseat.
“How about some water?” the bouncer asks.
Tanya responds, I think, but her voice is fading…
Chapter Two
Kalbrac
I’ve been downstairs mingling with the eclectic group of human females for about an hour when a strange sensation makes my spine tingle. Jerking my head up, I catch a glimpse of the doctor from the mothership, Dankin, jogging toward the front of the club.
Weird. Dankin doesn’t come down to Earth from the mothership unless there’s an emergency.
I watch him as he approaches the door that leads to the check-in lobby. As soon as he opens the door, all the blood drains from my head. I draw in a deep breath. My mate is in the entrance room somewhere. She hasn’t made it into the club yet, but that’s not surprising.
Females have to fill out a lot of paperwork before they can enter the main dance floor. John, who works the entrance to the club, is a stickler for checking IDs and making sure every visitor reads the fine print on the waiver before they can sign the paperwork.
I flinch as the door closes, abruptly cutting off the scent I’d taken in. Nope. This isn’t going to work for me.
Ignoring the dozen females who’ve been pawing at me and taking selfies, I turn toward the very door Dankin just rushed through. There could be a dozen females in the entrance room checking in. Is my mate possibly injured?
I have to assume someone is hurt to warrant Dankin being summoned. I’m actually surprised they didn’t just send whoever it is to the hospital. Why call the ship’s doctor?
We aren’t allowed to leave the club for any reason. When we arrive at the mothership, we travel down to Club Zoom in a pod. We land on the roof, move into one of the flats above the club, and visit the club every night until we find a mate.
We don’t even go into the entrance area. There’s no need. Except my mate is in there somewhere.
As soon as I open the door, her scent returns to fill my entire being. It penetrates deeply, nearly bringing me to my knees. Everything I’ve heard is true. One whiff of my mate and I’m consumed.
I spot John at the entrance to his office, filling the doorframe. He’s nowhere near as large as me or any other Eleadian male, but he’s a big guy for an Earthling.
“John?” I call out as I approach him from behind.
He spins around, frowning.
I nod beyond him. “What’s going on?”
“A woman fainted. Dankin happened to have been in the building, checking on medical supplies, so I called him. It was faster than an ambulance.”
My heart is racing. I scent three females in the room besides Dankin and Zack—Club Zoom’s manager. Is mine the one who fainted?