Gabe's Destiny (Alien Mates Book Three) Read Online Free Page B

Turns out there was a bus coming to Newburg, Pa. I’ve never heard of this place so I bought a ticket, waited for the bus, and here I am.
    “I’ve been here for roughly a year living on my savings. I’ve taken a few jobs but something stupid, strange or weird has happened at each of them and I lost them. As far as the places I’ve lived, they’ve all been a hole in the wall. Nothing near as nice as this and still I’ve managed to get kicked out of all of them. Now I bring my problems here.”
    “Did the monster chasing you look like he was floating on air with a head full of eyes?”
    “Yes!” She jumped up to look at him. “How did you know?”
    “It’s a Sudir, my people are at war with them.”
    “A Sudir? Your people? You mean humans?”
    “The Sudir are an alien race that followed my people to Earth after they destroyed our planet. Not all of the Sudir’s came, only the ones that mutated and now look like what I described to you.”
    “I don’t understand.”
    “Let’s start with you. If you’re wondering, you are human—just a little advanced. You’re one of the few humans who can mate with my people. You have a natural power within you that can fight the Sudir but it also attracts the Sudir. They would use you as a source of nutrition.”
    “Great, I’m alien snack food.”
    His mouth quirked up as she fell on the bed her arms all akimbo.
    “Please don’t stop, tell me more.”
    “They are also able to use my people and have in the past. Not something I recommend. They’re hard to kill and almost unstoppable but we have been stopping them one at a time. So it would be foolish to run. I assure you we are your best chance of fighting them.”
    “This…this Sudir, it wants to kill me then eat me?”
    “Sorry, it’s nothing that nice. He wants to hold you captive, draining your natural power from you every day. He would use you in any way he desires.”
    “How do I get away?”
    “You don’t, now that a spark has been lit within you, a Sudir or something nastier will find you. The only chance you have is to stand and fight with others who can help you. Those others would be me as well as the people you met here tonight.”
    She sat up and looked into his eyes. He wasn’t lying at least from what she could tell. She got up and went to the window on the far wall and looked into the night. Her reasons for running from Nevada were all about her parents. She couldn’t even think about them being hurt; it messed up her insides. So she ran.
    This wasn’t about her parents anymore, it was about the rest of her life and she was tired of running. So instead she would stand firm and learn how to fight the monsters that went bump in the night. Now all she needed was a cool name like Sudir slayer. Nah not cool enough, she’d work on it later.
    “All right.” She turned around to look at him. “I’ll stay and fight and hopefully I won’t become a Happy Meal.”
    “If you did, I’m sure you’d be the best tasting one.”
    She smiled, her heart beating just a bit faster at the off handed compliment. It had been a long time since those came her way. Too much work and running from alien killers.
    “Thank you for being willing to help. Are you sure everyone else will be okay with it?”
    “I’m sure, but we can tell them what’s happening tomorrow at breakfast.”
    She nodded and walked him to the door. “Goodnight, Gabe.”
    “Taya, I shouldn’t be doing this.”
    He leaned over and placed his lips on hers gently. When she didn’t push him away, he licked at her closed lips until she opened them. Taking his tongue, he pushed into her mouth caressing hers. A gentle sweet kiss bound them together before he broke it off and slipped out the door.
    Taya closed the door and walked into the bedroom. She finally had some answers but they were just bringing up more questions.
     
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    Rylan was leaning against his door when he got there. Gabe gave a rueful shake of his head; he wasn’t