Ka'Cit's Haven (Riv’s Sanctuary #3)

This wasn’t because he was lonely.

This was because he liked the little human…and it seemed, he liked her a little too much.

His friends had human mates. He knew it was possible.

But who was he to wish for such a thing?

A mate.

Maybe even a human one?

But he wasn’t a human male. He was hardly even Merssi.

Such was his curse.

Such was his life.

He was used to it.

No hard feelings.

Yet, there was something, an ache that developed in his chest at the thought.

An ache he couldn’t ignore.

But he had to ignore it.

He had nothing to offer a female.

Nothing.

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A deep voice tickled her ear.

“Nee-ya. It is time.”

“Hmm?” Nia blinked her eyes open.

Had she fallen asleep?

Really?

In a situation like this?

Wide eyes turned to look at the alien who was still holding her and his green gaze met hers in the darkness.

“Shit. I fell asleep?” She shot him an apologetic look she wasn’t sure he could see. “Sorry. I can’t believe…”

As she tried to ease up off him, his arms loosened from around her, and soon she was crouching in the small space, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

She could hear rustling around her and then she remembered he was naked. He was probably putting his clothes back on.

Oh.

Nia looked away even though she couldn’t see anything but memory of what she’d felt came back to her.

Her cheeks felt warm at the thought.