Kyro: A Sci-fi Alien Abduction Romance (Captured by Aliens Book 5) by A.G. Wilde (best summer books .txt) 📕

“Truly,” he said, pointing to a single purple plant that was resting on the table. “That was my contribution.”

Her laugh came quick and easy and her shoulders relaxed. She didn’t know why she’d been so nervous about seeing him again.

Relaxing around him came as easy as melting butter in a hot pan.

It was going to be hard telling him what she’d come to say. Not only was the sight of him creating knots in her brain but the way he was looking at her...that heat she’d felt the day before was returning and it was starting a raging fire in her core.

“I know I said it before, but I am sorry for popping in so suddenly. I didn’t mean to inconvenience you or your brother.” Her brows scrunched a little.

“Brother?” The skin on Kyro’s forehead pulled together and he glanced behind him in the direction where his roommate had gone. “Rokan is not my blood brother. He is but a nuisance I live with.”

“That’s what he says but he and I both know, he is the real nuisance,” came Rokan’s voice from somewhere in another room.

Evren held back a laugh at the utter look of irritation Kyro shot in the direction of the voice.

“I will dress,” he said, turning back to her, the look of irritation seeming to melt from his features like moisturizer into his skin. “Then we can speak.”

Evren nodded and with a lingering look, Kyro moved off to the second bedroom.

As he dressed, Evren paced slowly in the sitting area, catching her reflection in one of the viewing screens along the wall.

Her reflection surprised her. She’d looked at herself before she left but seeing her image again, it seemed she had forgotten what she looked like.

Dare she even think that she looked good?

Maybe it was the fact that she had been dirty and unwashed for the greater part of her capture, but the effect of the white dress she was wearing made her feel as pristine as a snowflake. And she probably looked like one too, white her white-blond hair, pale skin, and white attire.

She was running her hand over the dress when she felt, rather than heard, Kyro move up behind her and his reflection appeared in the viewing screen. He was dressed in the standard kit and he was focused on her hands moving down her dress.

“Is this the clothing you were making?”

How could his eyes be saying such naughty things when the words leaving his mouth were so wholesome? Was she imagining it? Was she that hungry for something to hold on to that she was imagining what was not there?

“No,” she blinked rapidly, trying to clear her thoughts. “This? I couldn’t make this. Did you not see the catastrophe I made that was supposed to be a skirt?”

“It wasn’t a catastrophe...a small disaster maybe...”

Evren narrowed her eyes at him and for the first time, she watched as Kyro’s lips twisted into a ghost of a smile.

He was smiling.

It transformed his features.

Suddenly, his eyes twinkled and softened and his whole face relaxed.

Turning to face him, she punched him lightly on the shoulder. “Hey. You’re getting too good at Earth humor. Puns. Sarcasm.”

Kyro didn’t answer. Instead, his gaze darkened, and she was suddenly aware of how close she was standing to him. It seemed that when she’d turned around she’d inadvertently taken a step closer to him without realizing.

Warmth feathering her cheeks, she cleared her throat and stepped to the side, pretending to walk over to look at the plant on the table.

“Did I interrupt your work? Athena told me you’re researching our planet.”

“I spend much time reviewing your world,” he replied.

“Don’t you find us...boring? There are so many other interesting aliens. Just walking down the street and I’m amazed at how...lacking we humans are.”

It took a few seconds for him to answer and when she looked in his direction, she wished she hadn’t. Gone was the twinkle in his eye and the smile that had been tugging on his lips.

What had now taken its place was a deep, take me to bed and strip me bare sort of look.

“I don’t find you lacking at all.”

There were too many unsaid words there. She could almost feel them bursting the seams of silence surrounding them and Evren found herself swallowing hard.

Was it just her or had the temperature risen in the room?

Yea. She was definitely teetering on the brink of horny.

It was clear that spending time with Xul and Athena had only worsened her apparent need for something.

Seeing them together, the way Xul looked at Athena, the obvious possessiveness in his gaze...she’d wanted that. And it seemed that she was taking Kyro’s friendship and turning it into something else in her mind.

She needed to quash it before she lost the one thing that was bringing her joy in this new world. She’d lost many things so far. She didn’t want to lose his friendship too.

In the last few days, it was the only thing that had kept her from the pits of depression.

“I need to talk to you about something.” She pushed the words from her mouth quickly, before she could second-guess herself.

Even from the distance between them, she could see his eyes focus. It was clear when his pupils contracted and zoned in on her.

“It sounds urgent.”

Evren nodded. “It is. Well, it isn’t but...I guess it’s...important?”

“Go on.”

Evren let out a breath.

Yep. This was hard to do.

How could she bring up their kiss without seeming like a total twat?

“What happened yesterday...” She jumped right in. She’d found the best way to stop her mind from derailing her was to just stop thinking and let her mouth do the talking. “I just want you to know that it didn’t mean anything.”

Oh, God. Even hearing the words felt wrong.

Why did it feel as if she was lying?

“The kiss?”

Damn. Evren closed her eyes for a second. She hadn’t wanted to say it out loud.

“Yes. The kiss.” She couldn’t meet his gaze. It was too intense.