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

the time to fight back? Who was she to take his choices away from him?

“Okay, I’ll do it.” The words were reluctant ones. “Now?”

“No.” He pulled her closer. “Rest now. Tomorrow is the day you forget about me.”

30

Somewhere on the Restitution base

“Report.”

“The human has been in the Borxclan’s quarters, your excellence. I have not been able to extract her.”

The silence on the other line spoke volumes. Between the plans for the shipment, the extraction had been pushed back to allow for the best chance of being successful.

“I am not amused by your incompetence. Retrieve the human in the next two turns. Your health depends on it.”

“Two turns? Sire—”

“Silence! You dare to deny me?!”

“No, your excellence. Never.”

“Two turns. Or I will have pieces of your own body delivered to me one by one.”

There was a sharp intake of breath.

“Yes, your Excellence.”

31

Kyro awoke with a feeling of dread.

The natural light in his room told him one thing: today was the day to say goodbye to his future. Today was the day he said goodbye to the one person he loved.

As his eyes fluttered open he looked down.

Still naked and entwined with him, she felt perfect. She was looking up at him now and something inside him cracked.

This had been a bad idea.

How was he to say goodbye when he would never experience this again? He loved the way she looked at him, the way she made him feel.

Even in his actual form, she made him feel...normal.

He’d forgotten what that felt like.

Her lips met his as she kissed him lightly and Kyro fought the urge to assault her mouth with his and keep her in bed all day.

He could do that.

They could do it.

They could run away. Live underground or on some lone satellite. Be together.

The Tasqals wouldn’t find them and they’d be happy.

But even as he considered it, a wave of sadness came over him.

How could he even think that? That was no life to live, especially for someone he cared about. He couldn’t subject her to the life of a fugitive.

“Today is the day,” he murmured.

Her eyes met his and it was clear she noted his sadness because it was reflected in hers as well.

“It is for the best,” he whispered, more to himself than to her. He’d have to repeat this for how many years it took for him to not feel this way anymore.

She would have a better life without him. He was going to make sure of it.

“I know.” Her hand rested on his cheek, lightly stroking. “Thank you for showing me the real you.” She sighed. “I know that wasn’t easy for you.”

“I’d do anything for you.”

A sad smile graced her face at that.

It was clear she had no idea how much he cared for her. But it didn’t matter anyway. In a few hours, she wouldn’t remember any of this.

“I don’t want to go...” Her finger covered his mouth as he was about to speak.

“I know,” she said. “I know I have to. It doesn’t mean I want to. I spent the entire night trying to think of ways we could make this work, but I get it. I’m a liability.”

She removed her finger from his lips, looking up at him with such sorrow in her eyes his arms tightened around her.

It wasn’t that simple.

But if that is what it took to keep her safe, then so be it.

“I’m leaving.” She swallowed hard, her gaze falling to his chest. “I’m leaving the base.”

“Leaving? To go where?” His heart, already hurting so, felt another stab go deep.

“The Interplanetary Hub.” She let out a breath. “I wasn’t sure I wanted to go but after all this, even though I won’t remember, it breaks my heart knowing I’ll be here seeing you all the time and remember none of it. Who knows,” she sniffled, “I might even be tempted to get close to you again and we’ll have to go through this once more.”

She was crying. He could feel the wetness against his chest.

Placing a hand underneath her chin, he tilted her face upwards.

It broke his heart to see her like this, knowing he was the reason for her pain.

“Evren...”

“This has been the best few hours of my life, truly.” She wiped a tear. “I just have one thing to ask of you.”

“Anything...” Was it his voice that sounded so choked? As if he could hardly breathe? The pain of loss tearing right through him?

“Let me do it. Let me wipe my memory. I’ll do it when I get to the hub.”

“I...” Allowing her to leave his quarters with her memory still intact was risky. But could he deny her parting wish?

“I’ll do it. You can trust me to. I just...” She exhaled deeply. “I just need a little time...a little more time to cherish these moments.”

Squeezing his eyes shut, Kyro knew that he was going to say yes. He could program the device for single use, and he could program the time as well. All she’d have to do was look at the scope and press the button.

“Ok,” he said. “I will input the device settings...but...must you really leave the base?”

She turned in his arms, settling her back against the bedding as she sighed. “It’s not just you...it’s everything. I was planning on leaving before I realized how you felt about me. It’s why I got the job.”

It suddenly made sense now, why she didn’t want to accept his credits. If she was anything like Xul’s Athena or Yce’s Diana, she was independent and stubborn.

Frowning, he thought of the implications of her leaving.

He wouldn’t get to see her anymore. Could he live with that?

“Will leaving make you happy?” he asked.

She hesitated at his question before she looked up at him and shrugged. “The research lab there seems interesting and welcoming. I got an invite from the lead researcher there. His proposal was intriguing.”

A spark of jealously ignited within him but he fought it back. He had no right.

He was the one pushing her away. It was