“He may be. But he will be okay. Question is, what are we going to do?”
“We?”
“You don’t think I’d leave you do?”
“No, but are you staying on Earth?”
“I think it’s for the best. What about your father’s dream? The restaurant?”
“I think my father’s dream would be to see me happy. And you make me happy. Now I have to find a job, though.”
“Kal and the faction have made arrangements. You don’t have to. But we do have to be careful. One, they will still want to harvest you. And two, we can’t have children.”
Marissa had never given much thought to the idea of getting pregnant. Sure, she figured one day she’d find the right guy, and have the two-point-five-kid thing. But now it sounded like that wasn’t possible. Probably because of Finn being Asazi. That he couldn’t get her pregnant. She didn’t want him to feel bad about that. “I’m okay with that,” she reassured him.
Chapter 40
Finn
Three days later they pulled into a hotel near Tucson, Arizona. Finn had decided that the best course of action would be to pick the Asazi-owned property that was closest to the next harvesting. This way he could see his cousin again.
“So what are you going to do about Kal?”
I’ll see him when they come back.”
“More harvesting?” She drew a deep breath in.
He knew she was against that. And they’d have arguments to come over it. He didn’t believe in it himself anymore. He wasn’t sure he ever did. “Yes, that is why they are coming. But I also have a way to leave him a message, on a website. He can contact me through that if he needs to.”
“And you are 100% sure you don’t want to return home?”
“There’s no reason to.”
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The Pleasure of Discretion Series
The
Pleasure of Discretion
is a new adult series that delves into relationships and complications.
It’s about the power of sex. Sex between people who love each other. Sex that some probably should never have engaged in. Maybe it's about love, too. And actions and consequences. What happens when sex messes up love? Or does love mess up sex?
As the series progresses, some of the scenes may push the boundaries for a few. In the same way that life pushes boundaries at times. It spans the relationships between couples, and at times, others.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Finn
Chapter 2 Marissa
Chapter 3 Finn
Chapter 4 Finn
Chapter 5 Marissa
Chapter 6 Finn
Chapter 7 Marissa
Chapter 8 Finn
Chapter 9 Marissa
Chapter 10 Finn
Chapter 11 Marissa
Chapter 12 Finn
Chapter 13 Marissa
Chapter 14 Finn
Chapter 15 Marissa
Chapter 16 Finn
Chapter 17 Marissa
Chapter 18 Finn
Chapter 19 Marissa
Chapter 20 Finn
Chapter 21 Marissa
Chapter 22 Finn
Chapter 23 Marissa
Chapter 24 Finn
Chapter 25 Marissa
Chapter 26 Finn
Chapter 27 Marissa
Chapter 28 Finn
Chapter 29 Marissa
Chapter 30 Finn
Chapter 31 Marissa
Chapter 32 Finn
Chapter 33 Marissa “Bullshit.” Marissa stormed over to him. This man, this being, this beautiful image from another place that she was figuring out she didn’t want out of her life. “You’re not going anywhere. You drop all these info-bombs on me, you leave my car in Galveston. I’m here in Houston, people are hunting me to do things to me— surgical shit. And you say you’re leaving?” She grabbed his arm, the hardness flexing beneath her fingertips. “Bullshit.” She looked into his eyes, seeing the pain, his face tinged with blue. “I just want to go look for my people. To see if they’ve left. To see what is going on. To see if you’re safe.” She huffed. Men. Half-men. Whatever. “You just don’t get it, do you?” “I think you’d be safer up here, than if you were with me.” “I’d be trapped up here. At least you could fly me away if there was danger.” “Listen.” He started. She put two fingers of one hand over his lips, and slid other hand up his arm, shoulder, behind his neck, pulled his face to hers. “Finn. Please.” His breath was warm against her mouth. She kissed his lower lip, sucked on it gently, traced it with her tongue. “You’re making things happen.” His voice was hoarse, sexy. “They’ve already happened.” She didn’t want to expand on that. How could she possibly explain to him that there were these feelings for him— strong ones— deep within her. “Let me go check for you. I won’t bother you again after that if you don’t want me to. I’ll stay away.” Disbelief flooded throughout her body. Did he not get it? What did he think she meant by what she just said. Maybe he didn’t. “Finn, I don’t want you to leave.” He leaned back, took her face in his hands, cupping her jaw, boring into her eyes, reaching her soul. His own expression was confused. “After everything—” She shook her head. “I don’t get it either. I don’t want you to go, though.” She stepped back, hands on her hips. “And I sure as hell don’t want you to leave me here.” And yet she didn’t want to go close to the ship. Couldn’t they just run away somewhere? The thinking part of her brain laughed at her ignorance. He’s not even an American citizen. He can’t hold a job. You will be losing your job in a matter of days. And you have no prospects. Marissa rubbed up and down her arms, even though it wasn’t even cold. “What is it?” Finn tugged her top, pulling her back into his arms. “I’m worried. You can’t go. We shouldn’t go. But we will. Then what? What will happen?” “Don’t worry. I’ll fly us there. We’ll stay in a grove of trees nearby, they won’t see us. We’ll see what is going on and then we’ll go.” “And then?” “We’ll make a plan. I’m not sure what that is yet, but at least let’s make sure my people go so you are not under threat.” A smile lit up his gladiator face, but the frown that lined his forehead didn’t go completely away. “Ready?” He held his arms out. She shivered, not sure if it was from the breeze that picked up or something else. Chapter 34 Finn
Chapter 34 Finn
Chapter 35 Marissa
Chapter 36 Finn
Chapter 37 Marissa
Chapter 38 Finn
Chapter 39 Marissa
Chapter 40 Finn
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