All I Wanted Was To Become A Scientist But Now I've Got An Alien Boyfriend (Bubble Babes #2)

by Petra Palerno

Cocking his head, his nostrils flare as he draws her scent into his olfactory systems. He tucks his hand quickly behind his back. “You’ll excuse the offense. I didn’t realize that you two…” “We what?” Jessy asks, her voice straining. “Well, I can smell him all over you, little human,” he says under his breath. Jessy’s mouth twitches in agitation. Is this some attempt at decency after his former comments? “So, you respect me only because of which man I’m associated with?” Jessy’s voice gets a louder with barely contained anger. Maybe it’s just the duke, maybe the dead body of her former captor, or just seeing all these women needing her help. Jessy isn’t f’teeing kidding around. “Dignitary Whitley, I think you’re confused about our customs here…” “Duke Raf’ere, I think you’re confused about who you can and can’t take advantage of.” She puffs out her chest but grabs my palm tightly. She’s brave on her own—but with me at the ready, she is the electricity, and I am the ground wire. “You will never speak to me or any woman again like you did yesterday.” The duke’s face blanches. “I was told humans were forward sexually, but I didn’t realize they were similarly forward in other arenas.” Jessy’s face shifts and I swear you can hear the final straw snapping as she steps closer to the duke. “Sexually forward? We’re not fucking playthings,” she grits out through her teeth. “We’re victims of this universe’s sick sexual trafficking. The Deenz drugged us to perform, they took our agenc...