More on this book
Community
Kindle Notes & Highlights
A human-sized reptilian creature stood in her yard instead.
Nothing on Earth could possibly look like this unless NASA had decided to build an uber-realistic alien abduction escape room.
We’re on a planet called Clecania in a city called Tremanta.
He was more handsome than any man she’d ever seen in person.
“You will become a bride!”
Say what now?
“Maybe if you’d asked me nicely earlier instead of striking me in the face, we could’ve come to an arrangement.”
tiny feral guarsil.”
“We aren’t so bad. We haven’t done anything to harm you thus far, and we won’t.”
Just because she didn’t intend on becoming anyone’s bride didn’t mean she couldn’t objectify a few fine aliens.
She looked up to see the most powerful man she’d ever laid eyes on.
this man had deeply tanned skin, and his markings were a dark, inky black. The black designs covered his skin in a much more severe way than the others as well. These weren’t delicate vine-like tattoos. These were more like tribal designs you’d see in the South Pacific. The dark black of his markings matched the color of his hair.
Dark eyelashes framed the most beautiful eyes she’d ever seen. They were an unnaturally light shade of green flecked with warm gold, a stark contrast to the rest of his rough appearance.
He had to be over six and a half feet, at least.
Beautiful didn’t fit. Devastatingly sexy god of war seemed more accurate.
“Marriage and matehood are two different things here. Marriage is common, matehood is not. It cannot be chosen. It’s a blessing.” A dreamy smile appeared on his face. “When a Clecanian meets a potential mate, someone who could possibly turn out to be their true mate, they feel it. They’ll change, and their body will awaken in a way it doesn’t for others.”
“When a Clecanian recognizes their true mate, mate markings will appear on their bodies and both the individuals will become stronger and faster in order to better protect each other and their offspring.”
If the sci-fi movies taught me anything, it’s not to get pregnant with an alien. It claws its way out—”
HAAAHHAAH
“—and then it looks like a cockroach or an octopus beetle—”
“You have to understand, females are the most precious thing on this planet. Females are treasured…worshipped, even. They can create life! More than once!”
“Well, here, a marriage only has to last three months. Matehood is forever, but marriage is more of a…”
“A trial.”
When a female chooses a male to marry, she’s gifting that male an opportunity, not a right. He’ll do whatever he can to make his wife happy. It’s a Clecanian husband’s job to satisfy his wife in every way.
“If a male ever did anything to hurt a female in any way, the female has the right to mete out his punishment.”
“The Mastana have sharp fangs and darker coloring.
Those in the mountains, called Pesque, are much smaller in stature but have loud voices meant to carry for miles.
Beautiful winged Clecanians live in structures built high up in c...
This highlight has been truncated due to consecutive passage length restrictions.
“Be glad you aren’t marrying a Rotun male. They choose their wives by wrestling them.
wives of the Tuvasta males are chased, and whichever male catches the female becomes her husband. They have horns.”
“You’re a very beautiful female. You could have any male you wanted. We’re just confused as to why you picked Theo.”
“I know he’s a little rough around the edges, but I thought he was the most attractive guy there. I really only chose the other two as backups in case he didn’t want me.”
“Most females find his scars unappealing,” Zikas explained. “He’s never been chosen, and I don’t think he ever expected to be chosen. He won’t be prepared for a wife.”
Theo treasured his solitude and despised visits to the city. He especially loathed the ceremony.
Cebo, Theo’s giant hound.
All he could do was gaze at her, enraptured.
Theo had never seen a more beautiful creature in his whole life.
Jade set the towel away and examined one of the black marks curving around his wrist. “Those markings…” She sighed, tracing the mark with her finger. “I’d like to lick every one of them,” she said with a wicked smile. Theo leaned in close and said in a low, rumbling voice, “Is that so?”
“What’s the matter, pet?” he crooned in her ear. “Isn’t this what you wanted?”
“If you wiggle any harder, I’m going to come right here.”
“I own miles of land in every direction. If you run, I’ll chase you. I like a good hunt, but you won’t like what happens if I catch you.”
“What a handsome boy you are! Good dog.”
“How do you have a dog? There are dogs on this planet?” “This animal isn’t native to this planet. I bought him from an exotic breeder.”
“I’ve only felt the soft curves of your body twice, but it’s been the highlight of my year, and I haven’t even seen all of you yet.”
“Chasing does. Not tackling.”
“You can’t feel the pain of losing someone if you don’t have anyone to lose.”
“The problem with that expression is that no woman should wish for a knight in shining armor. A knight with shining armor has probably never been to war. They’ve never fought or been hurt. If you want a strong man who can protect you, then you should hope for a knight in dented, scratched, rusted armor. That knight has fought and survived.”
“You earned those scars. You survived.
Those marks represent the opposite of weakness, and anyone who thinks differently is an idiot.”
If you give a girl a chiseled pec, she’ll ask for a bulging bicep.
Rhaego was a mercenary hired through their government. Unlike Theo, Rhaego was a tall, horned Tuvasta male who Theo suspected took unpaid side jobs to aid the people of his home city.
Rhaego was an honorable male
