the woman still asleep in their bed. “She isn’t like our females.”
“Why don’t you come over here and help me with my vitals, Doctor?” Kal gave the other man a seductive smile as his hand moved lower to stroke over his still-hard cock which had been torturing him all night.
“Behave, we don’t want to wake Ali,” Tannen said, laughing quietly as he removed his shirt and pants.
“Are you expecting us to remain celibate for the entire trip home, love?” Kal’s low voice teased as he moved in and stole a quick kiss from the other male. “You know how cranky I get when you tell me no.”
“I think we can, at least, restrain ourselves while Ali is sleeping in our bed,” Tannen laughed and kissed him back. “That would be the polite thing to do while she is in our care, would it not?”
“Maybe the polite thing to do would be to ask if she wants to join in?” Kal answered with a wink, pulling away with a sigh when it became clear that Tannen’s attention was suddenly pulled back to Ali at Kal’s suggestion.
Oh yes, the good doctor was definitely thinking about it now!
That was exactly what he’d planned by planting the idea in their adorable mate’s head. Their bond mate was a brilliant doctor, but he could be quite dense sometimes. After spending one single night with sweet Ali in his arms, Kal just knew that there was no point in wasting any more time with Shara and her cold emotions. Kal wanted more from a binding contract. He wanted a family, and he wanted love. There had been many things holding the three of them back from bonding with Shara over the years, but the most important one was that they didn’t love her. And if they were going to be honest with themselves, they knew that she simply wanted access to their funds and the social status that came with being the bond mate of high ranking officers in the Trade Corps.
Alison was everything that their females weren’t. She was sweet and supportive, and Tannen had already confirmed that she was compatible for mating with their own DNA. He was certain that it wouldn’t take long for both the dense lovable doctor and their fearless leader to figure out that she might just be the perfect female for them.
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Ali came awake when all the blankets slowly inched across her body, causing her to look over her shoulder. She almost laughed when she saw how Tannen had rolled over and wrapped himself up like a burrito in the covers as he still slept. Her belly started to grumble, so she decided she’d get up and find some breakfast since the boys had already done their shift change without waking her.
She remembered Kal pointing out the bridge yesterday on their way from the medical bay and by some miracle managed to make her way back there, relieved to find Conn sitting in front of a large computer.
“Good morning,” she said, suddenly feeling a little self-conscious of how she looked. She’d just pilfered a long shirt and some socks out of the closet in their room when she woke up, taking the first thing that she found so she didn’t make too much noise and wake Tannen as he slept.
“Good morning, little one,” Conn said with a warm smile as he looked up. “How was your rest?”
“Great, I feel pretty good actually,” Ali answered just as her stomach let out another loud growl making her blush. “Well, I’m ready for breakfast, I guess.”
“Good, that makes two of us. Come with me, lovely,” he said as he jumped up from the chair and scooped her up off her feet.
“I can walk, Conn,” she said, as she wiggled for him to put her down.
“You have no shoes, Ali. Those socks can’t be enough to keep your tiny feet warm while walking around the ship.” Conn walked down the hall for a few moments and then they entered a door not far from where she recognized the entrance to the med bay.
Alison wasn’t going to argue with him. The floors were rather chilly, after all. But more than that, she was simply enjoying the feel of