Quiver

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Book: Quiver Read Online Free PDF
Author: Viola Grace
Tags: Fiction, science, Romance, Adult, Opera, Erotic, space
less surly. It had to have been something that Anna said.
    Anna sat down, and the lady ran the scanners over her from head to toe.
    Lady Aricor smiled. “Lay back, please.”
    Anna exhaled and lay back. Lady Aricor was decorous as she draped a fold of the robe over Anna’s hips before scanning her belly.
    A smile brightened her features in moments. “It is early days yet, but you are about to make me a grandmother. You may call me Yem-lal.”
    Anna stared at her. “You are Quake’s mother?”
    “Yes, though I gave him the name Dey-lal when he was born.” She smiled and shook her head ruefully, helping Anna to sit up.
    Anna clued into what Yem-lal had said. “I am pregnant?”
    “It seems my son is as efficient at this as he is at everything else.”
    Anna felt heat spike her cheeks. “That explains why he left.”
    “He left so that I could have a moment with you and run the scans without triggering your heat again. From personal experience, men are not the best ones to administer any tests. My husband set off my heat more than once after I was already with child. It freaked him right out.” Yem-lal looked Anna over. “Well, it seems that you need a new wardrobe.”
    “Any wardrobe would be fine.” Anna smiled weakly.
    “Well, my son has made you a wealthy woman, so tomorrow, we will go shopping. You will need a regular wardrobe for a few months and then maternity clothing as you bloom.”
    Anna’s brows snapped together. “Wealthy?”
    “Yes, he put the bride price into a trust for you to access as needed. Most husbands would not be so thoughtful.” Yem-lal smiled and gave her an innocent look.
    “I am still adapting to the fact that I am married just because someone says I am. Back home, mutual consent was required.”
    Yem-lal grinned. “Welcome to the life of the nobility. You are now Lady Anna Aricor. You will become the Lady Aricor when I pass on.”
    “Is it possible for me to borrow some clothing until tomorrow? I am feeling a bit exposed here.” Anna gestured to the robe.
    “I will bring you something tomorrow before we head out. For tonight, rest, recover and I will load a data pad with some information bursts. Your base species seems to take well to getting ocular information.”
    “Humans are nice and adaptable. It is why the Alliance came knocking to begin with. I am guessing that my ancestor crashed or something a few centuries ago.”
    “Four hundred and ninety-six years ago. Lord Arakka Suun, second cousin to the emperor. He was discharged from the Imperial court after killing another lord in an honour duel. I am guessing that he found a mate and that is how you came to be here. Generations later, you made your way home.”
    Anna looked to the open doors, looking out onto the alien landscape. “I wish my parents could see this.”
    “Are they dead?” Yem-lal frowned. “It doesn’t say that in your file.”
    “No. They are on Earth. They sent me here so that I wouldn’t end up gang-raped on my way to work.”
    “If you settle in well, there is no reason that you cannot bring your parents out here to Hemcorl. You have the funds to set them up in a nice home near the city.”
    Anna looked at her mother-in-law with astonishment. “I can bring them here? I can ask them to come to me?”
    “Well, they can’t live at the base. That is a security violation, but they can live in one of the nearby cities, and you can be taught to fly a skimmer or riot runner.”
    “What are you telling my wife, Mother?”
    Yem-lal smiled and didn’t even look away from Anna. “We are having a nice conversation about the possibilities of Anna’s future before my grandchild arrives.”
    Both women jerked their heads to watch as Quake lost his footing and crashed into the desk.
    Yem-lal smiled and packed up the med kit. The bot whirred out the door carrying his burden, and she followed with a swing in her step, whistling as she walked.
    Anna clutched the robe closed and got up, walking toward him.
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