Home > Work > When She Purrs (Risdaverse #3)
1 " I…trust him. Dammit. I realize I still trust him even though he buried one of my suitors in the backyard and didn't tell me about it. To think I've been sleeping alone all this last week for nothing. That's irritating. "
― Ruby Dixon , When She Purrs (Risdaverse #3)
2 " Look, friend, I’m going to let you in on a secret. Humans aren’t worth the hassle. Sure, they’re cute, and they’re nice to pet, but they’re a lot of maintenance. They’re clingy, too. At first you think it’s all fun and games and then they start asking where you’re going, and who you were out with all night, and then they want to know why there’s blood on your collar. "
3 " Tell me I have heard correctly? We are to be parents to…three? At once?”“All at once,” I agree. “It’s amazing and also utterly terrifying, so I get the whole passing out thing—”“I did not pass out,” he says staunchly, sitting up. “I merely…was resting for a moment. "
4 " I’m afraid I might have to kill you.”He stiffens for a moment, and then a soft, wheezing sound escapes him, almost like a kittenish sneeze. It takes me a moment to realize that this is the praxiian version of laughing. He’s laughing at me.Well now I really want to kill him. “What’s so fucking funny?”“You can’t kill me. You can’t even look me in the eye right now. You keep staring at my cock.”“That’s because it’s staring right back! "
5 " My owner was given a very showy plant and a ribbon, and he gave the plant to me because he thought it smelled bad. I kept it for many years until it died, giving it a portion of my water rations, and it was the only greenery I saw. I told myself if I ever got free, I would surround myself with living things so I would see them everywhere I turned. "
6 " My first instinct is always to protect you, but I am trying hard. I want to include you in everything. You are my mate." Nassakth lightly presses a kiss to my mouth, landing on my upper lip. "The reason I greet the sunrise with joy." Another kiss. "The reason I smile." Another kiss, this one on my chin. "And the reason I eat bread, even when the texture is disgusting.""Okay now," I chuckle. "I get it. No more bread.""Oh, I will eat bread if it makes you smile. "
7 " I love you too. You're very kind and gentle."He lifts his head. "I should let you know…that is not what you want to tell a gladiator."I giggle. "Okay then. You are fierce and bloodthirsty."Nassakth grunts again, and he parts my folds with one finger, then gives me a slow lick that makes my toes curl. "Better. "
8 " Did you really think I would leave you behind?""I wasn't sure," she stammers, holding on to me. Her gaze searches my face, worried. "I thought maybe I pushed you into it, because I love you and I want what's best for you, but when the ship started to take off, I realized I'm selfish." She tugs hard on my tunic, pulling me down a little more until our noses are practically touching. "I want to keep you. You're mine. "
9 " You're not leaving me behind," she sobs, clenching her fists in the front of my tunic. "I don't care if you have to be the big cheese on your planet. We have to stay together. You promised me that we were forever and I'm not going to let you go back on that. "
10 " You know I will do anything for you. "
