experience as well as protect her—not to have an orgy.”
“You sent them?” Bonnie snapped. “Well thanks, because they’re great in bed and out.”
“Don’t talk like that.” Hastings closed his eyes. “It’s over.”
“The hell it is. You don’t decide who I sleep with. Why did I need protection in college anyway? I knew so little about what you did, it’s not like I’d say anything. You worked on a military base. That’s all I ever told anyone. It made career day really sucky when I was a little kid.”
Zane jumped in. “The children of high-ranking military officials are always in danger. Kidnapping you would make your father vulnerable.”
Bonnie stared at the men. “And you didn’t tell me? You let me think you liked me for me.”
“We did. We do love you for you. That wasn’t part of the assignment. We needed more direct human experience, outside of the military, and you needed protection. The rest just happened.” Adonis reached for her hand.
“Right. Well, ignore him. You’re sleeping with me if you mean that.” She folded her arms and turned her fury on her father. “You don’t tell me who to sleep with or how many.”
Zane tried not to smile. He loved her spirit and fire. What made most people hate or fear Commander Hastings was exactly why they loved his daughter so much. Loyalty, devotion, and true conviction in her beliefs.
“That isn’t why you burst in here. What’s wrong?” Hastings asked.
“I was in the lab area talking to the doctor and saw someone being put into a pod thing. You keep people prisoner here?” She stomped her foot.
“Is everything okay? Are you safe?” Hastings asked seriously.
“I’m fine. Didn’t you read the report? No trauma, no alien sex, and no pregnancy. Before you ask, no, I haven’t remembered anything more.”
“Thank God! I have a million reports every day. I’ll have to wade through to find yours and nothing is going as planned today. We’ll get someone in to help with your memory, but most people don’t recover anything useful.”
“The doctor already gave me the speech. She also said she has four men. So, you can forget trying to police my bed. Any alien sex I’ve had started back when I was a freshman.” She flashed the guys a smile. “Now about this prisoner.”
“That’s classified.” Hastings held up his hand.
“I know her. I went to college with her. Did you send me to an alien college or something?” she demanded.
“You saw her? Damn.” Hastings leaned back.
“Yeah, I saw her. I’m nosy, and I’m not afraid of stuff. Was something done to our college class? She wasn’t my best friend or anything, I can’t remember her name, but I know her face.” She leaned over her father’s desk. “Were we your guinea pigs? Did you do this to me before, and this time they dropped me here instead of my bed so you’d have to deal with it?”
Zane wanted to reach out and pull her back. If only they could soothe her somehow and take away the pain. She had a lot to learn and deal with that was stressful. She was more than capable of handling it.
“No, you think I tell the aliens what they can and can’t do? That’s the problem with all the conspiracy nuts out there. They think we’re in cahoots with little green men and covering it all up. We don’t know why they took you. Though now that I know you were screwing three aliens in college, I think maybe that had something to do with it.” He stood and mirrored Bonnie’s body language.
“I didn’t know they were aliens!” Her voice edged up.
Pierce stood. “The important thing is you’re safe, Bonnie. We’ll keep you safe.”
“The hell you will. You’re not to see her again,” Hastings ordered.
“You can’t stop that. I’ll break every rule you have to get to them. We both know I’ll cause all sorts of hell!” Bonnie hugged Pierce.
“Sir, I promise you that no one will keep Bonnie safer than the three of us will.” Zane moved to stand
“You sent them?” Bonnie snapped. “Well thanks, because they’re great in bed and out.”
“Don’t talk like that.” Hastings closed his eyes. “It’s over.”
“The hell it is. You don’t decide who I sleep with. Why did I need protection in college anyway? I knew so little about what you did, it’s not like I’d say anything. You worked on a military base. That’s all I ever told anyone. It made career day really sucky when I was a little kid.”
Zane jumped in. “The children of high-ranking military officials are always in danger. Kidnapping you would make your father vulnerable.”
Bonnie stared at the men. “And you didn’t tell me? You let me think you liked me for me.”
“We did. We do love you for you. That wasn’t part of the assignment. We needed more direct human experience, outside of the military, and you needed protection. The rest just happened.” Adonis reached for her hand.
“Right. Well, ignore him. You’re sleeping with me if you mean that.” She folded her arms and turned her fury on her father. “You don’t tell me who to sleep with or how many.”
Zane tried not to smile. He loved her spirit and fire. What made most people hate or fear Commander Hastings was exactly why they loved his daughter so much. Loyalty, devotion, and true conviction in her beliefs.
“That isn’t why you burst in here. What’s wrong?” Hastings asked.
“I was in the lab area talking to the doctor and saw someone being put into a pod thing. You keep people prisoner here?” She stomped her foot.
“Is everything okay? Are you safe?” Hastings asked seriously.
“I’m fine. Didn’t you read the report? No trauma, no alien sex, and no pregnancy. Before you ask, no, I haven’t remembered anything more.”
“Thank God! I have a million reports every day. I’ll have to wade through to find yours and nothing is going as planned today. We’ll get someone in to help with your memory, but most people don’t recover anything useful.”
“The doctor already gave me the speech. She also said she has four men. So, you can forget trying to police my bed. Any alien sex I’ve had started back when I was a freshman.” She flashed the guys a smile. “Now about this prisoner.”
“That’s classified.” Hastings held up his hand.
“I know her. I went to college with her. Did you send me to an alien college or something?” she demanded.
“You saw her? Damn.” Hastings leaned back.
“Yeah, I saw her. I’m nosy, and I’m not afraid of stuff. Was something done to our college class? She wasn’t my best friend or anything, I can’t remember her name, but I know her face.” She leaned over her father’s desk. “Were we your guinea pigs? Did you do this to me before, and this time they dropped me here instead of my bed so you’d have to deal with it?”
Zane wanted to reach out and pull her back. If only they could soothe her somehow and take away the pain. She had a lot to learn and deal with that was stressful. She was more than capable of handling it.
“No, you think I tell the aliens what they can and can’t do? That’s the problem with all the conspiracy nuts out there. They think we’re in cahoots with little green men and covering it all up. We don’t know why they took you. Though now that I know you were screwing three aliens in college, I think maybe that had something to do with it.” He stood and mirrored Bonnie’s body language.
“I didn’t know they were aliens!” Her voice edged up.
Pierce stood. “The important thing is you’re safe, Bonnie. We’ll keep you safe.”
“The hell you will. You’re not to see her again,” Hastings ordered.
“You can’t stop that. I’ll break every rule you have to get to them. We both know I’ll cause all sorts of hell!” Bonnie hugged Pierce.
“Sir, I promise you that no one will keep Bonnie safer than the three of us will.” Zane moved to stand