Free Hazel and the Alien Biker (Intergalactic Brides 5) by Jessica Coulter Smith

entertain themselves.”
    He smiled, knowing he was going to do far more than that, but he would heed her warning about buying out the store. He didn’t want to get on her bad side by overindulging the girls, but he did want to spoil them a little. It was about time someone did. Reyvor had no doubt that when Hazel was working the girls had everything they needed, but how long had it been since someone had taken care of them properly?

Chapter Six
     
    Hazel finished putting away all the clothes and shoes Reyvor had bought for the girls and her, and then stood staring at his bedroom. Should she put his things away too? Would he want her snooping through his bag? He’d claimed he wanted her as his mate, which meant he didn’t have anything to hide from her, right? She straightened and marched into the bedroom and opened his bag. As she put his things away, she noticed there wasn’t a single pair of underwear in the bag.
    Her cheeks flushed as she thought about him running around town commando. Now that she knew what he wasn’t wearing under his clothes, it was going to be harder to keep her hands to herself. When he’d kissed her, she’d never wanted him to stop, until reality had come crashing down on her. There were three little girls depending on her. She couldn’t just jump into a relationship without a care for the outcome. What if she jumped and everything went wrong? The longer they stayed with Reyvor, the more likely her girls would get their hearts broken. Hazel wasn’t entirely certain she still had a heart to give. The girls’ father had broken something inside of her during one of the many beatings, but she believed if anyone could bring her back it would be Reyvor.
    So far, he’d handled her girls with a soft touch. She wouldn’t think about what his touch did to her . It hadn’t been a lie, when she’d told him his kiss was unlike anything she’d ever experienced. There had been more passion in a simple kiss than she’d felt making love with the girls’ father. She’d even started to think maybe there was something wrong with her, but now she had to wonder if perhaps her ex just hadn’t known what the hell he was doing.
    Her lips tingled from the memory of that kiss. It would keep her warm tonight as she snuggled in the bed with her girls. Although it was going to be a tight fit. Maybe she’d use one of their sleeping bags and sleep on the floor. They deserved somewhere soft and warm to sleep for the night after the hell she’d put them through.
    She heard their giggles in the other room as she put the last of Reyvor’s things away. Deciding it would be best to investigate what her munchkins were up to, she stepped out of his room and pulled his door closed. She didn’t want the girls going in there and messing with his things. They’d discovered the television and were laughing as they watched a silly cartoon. Hazel knew Nikki thought she was too old for cartoons now, but she was being a good sport and indulging her little sisters. Maybe one day she’d have her own TV and would be able to watch whatever she wanted. Until then, Hazel was grateful she was keeping the peace.
    “What do you think of this place?” Hazel asked the girls.
    “It’s better than any place we’ve lived before,” Winnie said.
    “That’s because Reyvor’s rich,” Nikki sniped. “Unlike us.”
    “Nikki! That’s a horrible thing to say. He’s more than just his wallet.”
    “Not like we’ll ever get to find out. I bet he doesn’t want us hanging around forever. He’ll get tired of having to buy us stuff all the time. Why would he want a woman with three kids when he could find some young, hot girl who doesn’t have extra baggage?”
    Tears filled Abby’s eyes. “But I want him to be my daddy.”
    Despite the defiant tilt of Nikki’s chin, there was a vulnerability in her eyes. Hazel knew her daughter was like her, afraid to trust, and because of that Hazel decided to let go of her judgments and