Free Van, Becca - Help Me Fly Again (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Becca van Page B

above her breasts. She walked along the cool marble floor, following the sounds of her mates’ voices. She stopped in the entrance to a gourmet chef’s dream kitchen with her mouth hanging open. She snapped her mouth closed, her teeth clicking together, and walked over to sit at the kitchen bench.
    “Why the hell didn’t you bring me here right away? Why did you let me think you hadn’t evolved from the dark ages yet?”
    “We wanted you to like us for who we were, Sandi, not for what we have. Plus, we didn’t know you very well. We weren’t sure whether you were going to be a danger to our clan. I’m sorry we didn’t trust you, but you would have done the same thing to us if we had crashed onto your planet.”
    Sandi thought over what he had said. In a way he was right, but they were more courteous than humans were back on Earth. They would have been locked up in a secure facility and treated like bugs under a microscope. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, trying to get control of her anger.
    “You’re right. I’m sorry. I’m not feeling very well, and I tend to be a real bitch when I feel ill, but that’s still no excuse. I can’t believe you didn’t trust me.”
    “Would you not have been cautious about a strange being arriving on your planet and taking them into your home?” Dreab asked.
    “You’re right. I know the people on Earth wouldn’t have been as hospitable as you have been to me.”
    “What’s wrong, Sandi? Do you want me to call our healer to take a look at you?” Erup asked as he moved around the kitchen counter and sat on a stool next to her, taking one of her hands in his.
    “No, I’m okay. I just feel a bit nauseous, and my stomach has these weird flutters.”
    “What? What do you mean by flutters?” Dreab asked as he moved closer to Erup and Sandi.
    “I don’t know. It’s like there is something inside me, moving around. Oh my god. Tell me you didn’t,” Sandi said as she covered her mouth with her hand and rose from her stool.
    “Didn’t what, little one?” Dreab asked.
    “Tell me you did not get me pregnant! You did, didn’t you? Fuck, what have you two done to me? Ever since I’ve arrived on this planet, you two have made choices concerning me without my consent. You didn’t tell me everything about the mating. You didn’t tell me I could get pregnant even though I was using contraception. Why didn’t you talk to me? If you had told me what was happening instead of keeping me in the dark, I would have understood you and your culture better.” Sandi sobbed, pain stabbing into her heart. She felt so betrayed. They hadn’t trusted her, and even though she understood why, she felt so hurt. She couldn’t understand why she was behaving the way she was. One minute she wanted to hug them and love them and the next she was feeling torn and hurt.
    They had kept their real home from her, and now she was carrying their child. She loved them so much. They had inveigled their way into her heart and soul. Even though Dreab told her what to do most of the time, she knew it was because he wanted to keep her safe. And Erup was so much more sensitive than his brother. He often talked to her about the problems their clan faced and asked for her advice and opinion. She wanted them to love her for who she was, even when she was being prickly and irrational like she was now, but she knew they didn’t love her in return. They would have trusted her and told her about the real home a lot sooner if they felt any affection for her.
    “Now I know you have lied to me. Based on what I’ve seen of your real home, you probably have all the things I will need to fix my ship. You will please get me the parts and tools I need to get off this God-forsaken planet. There is no way I’m staying here and giving birth to…to…to one of your younglings. I have had enough,” Sandi stated without any inflection, turned away, and headed back to the bedroom. She gave a snarl of