Free Her Accidental Angel by Melisse Aires

moment and then shut her eyes.
          “Now relax.” He slid one finger on her forearm, moving it slowly. “Focus on the touch. It will take a moment.”
          Kari concentrated on the gentle touch and then something began to happen. An intricate pattern began to swirl and loop behind her eyelids.
          “I see something.”
          “Yes, a pattern. Our patterns are exactly the same—same colors, same shapes.”
          “But what does it do?”
          “It is a power grid. We can learn to connect, learn to use the power to do different types of work. Angeli use the power to do manual labor, like building or farming.”
          “Angels farm?”
          “Yes.” Rahmiel gave a breathy chuckle that sent a shiver through her. “Angeli are similar to humans. We eat, sleep, raise families, and have occupations, crafts.”
          She opened her eyes and looked straight into Rahmiel’s crystal blue ones. He had moved during the demonstration and was now just inches from her, resting on one elbow. He looked good so close. His skin was smooth and flawless and his pink lips carved to perfection. She glanced down. His chest was not hairless, but covered with a light blond down. It looked so soft she wanted to touch it.
          “You can do this power stuff with humans, too?” she asked, her voice a breathy whisper.
          His finger was now caressing her arm in smooth, firm circles. It reminded her of something he’d done before, when they were bonding, his hand between their bodies.
          She felt herself blush.
          “Yes, but with humans and Angeli it takes longer to figure out. Back in my day, there were many marriages between humans and Angeli. Mixed couples tended to have many children, which of course are a distraction, when a couple is still learning to work with the bond.”
          He took a deep breath. “There is a possibility, then, that you could be pregnant from our bonding.”
          Kari felt her face get a little hot. “Um, no… I can’t get pregnant right now. There’s this shot…I started it not too long ago. It’s so I won’t get pregnant.”
          “A form of birth control?”
          “Yes.”
          He frowned. “Was there a man in your life? Some boy you were planning to have relations with?”
          “No. And no one calls it relations nowadays.” She turned away from him and gazed at the pool.
          “Do human-Angel babies have wings?” she asked after a pause.
          “Sometimes. Not always, though. We are able to tell before the birth if the child has wings.”
          He reached up and brushed a strand of hair from her sweaty forehead. “Come, let us go swimming. I can feel how hot you are.”
          “I didn’t bring a suit.”
          He raised his eyebrows at her.
          “To wear.”
          “You can swim naked.”
          She rolled her eyes.
          “You are wearing undergarments, they will suffice.”
          “They’re lace,” she grumbled.
          His eyes opened wide. “See through?” His lips curved into a delighted smile. “I would like to see those.”
          He stood before her and her eyes caught sight of his groin, where his white cloth tented out.
          Kari crossed her arms in front of her chest. “I’m not having sex with you.”
          “I wasn’t even thinking of it. Not until you aren’t sore anymore.”
          “Liar.” She waved one hand toward his crotch. “You are too thinking about it. I can see your—your tent.”
          He laughed. “Tent,” he crowed. “Even I know you Americans don’t call it a tent.
          You call it a hard on.”
          She scowled at him until he finished chuckling.
          “Kari, you can’t expect me not to react to you. You are lovely and we bonded in the most intimate way.”
          He moved close and a shiver ran through her body, which was not paying much attention to her mind.