I can finish that off and get you something better,” he offered.
“You’d eat my leftovers?...” I felt like such a prima donna. “You’re a king.”
“I’m a…hungry…king,” he shrugged, as he unassumingly glanced to the side. “I’m not picky.
Mots clés humor paranormal-romance king
I can only imagine what goes on in that head of yours…” he teased. “I assure you I haven’t taken up black magic, ritualistic sacrifice, or—”
“Plushophilia?” I tagged on.
“Excuse me?…” came his half-confused, half-intrigued reaction.
“An obsession with stuffed animals,” I clarified. “I mean, you are a young one…”
“Where did you come up with that?” He kept his hands firmly covering my eyes, but I could hear the amused smile in his voice. “Is that even a real word?”
“I’m a doctor, I know these things,” I shrugged.
Mots clés humor paranormal-romance sarcastic-humor
You get a kick out of shocking the pants off me, don’t you?” I shook my head with a smirk.
He just shrugged with a playful smile, his eyes momentarily flitting toward my pants before returning to meet my gaze.
“It’s an expression,” I rolled my eyes. “Don’t tell me you aren’t familiar with it, Mr. Smarty Pants.”
“You have quite a repertoire of ‘pants’ references, don’t you?
Mots clés humor paranormal-romance pants sarcastic-humor
Aeron’s stone-faced expression cracked, as he turned to give me a dumbfounded look.
Meeting his questioning eyes, I let out a little annoyed sigh, “I refuse to believe that you don’t know the meaning of ‘cojones’.”
“I’m well aware of the meaning,” he raised his eyebrows, fighting back a smile. “Just a little surprised at your choice of words…”
“Yeah, I can really paint a verbal picture,” I responded dryly.
Mots clés humor paranormal-romance sarcastic-humor
With an ashamed sigh, I confessed, “You have seen nothing but the worst of me since then, Aeron. I’ve been a bitter, defiant, irrational shrew…and now I’m selfishly dragging you into a hopeless situation against your better judgment. What would possibly entice you to make good on a marriage proposal under such circumstances?”
“You would…” his voice was gentle, as his troubled eyes searched mine. “If what I’ve seen is the worst of you…then it will be a miracle if I ever find a way to deserve you.
Mots clés paranormal-romance marriage-proposal deserve-you
I’m not familiar with this word you were repeating before…‘cojones’, was it?”
I blushed as Dominick patted me on the back. “Way to introduce him to the vernacular, Palta.
Mots clés humor paranormal-romance sarcastic-humor cojones
My only regret,” he gently tugged me back toward him, “would be leaving this world before naming you as my wife. If I die tomorrow, at least I’ll have that to my credit.” Wrapping his arms around my waist, he vowed, “You don’t have to be queen…but you will not fall into obscurity on a foreign world. You will bear the Omuran name, and I have to believe that will protect you.” He brought his forehead to rest against mine, adding sorrowfully, “I have to believe that our family line wasn’t meant to end with this.
M.A. GeorgeMots clés romantic paranormal-romance king-and-queen
A teasing smirk flitted across his face, as he completed his thought, “I’ll try not to take it too hard if I fail miserably, because you can be the world’s greatest skeptic…”
“Nah…” I coughed out a little chuckle, “not when you’re involved. I’m your number one fan…You couldn’t shake me if you tried.” I gave him a playful wink, adding musingly, “Though I might stop short of hanging out in the bushes with binoculars…”
“Well, then,” he grinned, “clearly you’re not my number one fan.
Mots clés paranormal-romance number-one-fan
I missed her smile…the way she would roll her eyes when she thought I was being ridiculous…the quiet way she almost tiptoed when she walked that gave her away as a ballerina…the fact that she could probably give me a fairly decent ass-kicking if she set her mind to it. I missed it all.
I missed her.
Mots clés paranormal-romance strong-heroine
So…make room on the crazy train for one more. When’s our departure?
M.A. GeorgeMots clés crazy-train
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