Noir Kioko had only ever seen one human before his undercover work brought him to the diner at the Luna Terminal, and that was at a distance. Humans are rare, most of them disappear without a trace, and he hopes hanging around the restaurant will give him a lead on the smuggling ring he’s investigating. There was no way he could’ve known the human would turn out to be his mate, and no way he can let it show without putting his mate in danger and possibly jeopardising his mission.<br><br>Max Welch is the proud owner of the only restaurant within a light year’s distance. He left Earth four years ago to create a better life for himself, but he hadn’t considered the possibility of scary alien pirates making his restaurant their favourite hangout spot. As a measly human there isn’t much he can do about it, but as one of the pirates starts coming by almost every day he has to come up with something before he loses all his customers. That the giant cat man is rather nice to look at changes nothing.<br><br>When rumours of another human arriving at the space station start to circulate, Noir's species trafficking infiltrate and observe only mission may need a revamp. But will Noir be able to protect his mate and another one of his rare species?

It Doesn't Translate

“Someone is trying to reach you from Earth.”


“Oh...” The human sprinted in behind the counter and then disappeared through a door there. It took a few seconds but the sound stopped, and Noir breathed a sigh of relief.


Max hit the button on the device on the wall in what he called his office. “Hello.”


The reception was patchy, but he could tell it was a male on the other end. “Yes, that’s me.”


Chase Wood? Max chuckled but tried to cover it by clearing his throat. He didn’t want Mr Wood to think him...prepubescent, it wasn’t every day or month for that matter he spoke to a human, but as he pressed his lips together, he noticed the man hesitating to speak. Max cleared his throat again but couldn’t help the laughter clinging to his voice. “Yes?”


“You’re laughing, that’s great.” Chase huffed but didn’t sound annoyed.


Chapter 9