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

Time stood still. It was the only plausible explanation Max could come up with as to why Quam wasn’t slaughtering Bair right this second.


“That’s it, Max.” The burning started at his neck when Bair bent down and touched his lips to his exposed skin. “You flush so easily.”


Flush? Blisters were forming within seconds.


“I have to be more careful. Last time...” Bair sighed. “He wasn’t as pretty as you. Bigger, his skin paler, but oh the sounds he made.”


“It was an accident. I intended to keep you for myself and let him go, but yeah... I have promised them one human, and I can’t back out of a deal. His word is all a pirate has.” He chuckled right next to Max’s ear.


“Shh...” Bair trailed a finger over the blisters his kiss had left, the burning taking Max’s breath away.


Chapter 24