The Commander's Daughter Read Online Free
Author: Morganna Williams
she softens his rough edges. He will learn not to take everything so seriously, he will learn to laugh and when to bend. Liam will not be able to do anything else because he will love our daughter with his whole heart once he’s claimed her.”
“Are you sure?” she asked worriedly.
“He has no choice. It is how we are made.”
* * *
Melody walked through town talking to everyone and smiling, but from a bit of a distance as Sassy kept her hackles up. She’d been on high alert since the moment they’d gotten to town and while the people familiar with her and Melody’s family found her vigilance amusing, no one was stupid enough to approach them.
She sighed and fussed at Sassy to stop scaring everyone, not that it would do any good. Sassy felt she was doing her duty by watching over her family. Nothing could convince Sassy that anyone not born into their family was safe to be within ten feet of a family member.
Melody walked along the sidewalk, trying to ignore the way everyone crossed the street to get away from them. This was no fun at all; at least with Liam she would have been able to carry on a conversation of sorts, though people tended to give him a wide berth as well.
“What’s the matter, pretty girl? No one brave enough to get close to your dog?” She looked up to see Jackson Marks on his motorcycle across the street. Jackson was an example of what the clean air and improved nutrients could do for an earthling. He stood just a head shorter than her brothers, which was very tall for a human, and had the same breadth of chest and shoulders.
She smiled; he was a good friend of Griff’s and Braeden’s, so she’d known him since childhood. “Apparently not. I was looking for some adventure now that Griff and Braeden have headed off to Ramel.”
“Wanna go for a ride on my bike?” he asked. He was one of the few who could walk up to one of the commander’s children and pet Sassy, largely because she considered him one of her charges as well. Melody loved him like another brother and knew he felt the same about her.
Melody’s eyes grew excited at the prospect of riding the large motorcycle. She imagined the wind in her hair as they rode fast through the countryside. Jackson would keep her safe; he knew what would happen when her brothers got home if he didn’t. Surely her parents wouldn’t object to a ride with Jackson. He’d practically lived with them as they grew up. “Okay, meet me at the gate to the house. I have to put Sassy up.”
* * *
Liam watched with disbelief as his mate climbed onto a motorcycle with an unknown male. He was beyond furious she would do such a thing; using the transfer mechanism attached to his belt, in seconds he shimmered into the road ahead of the speeding motorcycle.
The human male driving saw Liam in the road and had to skid sideways to avoid him, barely keeping his bike and Melody upright.
He watched as Melody screamed and wrapped her arms tighter around the human to keep from smashing into the road.
“What the hell, man?” the human cried as he straightened the bike and helped Melody to her feet at his side.
“You will remove your hands from my mate immediately,” Liam instructed as he walked toward them.
“Your what?” Melody and the human exclaimed almost in unison.
The man backed away from Melody warily. “Mel, you should have told me. I would never have taken you on the bike if I’d known.”
His mate seemed to shrink from the censure in the human’s voice. “I don’t know what he’s talking about, Jackson.”
“Melody was not aware of our mating. She was, however, aware she did not have permission to ride your motorbike,” Liam said firmly, staring into Melody’s eyes with dark promise.
“Stop!” Liam’s mate held her hand up as if to ward off his rapidly approaching form, backing away from him as he moved closer.
When he just kept coming, she turned to run, but quickly found herself caught and tossed over a
“Are you sure?” she asked worriedly.
“He has no choice. It is how we are made.”
* * *
Melody walked through town talking to everyone and smiling, but from a bit of a distance as Sassy kept her hackles up. She’d been on high alert since the moment they’d gotten to town and while the people familiar with her and Melody’s family found her vigilance amusing, no one was stupid enough to approach them.
She sighed and fussed at Sassy to stop scaring everyone, not that it would do any good. Sassy felt she was doing her duty by watching over her family. Nothing could convince Sassy that anyone not born into their family was safe to be within ten feet of a family member.
Melody walked along the sidewalk, trying to ignore the way everyone crossed the street to get away from them. This was no fun at all; at least with Liam she would have been able to carry on a conversation of sorts, though people tended to give him a wide berth as well.
“What’s the matter, pretty girl? No one brave enough to get close to your dog?” She looked up to see Jackson Marks on his motorcycle across the street. Jackson was an example of what the clean air and improved nutrients could do for an earthling. He stood just a head shorter than her brothers, which was very tall for a human, and had the same breadth of chest and shoulders.
She smiled; he was a good friend of Griff’s and Braeden’s, so she’d known him since childhood. “Apparently not. I was looking for some adventure now that Griff and Braeden have headed off to Ramel.”
“Wanna go for a ride on my bike?” he asked. He was one of the few who could walk up to one of the commander’s children and pet Sassy, largely because she considered him one of her charges as well. Melody loved him like another brother and knew he felt the same about her.
Melody’s eyes grew excited at the prospect of riding the large motorcycle. She imagined the wind in her hair as they rode fast through the countryside. Jackson would keep her safe; he knew what would happen when her brothers got home if he didn’t. Surely her parents wouldn’t object to a ride with Jackson. He’d practically lived with them as they grew up. “Okay, meet me at the gate to the house. I have to put Sassy up.”
* * *
Liam watched with disbelief as his mate climbed onto a motorcycle with an unknown male. He was beyond furious she would do such a thing; using the transfer mechanism attached to his belt, in seconds he shimmered into the road ahead of the speeding motorcycle.
The human male driving saw Liam in the road and had to skid sideways to avoid him, barely keeping his bike and Melody upright.
He watched as Melody screamed and wrapped her arms tighter around the human to keep from smashing into the road.
“What the hell, man?” the human cried as he straightened the bike and helped Melody to her feet at his side.
“You will remove your hands from my mate immediately,” Liam instructed as he walked toward them.
“Your what?” Melody and the human exclaimed almost in unison.
The man backed away from Melody warily. “Mel, you should have told me. I would never have taken you on the bike if I’d known.”
His mate seemed to shrink from the censure in the human’s voice. “I don’t know what he’s talking about, Jackson.”
“Melody was not aware of our mating. She was, however, aware she did not have permission to ride your motorbike,” Liam said firmly, staring into Melody’s eyes with dark promise.
“Stop!” Liam’s mate held her hand up as if to ward off his rapidly approaching form, backing away from him as he moved closer.
When he just kept coming, she turned to run, but quickly found herself caught and tossed over a
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