Their Rebel Mate [Helan Universe 2] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) Read Online Free

spreading. I guess the only problem right now is that Ms. McManus is right. So far, we don’t have any proof that humans can carry our children.”
    He could have slapped himself in the forehead. How could he have forgotten to tell Thantos that their queen was expecting? He quickly explained the happy situation and enjoyed the look of awe and relief on his mate’s face. “But don’t say anything to your classes quite yet. Consort R’oan asked me to make the announcement, and I haven’t had a chance to draft one. I’ll be calling a press release for early next week. Is there a time that’s best for you?”
    Thantos told him his schedule, and they agreed on a time for the following Tuesday.
    He gave Thantos one last kiss, agreed to meet him at the lecture hall, and watched him leave the house.
    Grabbing his vidscreen, he flipped through the functions until he came to the writing screen. He settled down at the table and began drafting the announcement he had been waiting his whole adult life to make.

Chapter 3
     
    Thantos strode into the lecture hall and began checking the cameras. This talk would be broadcast in more than fifteen countries, along with DC citizens who wanted to come to the late lecture. All in all, he was expecting around twenty people live and a couple of thousand via satellite. There were always those people who walked in instead of signing up, though. At first, they’d tried to limit the attendees to the ones who’d registered, but that kind of went against the idea of open and honest communication. Now they just increased the security.
    Once everything was set up to his satisfaction, he pulled a sheaf of pamphlets out of his case and laid them on the table. He’d discovered that humans liked handouts. They liked something tangible that they could hold. He guessed it made things seem real.
    The door opened, and people began to trickle in. The majority of them were women, but there were always a few males in attendance. He hadn’t quite figured that one out, but then again, he figured there were always those men who wanted to hear about the sex part.
    The sex part. Ever since King D’Arik had made him announce the true nature of the relationships that human women were expected to enter when they were matched with their Helan mates, at least one person per session asked about Helan sex. There was something so strange about standing in front of a group of people and discussing threesomes. It was even more awkward if someone asked him a question about his own sex life. It wasn’t like he had any experience with threesomes yet.
    Kerek walked in and took a seat in the front row. It was the first time he’d attended one of these lectures, but Thantos was grateful for Kerek’s presence nonetheless. He smiled at Kerek and handed him one of the pamphlets. “Just in case you wanted some reading material,” he joked.
    His lover rolled his eyes, but he took one anyway, unfolding it and perusing it with interest. “These are really good,” he commented. “Very informative. You did a great job, talan. ”
    He grinned at the compliment. Kerek knew exactly what was in those pamphlets. He helped to write them, for god’s sake. But he was always making sure Thantos knew how proud he was of him. Thantos didn’t need the praise, but it was nice anyway. “Thanks. We’re going to get started in just a few minutes. Just pass those back, will ya?” He handed Kerek a sheaf of pamphlets and went to stand at the front of the room.
    Slowly, the room began to fill up. They had been provided with a relatively small room, and the twenty or so people who had shown up did an admiral job of taking up space.
    He did a quick inventory of the screens in front of him. All of them were already streaming live to him, and he would turn his own camera on as soon as the lecture started. He checked that the captions were working properly. The first time he’d done one of these satellite lectures, it had been a disaster. While