y became a desperate, possessive claiming. He was trying
e workbench, his body a wall of muscle caging her in. The
d for oxygen. She placed a hand on h
d froze. A flicker of hurt, of
large steps. He looked like a guilty child
at the man before her-a ferocious wolf one moment
, deliberate motion, and tasted the lingering trace of their kiss. "You
asual critique gave his shattered ego a strange, illicit
rned on the faucet, and washed the dust an
he system interface. His favorability rating had sho
s. "I need full access to the insti
pected her to demand a bond, or some othe
hat's it," he said, his voice hollow. "You're just using me to get a
his man's insecurity was a terminal
weak spot. "If it wasn't to cure your sterility, do
erility was a fresh stab of pain. He clenc
'm a waste forever? A male who can never give a female a chi
iritual energy in the lab began to churn. Met
r soft words or gentle comfort. She strode tow
the eye. Her voice was fierce, a snarl. "Don't y
rile room. "Even if you are a waste, you're the man I, H
e, were a hammer blow that shat
her, trying to see into her so
ring. Her eyes were clear, firm
nto a crushing embrace. He buried his face i
ered, his voice shaking, "I'll dr
back, patting him gently. She smiled a
lations, Host. A preliminary bond with targ
flashed across her vision. The sy
Catalysis Abil
veins. A confident smile played on her lips. She
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