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Already I feel better—he was right about the wet clothes htly to my chest with criss-crossed fists

“I have a few nutrition tubes for you Start with this and see if you want erly

“You don’t need it?” I recall that I haven’t see

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“Zandians require the crystalline energy of our planet for survival We eat only once every ten planet rotations”

I shake ood for now Thank you”

He touches“Good” His eyes meet mine, and he smiles

A slow burn works its way froers on , possessive

“Khrys?” My voice cohs

He steps back

“I’ll lay your clothing out on these rocks at the back of the cave,” he says, taking an armful of sodden cloth into the darkness “There are dry branches back here we can use for a fire That will help”

I’lad to hear it, but my eyes adjust fast When I see him start to strip, nificent body, and I can’t deny the effect he has on me, even in these circumstances

When he co bark and dust, he works fast: Using so not too far from the front of the cave entrance

“And noe’ll warm up” He stands in front ofof the fire He lifts ether a few feet from the flames

“Coes the blanket to cover us both like a tent “We need to warm up”