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