rength, Elyse gave a single

ver-white totems appeared between

r suddenly stiffened, and the pressure

aked, remarkably handsome man with bright red hair. Still hold

t of energy flowed through their newly established bond, unexp

he bastard had n

ure, but the system had already warned her that leaving her ma

lone female without a mate

ration, Elyse dragged the uncons

the apocalypse-and immediately relaxed upon discovering that it was still intact. All

of clean, uncontaminated vegetables, she

ht lay on a makeshift bed of dried

was terribly wrong. An unfamiliar mental mark had been im

n, fury blazing in the

power to determine the fate of the Interstellar Empire's fleet of over a million! Yet while he lay

fered such an in

l spread throug

is brilliant red hair falling lo

k esper energy began forming a concentrated sphere above his palm. He could break h

y crept along her spine. Years of fighting for survival during the apocalypse

pair of dark golden eyes filled with chilling hostility.

ously gone through all that troubl

with piping-hot soup and strode toward

er concentrating around his finger

ning, Elyse thrust a spoonful of

nd forcefully that he h

rise, Trevor frowned but

ed down his throat an

completely. The soup contained absolutely no impurities. Even the fainte

transformed into an exceptionally pure and soothing

ins, immediately settled upon coming into contact with this unfamiliar power.

oughout his internal organs began

rmination in Trevo

iron bowl Elyse was holding, an

velop, yet none could produce such rapid and complete relief. Was it possible that an ordinary bowl of soup prepared by this seem

less possibilities in t

llowed the dark energy surro

all once more. His dark golden eyes grew peaceful again, although he de

ightly raspy voice, giving no indication that he

. "Who else could it