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people.” That’s weird. Sev is acting like he doesn’t know me. But that’s impossible? We haven’t been separated for that long. He couldn’t have forgotten me.
    “No, I’m afraid not.” He straightened out her bedsheets. “That’s all right. You may remain here for as long as you desire. There is plenty of space. We’d all be happy to have you.”
    Should I ask him if he remembers me? “Thanks.” She watched him fix her sheets. No, it’s best if he did forget me. She swallowed past the lump that formed in her throat. At least I know he’s alive. “But…I can’t stay.”
    Sev stopped what he was doing. He clearly read grief on her face. Was she unhappy with the prospect of leaving or staying?
    “What?”
    “I have to get back.”
    “Back? Back where?”
    “To my people. My home.”
    Sev felt his heart spasm. He did not want her to leave. He just got her back. “Why?” he asked without thinking. “I mean…I have so many questions, I don’t know where to begin.”
    Nor was he sure he wanted to hear the answers any longer. What if he learned that she did not find him attractive enough to want to stay and get to know him? He had no recollection of felines mating with aliens. Perhaps his nation was considered hideous withtheir pointy ears, skin pigmentation and markings. Or worse, what if she was already paired?
    “But I can’t bombard you with my inquiries right now. Relax and let me get you something to eat. How does that sound?”
    As if on cue, her stomach growled. Loudly. They both started to laugh.
    “That sounds pretty good to us.”
    Sev looked at her curiously. “Us?”
    She patted her growling stomach and smiled. “Me and my tummy.”
    Sev felt his heart skip a beat at her beautiful smile. He had come close to never seeing such loveliness. He glanced to the left and spotted Fern quietly observing them. It was then he remembered he still had his translator on and activated.
    “Fern, before you leave, can you please tell Serena to send us some breakfast. We’re famished.”
    “Yes,” replied Fern. He stepped closer to the door. It automatically opened and he left.
    “May I brush my teeth first?” asked Areo.
    “Yes, of course.” Sev stood from her side. “I’ll be right back. Don’t move. I’ll take care of everything.”
    The door to her chambers closed with a swoosh.
    Areo stared at the door. I can’t believe it. He did forget me. She thought of her family. For years, they had tried to create a rift between her and Sev, but had never succeeded. It seems you’ll be getting what you wanted after all. She closed her eyes against the forming tears. My Sev is gone.

    Sev had thought that with Areo being awake and her strength returning, he could just pick up where his dream had left off. When he had tried to touch her intimately, she had leapt away from his touch as if he had cut her. Since then, she avoided being too close to him, or alone with him. He quickly learned that a dream was not an extension of reality. He would have to restrainhis physical longings and allow Areo time to get to know him. The very thought made him growl in impatience.
    After three days of feeling cooped up in an undersized castle, Sev decided he needed distance from Areo. He headed to Limbo’s Lookout. He used his time there to be brought up to speed on what had taken place on Oceanica since Areo’s arrival. It could have been done at the castle, but he was unable to concentrate with Areo’s scent flowing throughout the lair.
    Two days later, Sev dreamt of tidal waves, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. He dreamt that the sword had been ineffective, and that he had held Areo in his arms as she died. The loss he felt was greater than ever before. Yet at the same time, it felt eerily familiar. So much so, that by the following morning, he could no longer endure being away from Areo. He boarded his personal ship, Whiskers, and hightailed it back to his home.
    Sev left his vehicle on the lawn and