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wanted so badly to believe that he was exactly who he seemed to be. That he was a kind, gentle warrior who would never hurt her. But it was so hard.
    Terrifying.
       “You do not have to explain, my one. I am glad that you allowed my beast to comfort you. I will sleep beside you in my fur whenever it pleases you. You need only ask.”
    She nodded silently,
       “I have our morning meal waiting. I must go then to speak with the commander. Would you prefer to wait here or return to the barracks to join your people?”
       “Um, the barracks will be fine. Please.”
     
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    Andi had thought that she needed some time away from Ohlen to get her head on straight. But the second he’d brought her down, the other women had scooped her away. Her anxiety had shot through the roof. The women tried to talk to her. Tried to get her to talk about how horrible it had been to see Ethan die like that. How scared she must have been with Ohlen after seeing him turn into that monster. The more they talked about him, the more agitated she got. Pacing back and forth. Constantly chewing on her nails. Counting her steps almost obsessively. Unable to focus or think of anything other than how much she would rather have been with Ohlen. Or even waiting for him in their suite.
    Their suite?
    Was she really already more comfortable there? Alone and away from her people, than she was down here in the barracks?
    Damn.
    She was.
    God ! What was taking him so long? She had almost chewed her nails down to the quick by the time he got back. The door hissed open and revealed his big gorgeous body. Before Andi really knew what she was doing, she was running towards him.
       Ohlen seemed surprised but opened his arms to her anyway. Snuggled her close when she buried her face against his chest,
    “Are you well, my one?”
    Andi shook her head, feeling on the verge of a panic attack. Immediately he scooped her up and carried her down the hall. Away from the prying ears of the other women.  Ohlen ducked into an alcove and set her down. Brought his hands to cup her cheeks. The way he curled himself around her made her feel so safe. It made no sense at all.
    “What’s the matter?”
    She fidgeted. “I don’t feel right. The whole time you were gone, I was…it was like I was having a panic attack.”
    Andi worried he would dismiss her worry. Tell her she was being silly or overly dramatic. He did neither of those things. He made a soothing sound, looking deeply into her eyes with all seriousness.
    “And now?”
    “It’s better, but I don’t understand why it happened.”
    “Come. We will see Ga’rae together. I myself am feeling unsettled.”
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Four
     
    Ohlen took her down to the medical wing. Despite the unbelievable size of the medic, his manner was immediately soothing. Or maybe it was just the way Ohlen had set her down on the Sarazen sized table and smoothed his hand over her hair tenderly. Ohlen took his hand off of her only long enough for the scan to do its sweep of her body.
    Ga’rae grunted, tapping notes onto his little arm unit thingy. When he was satisfied, he looked up and smiled at her confidently.
    “Your scan is completely within normal limits. Your womb has successfully been regenerated. The damage to your bones and tissues repaired, and I note no abnormalities. The anxiety you feel is often experienced by mated pairs who are separated in the first few cycles of their joining. As your bond grows stronger, the anxiety will lessen.”
    Well, at least she wasn’t going crazy. That was good to know.
     
    Andi was amazed to have learned after her very first scan, ingesting Ohlen’s blood had resulted in her body being able to completely  regrow , her uterus. Repaired the remodeled fractures she’d gotten from trying to fight Ethan off. Even the few burn scars she had from working down in engineering were gone. Like they’d never been at all.
    “But