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conversation out of his head, how defenseless she’d looked while he’d made all his highhanded demands, how frakking stupid he’d been to say anything in the first place…
    He pushed away from the screen and returned to pacing the worn-out carpet. When she came back, he’d make sure she understood that what she wanted was just as important, if not more so, than what he wanted. He loved her. He’d shut her out. Not having her made him see that so clearly. She wasn’t the only one who had taken their partnership for granted. He was just as guilty.
    Orin took a deep breath. He could fix this. He had to.
    Mya showered and scrambled into her uniform, emerging from her cabin just as the ship touched down at Trenrick military base. Roberts lined up alongside her as the main door was released.
    “Message for you from Orin Mazra. He said to tell you he loved you, and that he hoped everything would be all right.”
    Mya winced. “He’s going to kill me when he hears about all this.”
    “I doubt it. He sounded genuinely concerned about you.”
    “We’re mated.”
    “Ah.” Roberts looked anywhere but at her. “That will be an interesting conversation, although Pavlovans are free to have sex with anyone until a Triad decides to bond completely, right?”
    “That’s correct.”
    “Then seeing as you were forced into the situation, he can’t really object.”
    “Are you trying to reassure me, Roberts?”
    “I’m just trying to understand the complexity of Pavlovan mating. We don’t tend to go in for telepathic threesomes on Earth.”
    “It’s certainly a minefield.” Intellectually, she was certain Orin would understand, but bonded males were often ruled by instinct, not intellect. “Who are we expecting to meet us here?”
    The question was answered when Major Esca came through the door accompanied for four security guards.
    “Captain Jong, Lieutenant Roberts.” He saluted them. “Good to see you made it home.”
    “Thank you, sir.”
    “You okay, Jong?” His keen gaze searched her face.
    “I’m fine, sir.”
    “Then take me to see this telepath.”
    Mya led the way. “He’s understandably wary, sir.”
    “I’ll be as non-threatening as I can.” Major Esca paused. “Damn, I can feel his energy from here. He’s right up there with Ash.”
    “Yes, sir.”
    Mya punched in the security code and led the major into the medical lab.
    “Rekk, may I introduce Major Esca?”
    “Major.”
    Rekk slowly stood up. He was of a similar height and weight to the other soldier, but their coloring was the complete opposite. The Major had black hair and blue eyes, and usually had a smile on his face, but not today. Rekk was making some effort to control his telepathic output, but being close to him was still like staring into the sun.
    “I apologize.” Rekk shrugged. “They experimented on my shields so that I could not hide my power from them. I will have to learn how to rebuild them.”
    Major Esca winced. “Yeah, otherwise we’re all going to suffer. I’m used to Senator Ash’s levels but—”
    “Ash?” Rekk interrupted him. “Ash of the Skysan dynasty?”
    “Yes. Do you know him?”
    “I am not sure.” Rekk frowned. “The name is familiar.”
    Major Esca nodded. “I regret that until we have verified who you are, performed some more medical tests, and asked you a million questions, we cannot allow you to leave this base.”
    “I understand.”
    Rekk turned to Mya who saluted him as well.
    “My team will also be staying until we’ve been debriefed.”
    “This way, sir.” Major Esca stepped to one side and indicated that Rekk should join him. “There is nothing to fear.”

Chapter 4
    The medical offices at the base were decorated in soothing shades of cream and green with inoffensive landscapes and inspirational quotes hung at regular intervals on the walls. In the waiting area there was usually soft music, which made Mya want to scream. Inside this particular room was a pink couch with