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CHAPTER 34 They slept through until morning, which, Cassidy realized with a start, meant they had missed the meeting with the prime. Tor’s arm tightened around her as she sat up in the bed, naked and wrapped around him. “Lay back down,” he murmured sleepily. Cassidy pushed the tangled blond locks from her face. “Tor, we missed the meeting.” One green eye blinked open at her. “Aren’t you going to be in trouble?” “He is the Prime, Cassidy, not a dictator. I think I’m safe

CHAPTER 33 Cassidy paced the main room of the medical building. He should have been back by then. How long could it take to check out a few things? The day had gone, much as expected, which basically meant she’d been a nervous wreck. Emily had been feeling well enough to leave her room and visit. She was weak, but the fever was gone and the rash had faded to a light pink. She’d checked on Becky shortly after and found the woman sitting propped against Gorth’s massive chest.

CHAPTER 32 The dining hall was full by the time Cassidy and Ashley made it through the doors, spurring a suspicious look from the two warrior’s guarding the entrance. One of them narrowed his eyes at Ashley. “Chef’s been looking for you,” he told her, “where have you been?” “That’s for me to know,” she patted the man on the arm, eliciting a frustrated growl before pushing through the entrance. “I don’t think he likes you much,” Cassidy murmured when she was certain they w

Chapter 31 Cassidy blinked awake. The soft morning light highlighting a room on the verge of being unfamiliar, a heavy warmth weighed across her ribs. Her left breast ached a little, tender when her arm brushed against it. Married. She frowned, battling the conflicting emotions of tenderness and panic. Given that she’d vowed since she was eleven that she would never, ever be tied down again, a little panic was understandable. She slipped from the bed, dressing quickly and

CHAPTER 30 Cassidy’s permission sparked something in him, as if he’d been holding back, uncertain. He didn’t hold back any longer. The next kiss was different. Desperate. Need spiraled through her, pulling her in and he pulled her to him, her chest crushed against his, his tongue working wonders against her lips, diving inward and dancing with hers. His strong arms like bands of steel he rolled onto his back and she was on top of him, pressed into him and straddling one lar

CHAPTER 29 “Cassidy,” Tor murmured softly, his body shifted, turning toward hers and sinking lower, so that they were laying on his pillows, facing each other. “Do you really think I would press you for such things?” Cassidy frowned, a little confused. “Out of every person I’ve even known, including my parents, you are the only one who has never tried to change me. Help me, yes, but not change me. You think I wouldn’t offer you the same consideration?” “But...Inithia...”

CHAPTER 28 The storm woke her. A brilliant flash of light filled the room and then loud, jarring bang that shook the building. Her breath caught and her hear stuttered for a fraction of a second. The fog of sleep marred her thoughts, the room unfamiliar and strange. Beside her a form shifted at the edge of the bed. Tor, sitting upright, facing the windows. Another flash of lightning highlighted the stark musculature of his body. A thing of beauty. How she could have ever

CHAPTER 27 It was well into the night before they had finished administering the medication and ensuring that none of the three patients were about to go into distress. Becky was stable, at last. Not quite better yet, but at least not getting any worse. Cassidy was exhausted. Both physically and emotionally. How did Tor do it? How did he deal with the weight of life and death? Night had fallen while they worked, the absolute darkness broken by a bright flash before the dis

CHAPTER 26 The door behind her opened, and Cassidy whirled around, ready to...what? Should she apologize? He’d obviously meant the meal for her, and while the thought was incredibly sweet, especially coming from Tor, whom she just knew did not make such gestures lightly, she didn’t want to be in a relationship. Right? Relationships here meant marriage, and kids. The panic that began to rise from the pit of her stomach promised her that she was, indeed, correct. The married,

Happy Friday Readers! Here is chapter 25 of Needing Cassidy! CHAPTER 25 Cassidy frowned down at the samples. After the odd encounter with Tor she’d retrieved Emily’s book, as requested. Then spent time trying to extricate herself from Ashley, who, apparently had used the fiska root to great success. She’d happily pointed out that at least five couples, including Mia and the prime had suspiciously disappeared for almost three days. Sadly Cassidy had missed the fun, being locke

Happy Friday everyone! Sorry I got this post out a little later than usual. I do hope you enjoy! CHAPTER 23 Emily lay on her cot, her skin pale and sweaty, her blond hair limp against her forehead. “It was the mushroom?” Her brows crashed together. Cassidy nodded. “I looked them up, they are nearly identical. What I want to know is what the poison one is doing growing here.” It really shouldn’t have happened. Gorth said he had found it in a local neighbourhood, among the p

I hope everyone is having an amazing Friday! Hope you all enjoy chapter 23! CHAPTER 23 Cassidy fiddled with the child’s toy, a habit she’d come to posses over the days of quarantine upon waking. Each day learning just a little bit more about Callaphria. Like Earth, Callaphria had seven continents. Unlike Earth, none of them were at the poles, so the mass of land was spread like a bracelet around the planet’s center, though Cirril, a small, almost heart shaped continent had dr

Happy Friday readers! There is only one week left until the release of The Dragon's Assassin, so make sure to grab your copy! I'm very excited, and I hope that you all enjoy getting to know our favorite blond Dragon Lord a little bit better. Life has been a little crazy lately and cutting into the limited writing time that I have, but, fortunately, I still managed to get this next chapter ready for Needing Cassidy for you. Happy Easter to those who celebrate, and happy readin

CHAPTER 19 Cassidy sat alone at the table in the main entrance. Dawn should have been cresting the horizon, but instead the room was dim, the sky filled with dark, angry looking clouds. Outside, the wind was picking up, the leaves of the compounds trees and shrubs whipping around in the building gray of the morning. She frowned into her glass of water. What she wouldn’t give for a good, strong, coffee. It was one of the things she missed the most about Earth. She’d actually

CHAPTER 18 Cassidy waited for all of an hour, checking the different tests and setting out the samples that were ready for Tor to look at. She played with the mag-lense a little, peeking at some of the orchard samples, specifically the ones where she had added infected sap to the healthy tree. The outcome surprised her, a very clear infection that had not only taken over the tree sample but the entire gel-like medium in the little tray. There were no signs that the tree had

Quarantine was decidedly sucky. The fear and tension had quickly rampaged over the general mood and those now stuck in the medical building had isolated from each other as well. Tor directing exam rooms for the purpose, perhaps not comfortable, but at least functional. Strange how the building somehow felt...lonelier, even though it was now occupied. It wasn’t that Cassidy needed to converse with the others, so much as she didn’t want to be left alone with her thoughts. She’d

CHAPTER 16 Cassidy started the day by tending her section of the gardens, the other women had been taking care of Becky’s duties, but, as promised Cassidy checked in on them anyway. Now she was crouched in the section dedicated to the botanic garden, staring at Becky’s colorful mushroom. It did not look well. It was still alive, but dark spots had begun to form along the edge of the cap, indicating the fungus’ death. She studied it closely, careful not to touch it and damage

The guard, Nisko, as he had introduced himself, had let Cassidy keep the cube for now, so long as she brought it to the learning center later, when she’d finished exploring it’s capabilities. Something she would have to do alone, the cube only had about a five foot radius for projection, but given how often she was within five feet of others...well, she wasn’t quite ready to share, and having images blasted into your mind unsolicited seemed rude. She had tucked the toy neatly

CHAPTER 14 The next morning was something of an event for the compound. The nearby water facility had finally been repaired to working order and since it ran off of it’s own solar power system, the power that had been devoted to ensuring there was water to the compound was now freed up. That meant two very important things; first was that there was no longer a three minute limit on shower length. Though Draven, the Livarian’s leader, or Prime, had asked that they only extend

CHAPTER 13 Hours later the lab was spotless, everything prepared and set up for testing, should Tor need it. She’d cleaned several other rooms too, her nerves giving her an energy that she had to express somehow. The afternoon light was fading and she was setting the front table with the meals she had carried over, hoping the smell of sustenance might draw Tor out long enough to refresh himself. She’d brought a plate for Becky too, but it was sitting to the side, since she wa