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Slowly the bed began to incline. She expected to experience pain or dizziness as she shifted positions. Her brow furrowed as she felt…nothing. There was no swooping in her belly or aching behind her ears. It struck her quite suddenly that she could hear everything . That annoying ringing that normally plagued her when she woke had vanished.
“Venom!” She snatched his hand. “I can hear !”
The flash of fear that had crossed his face when she grabbed him faded quickly. Grinning down at her, he cupped her jaw. “You couldn’t hear well before the surgery?”
“Not always,” she said. “I had this awful tinny ring in my ears whenever I moved fast and especially in the morning.” She touched her forehead in wonder. “I’m not dizzy.”
He ran his thumb across her lower lip. “You’re still Dizzy though.”
She rolled her eyes at his lame joke. “Funny.”
He chuckled softly and picked up the cup of water. Carefully he pressed it to her mouth. “Small sips. You might be a little queasy after the anesthesia.”
She dutifully followed his directions and swallowed tiny drinks until her parched mouth and throat felt better. “Thank you.”
He set aside the cup and slid back down onto the bed next to her. Taking her hand in his, he explained, “When you passed out on the transport ship, the medics sedated you and gave you some medicine so you wouldn’t be sick again.”
She groaned and glanced away in humiliation. “I’m so sorry I caused such a scene.”
“Don’t,” he whispered gently. “You’re not the first person to get sick or pass out on a flight. It happens all the time.”
She cast a skeptical eye his way. “Really?”
“Yes.”
Feeling marginally better about embarrassing herself, she reached up to touch her left ear. Venom’s hand shot out with lightning speed to stop her. “No.”
She frowned at him. “Why can’t I touch my ear?”
“You have tiny incisions. They’re already healing but you shouldn’t touch them.”
She gulped nervously. “What did they do to me?”
“They used a thin probe, like a fine wire, to bust up the obstructions that were causing your dizziness and nausea and that ringing in your ears. They did it with lasers and sonar waves.” He glanced at the partly open door. “I can ask one of the surgeons to explain it to you.”
“Later.” She was certain the doctor would come in to speak with her eventually.
“They inserted some drains to make sure fluid and deposits won’t build up there again. You’ll have to have them checked periodically but the docs expect you’ll have no issues in your recovery.”
“When can I leave the infirmary?”
“I’ll take you home in the morning. You could leave now but I want them to keep you overnight just in case.” He gazed at her with such intense desire. “I’ve waited a long time for you. I don’t want anything else to go wrong.”
Though his voice was naturally gruff, he spoke with such tenderness. She still couldn’t quite reconcile this big menacing soldier with the genuine kindness he showed her. Since pulling her onto his lap out there in the snowy forest, he had treated her like some kind of precious prize to be protected and cherished.
“How long have you waited to enter one of these Grabs?”
He wrapped some of her pale hair around his thick finger. “Years. Over ten,” he clarified.
Her lips parted in shock. “Ten years? But—why wait so long?”
“I wasn’t…” His jaw tensed. “It wasn’t the right time for me to bring a woman into my life until recently. This new deployment here above Calyx is long-term and stable. It’s relatively safe here, all things considered and a good place to start a family.”
The longing in his voice cut through all her anxiety over the rather rash decision she had made back in the forest. She wasn’t silly enough to think it was going to be easy to build something real with Venom—but she
Slowly the bed began to incline. She expected to experience pain or dizziness as she shifted positions. Her brow furrowed as she felt…nothing. There was no swooping in her belly or aching behind her ears. It struck her quite suddenly that she could hear everything . That annoying ringing that normally plagued her when she woke had vanished.
“Venom!” She snatched his hand. “I can hear !”
The flash of fear that had crossed his face when she grabbed him faded quickly. Grinning down at her, he cupped her jaw. “You couldn’t hear well before the surgery?”
“Not always,” she said. “I had this awful tinny ring in my ears whenever I moved fast and especially in the morning.” She touched her forehead in wonder. “I’m not dizzy.”
He ran his thumb across her lower lip. “You’re still Dizzy though.”
She rolled her eyes at his lame joke. “Funny.”
He chuckled softly and picked up the cup of water. Carefully he pressed it to her mouth. “Small sips. You might be a little queasy after the anesthesia.”
She dutifully followed his directions and swallowed tiny drinks until her parched mouth and throat felt better. “Thank you.”
He set aside the cup and slid back down onto the bed next to her. Taking her hand in his, he explained, “When you passed out on the transport ship, the medics sedated you and gave you some medicine so you wouldn’t be sick again.”
She groaned and glanced away in humiliation. “I’m so sorry I caused such a scene.”
“Don’t,” he whispered gently. “You’re not the first person to get sick or pass out on a flight. It happens all the time.”
She cast a skeptical eye his way. “Really?”
“Yes.”
Feeling marginally better about embarrassing herself, she reached up to touch her left ear. Venom’s hand shot out with lightning speed to stop her. “No.”
She frowned at him. “Why can’t I touch my ear?”
“You have tiny incisions. They’re already healing but you shouldn’t touch them.”
She gulped nervously. “What did they do to me?”
“They used a thin probe, like a fine wire, to bust up the obstructions that were causing your dizziness and nausea and that ringing in your ears. They did it with lasers and sonar waves.” He glanced at the partly open door. “I can ask one of the surgeons to explain it to you.”
“Later.” She was certain the doctor would come in to speak with her eventually.
“They inserted some drains to make sure fluid and deposits won’t build up there again. You’ll have to have them checked periodically but the docs expect you’ll have no issues in your recovery.”
“When can I leave the infirmary?”
“I’ll take you home in the morning. You could leave now but I want them to keep you overnight just in case.” He gazed at her with such intense desire. “I’ve waited a long time for you. I don’t want anything else to go wrong.”
Though his voice was naturally gruff, he spoke with such tenderness. She still couldn’t quite reconcile this big menacing soldier with the genuine kindness he showed her. Since pulling her onto his lap out there in the snowy forest, he had treated her like some kind of precious prize to be protected and cherished.
“How long have you waited to enter one of these Grabs?”
He wrapped some of her pale hair around his thick finger. “Years. Over ten,” he clarified.
Her lips parted in shock. “Ten years? But—why wait so long?”
“I wasn’t…” His jaw tensed. “It wasn’t the right time for me to bring a woman into my life until recently. This new deployment here above Calyx is long-term and stable. It’s relatively safe here, all things considered and a good place to start a family.”
The longing in his voice cut through all her anxiety over the rather rash decision she had made back in the forest. She wasn’t silly enough to think it was going to be easy to build something real with Venom—but she
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