THE SMART MOVE WAS to stay planet side. Stoan had responsibilities, and not just to Commander Nina. But in the past two months, he couldn’t find a moment when he hadn’t been severely off balance, and it all started with Reina Draven.
The denya.
His denya.
How could he ignore it any longer? Something deep within him, something primal and primordial, something soul defining, was drawn to her. His moments spent comforting her were the closest that he’d come to peace since the moment they met.
His body craved her, and his mind yearned to know her secrets, to find out her likes and dislikes and to build something that should have been impossible.
A life.
But Stoan had chosen a different path and he could never give her what she deserved. A man like him could never provide security. He cou
