5
Nyko
I opened my eyes to the most beautiful female I’d ever seen. She was waving a ReGen wand over my torso and mumbling to herself. I lay as still as possible, just studying her. The Mating Fever diminished somewhat from being unconscious. I could think a little more clearly, probably say more than one or two words at a time. Perhaps that was why I should have recognized her the instant I entered the cave and hadn’t; my beast seemed to have recognized her from her scream alone. She’d worn her battle helmet and her face had been hidden entirely by the protection visor, the dark color doing well to shield her from the bright flare of the ion pistol, and from prying eyes as well.
Her dark hair had been pulled back somehow, hidden completely. Now, with her helmet beside her on the ground
