Chapter Nine Kelan looked down at the sleeping form of his mate. One of Trisha’s arms was thrown up above her head and the other lay across her stomach. Her long curly hair was all over the place, spread out in abandon across the pillows of his bed. Kelan felt a shaft of desire rock him, making him hard again. Shaking his head, he wondered if it would always be like this when he looked at his mate. They made love on and off until the pale light of dawn began to lighten the sky. Kelan gave an order to his symbiot to check Trisha over again and protect her while he was gone. He couldn’t suppress the grin at the memory of her squeals last night when he commanded his symbiot to check her the first time. Kelan carried Trisha into the cleansing room to bathe her. She was so exhausted that she

