Kelan nodded to the guards stationed outside of his rooms. Between them and his symbiot, Trisha would be safe. He moved quickly through the corridors to the conference room. Opening the door, he saw Creon, Zoran, and Mandra already there. He nodded to them as he walked over to a small table set up with beverages and food. “Do you know anything about what happened last night?” Kelan asked as he filled up a plate of food and poured himself a drink. Mating was hard work, he thought with a hidden grin; he would need to keep his energy up if he was to satisfy his mate. Mandra looked at Kelan with a raised eyebrow. “Talking about last night, where were you? I did not see you or the female named Trisha there.” Kelan grinned as he moved to sit down in a chair near the windows. “We were detained

