CHAPTER 14
“Nooooo!” Lia screamed, sitting bolt upright in the bed.
“What is it?” A lilting voice, sexy with sleep, purred. Warm hands clasped Lia and urged her back down, cuddling her up against a firm, bare chest. “Another nightmare, love?”
Lia cuddled up against Aiden. “Something’s wrong. I can feel it.” A deep shudder ran through her, and tears sprang to her eyes. Why can’t things stop being wrong?”
“We haven’t completed our mission yet,” Clarissa said softly.
Lia lifted her face from Aiden’s chest and gasped, dragging the sealskin higher over her n***d breasts. Her friend stood framed in the doorway, wrapped in her favorite silk bathrobe. Behind her, Dr. Jordan had averted his eyes, but his chin on Clarissa’s shoulder and his arm around her waist spoke volumes. As did the fact th
