Chapter 24 Tegwin’s low voice dragged Luis out of a dreamless sleep, deep enough that his stiff arms and legs told him he hadn’t turned over all night. Not since he and Tegwin had finally fallen asleep, at least. The trouble he’d sensed had bloomed full force throughout his heart and mind as soon as he held Tegwin’s warm body to his own. Weeks away from the end of this mission, and Luis was already dreading the separation. He hadn’t made the mistake of getting overly attached since his first couple of pairings decades ago. Light from the wrong side of the bed confused him for a moment. Everything was reversed in the tiny space. Seating area, kitchen, front door. He didn’t remember going into Tegwin’s apartment rather than his own, but the pile of TransGalactic blue bags rather than his

