Paul blinked as his eyes adjusted to the new location. A slight sense of disorientation stayed with him for a few seconds after the transporter beamed them down. It was weird to be on a warship in space one minute than in a strange room on the surface of an alien planet the next. His brain needed a moment to process the change in environment.
His eyes quickly scanned the area and categorized everything in the room. He knew where every male was, where a possible threat could come from, and how he would react if a threat did appear. Once he had assessed his current situation, he gave into the desire to return his eyes to the female standing regally near the console of the transporter. His eyes swept over her. Fire flamed inside him as he took in the neatly captured black tresses of her hair
