***Ella*** "Is he coming back tomorrow, then?" Gabriel asks as we lock up the lab for the day. "Mhmm," I reply, pocketing the keys and walking down the corridor. "I definitely want to look closer into that young man's genetic makeup. You were right, his situation is intriguing...all from a mate bond?" I make a noise of agreement, for things are getting interesting from a scientific point of view. "The difference in those scans..." Gabriel continues. "Since falling in love, mainly, but also since bonding. Whether this is it or it is an ongoing process, we don't know, so we should set some baselines." We exit the building and I say goodnight to Gabriel as he heads towards where he is living whilst here. I soon emerge back home through the tree and I just stand there for a moment, taki

