Chapter Ten
“What is this place?” Conrad asked, tracing his fingers across the module’s sleek white surfaces.
“Don’t touch that!” Alexxia shrieked.
Conrad jumped away from the console, nearly knocking over a chair. A look of pure shock streaked across his face. “What’d I do? Sorry! Did I break it? I’m so sorry!”
Alexxia burst out laughing, then grabbed his fingers with hers and shook his hand consolingly. “Just playing with ‘ya.”
His eyes widened and his jaw fell, like he wasn’t sure what to believe.
“It’s fine,” she said. “Really! You’re not going to break anything unless you try really hard.”
He must have believed her that time, because he rolled his eyes and laughed at himself.
Alexxia took a small step closer, until she could sense his energy on her skin. “So, what do y
