Page 30 of Instinct for Disaster

She breathed him in and hugged him.

He moved in surprise for a moment and then just rubbed her shoulders.

“Okay, we can go face my family again.”

Yasku released her and backed away. “This is certainly an interesting day. When I saw your tracker moving, I wanted to sweep you up and haul you back to my home, fucking you until you were limp.”

“Oh. I am glad you went with cuddling.”

He offered his arm to her, she put her hand on his wrist, and he opened the door of the exam room, walking out with her and her family staring at them all with wide eyes.

Morna cleared her throat. “I didn’t say anything.”

Cassandra shrugged. “I am fine. I had heavy metal contamination from my previous occupation and suffered a work injury that is stable.”

Morna relaxed.

Cassandra smiled. “Little sissy, I would never put that kind of pressure on you. I don’t have secrets that need to be kept.”

Morna smiled. “Thank you. I was getting looks.”

Nessa walked to her and hugged her. “Aw, sweetie. Are you going to be okay?”

Yasku said, “She will be fine. She just needs to focus on relaxing and making this world her home.”

Cassandra went to the counter to pay for the scan, but an arm around her waist spun her around, and she was standing clamped in the two soft wings.

“Hey!”

She heard him speaking to the receptionist, and when the wings tightened, she was lifted off her feet.

He spoke to her family. “She will be back tomorrow night for the gathering.”

She heard folks calling good night to her and some giggles, but she was trapped in his wings until they walked out of the gateway.

Cassandra was perfectly warm and cozy until he bent his knees and set her on her feet by opening his wings. She stumbled, but he whirled to hold her. “That was sneaky.”

“You are tired; you need to rest under your own roof. Or my roof. My roof has snacks.” He gave her a coaxing look.

“Do you have a guestroom?”

“Of course.”

“Okay. Can I sleep in one of them?”

“Of course.”

“Good. I haven’t shared a bed with anyone after the storms. It will be a hard habit to break.”

“I will work on it but not tonight.” He crouched and launched skyward.

She focused on relaxing and felt the air rush past her face. She glanced down at the ground and noticed that the sun was setting over the city. The colours defied description. Nothing looked the same as it had when she was on Earth. Her eyes now saw wavelengths that weren’t there for her before the accident.

They were at his home in six minutes.

She looked toward the house she had purchased and sighed. “I am going to sleep under my roof one day.”

“Yes, you will.” He walked into the manor, and Kiddel grinned.

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