http://slow.writerscafe.org/michodell The original writings of author Michelle_H en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776010122 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 CHAPTER TWELVEThe night crawled as Elena tossed andturned, unable to sleep beside the dragon. The formidable heat kepther in constant awareness of him. She shifted to face the wall inhopes of clearing her mind. As her body relaxed back onto the furs,she noticed the movem.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/michodell/996719/ CHAPTER ELEVENAlessandra woke tothe sound of the alarm. Groaning, she reached across the bedsidetable to cut off the incessant beeping before rolling onto her backand rubbering her eyes. What was she doing today? Surely Jack hadgiven her an assignment. She frowned at the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/michodell/976239/ Elena's thoughts turned inward to theStygian warrior. What had he meant by his 'perception of her'? 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