Surrender Seremity (Salin's Salvation 1) by Astrid Cielo nodrm by Astrid Cielo

“I love you, too.” She said to him. “Please make love to me. I need you.”
    He pulled her onto his lap, his mouth taking hers, tasting her sweetly. He ached at the taste of her, the feel of her in his arms. She encircled his neck losing herself in him. He laid her down gently and removed the pale blue nightgown from her frame. He kissed her from head to toe savoring her, showing how much he loved her. He entered her with gentleness, and moved so slowly and gently tears fell from her eyes. As they reached their completion together, he held her as she cried her anguish onto his chest. His heart was breaking from the possibility of telling her goodbye, and his silent vow that without her he would die also. He held her as she slept within his arms, awakening to the ugly truth that she was getting worse.
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    Ceylon looked into the room to check on the little earth female. Eon was holding her close. He felt the tears slide down his cheek, and swiped them away before walking into the room and administering the pain medication. His heart was breaking all over again as he saw his beautiful Ashwin dying the slow death this little female seemed to be dying. They hadn’t been mated long when she woke up one morning with the blue spots. Their appearance like a kick in the gut that signaled the beginning of the end of her life. He remembered the way the Blue Death had taken the person he loved most and took everything from her to her last breath. He had for the past two years lived as a shell of the man he once was, his wounded heart bleeding once again as the virus ravaged another’s mate. He left Eon to his female, wiping the tears that seemed to keep flowing despite his efforts to remain apathetic.
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    Anna was furious at Kylan for not allowing her to see her friend. It had been three days and while she understood his reasoning, she still felt the need to see her. Kylan clasped her hand, and pleaded her with his eyes. She didn’t have any more tears to cry, she had cried so much. She laid her head in Kylan’s lap and let sleep take her. She dreamed of taking Anatomy and Physiology with Serenity, the time she asked her a few questions about the genetics chapter.
    “Serenity, I really don’t understand this! How am I supposed to pass this test if I don’t understand this stupid chapter?” Anna whined. Serenity giggled, and then grabbed the book from Anna.
    “Anna Banana, what part don’t you understand?”
    “How about I understand the word ‘the’ and then the very last word there, but every word in between isn’t making that much sense.” She replied.
    “Don’t worry. We’ll get this. You’re one of the smartest people I know. So let’s start from the beginning. According to this text, it says that some of the reasons we reproduce the way we do is to cause genetic diversity, so by taking half from mom and half from dad you become a unique individual. This is hypothesized to be how we can adapt as a people to our environment. I think they are trying to say that we get all these genetically different people so that no matter the environmental challenge there is a chance for survival, and those genes get passed on.” Serenity told Anna.
    Anna nodded, “That sounds a lot better than the fifteen pages of information I just read and didn’t understand.”
    Serenity nodded, and then brightened up, “Hey, listen to this, apparently this also comes into play with pathogens, that some people have genetics that allow them to overcome the illness easier or maybe it gives them immunity!”
    Anna looked at her confused and said, “Alright, say that again in little words, please.”
    Serenity grimaced, “Sorry. What I meant was that hypothetically certain people are able to fight off certain illnesses better because of genetics or they hold some kind of immunity to it. Isn’t that cool?”
    Anna laughed, “Sure, if it helps me pass the test.”
    Serenity just shook her head and