Brenna was fixing some kind of a small computronic device when he found her in her quarters. Judd, she said, putting down her tools. You can't be here. The dissonance— He interrupted her panicked words. I need to ask you something important. What could be more important than your life? She sounded close to tears. Your life. If you die, I don't know if I'd stay sane. A simple truth.

Caressed by Ice (ed. Hachette UK, 2010) - ISBN: 9780575095717