Chapter 68

Chapter Sixty-Eight

Connor left the Moon twins guarding the airlock hatch. He would come back later with Aubriella to relieve them.

After he washed the filth of the bugs and lizards away.

Fortunately, Selen was back in her own cabin, too angry to pull her crazy seduction stunts. That gave Connor the opportunity to shower in peace. The hot water, the soap, the removal of the stain the planet had left on him…

He stepped out of the shower feeling refreshed, restored.

It was a lie, of course. No soap could really scrub away what had been on him, regardless of him smelling woodsy or like a river in the spring.

And if he sat still, he would pass out.

The redness from the hot shower would pass, too, and when the stinging was gone, the aches would return.

So, he brushed his teeth until his breath was minty, put on a clean T-shirt, cargo pants, and sneakers, then headed down to the galley, where he prepped a plate for each of the Moon brothers and took that down to them.