After ending the call, Rory collapsed onto her bed, a wide, joyful smile spreading across her face. At long last, she had a mate—a companion in this vast, lonely interstellar expanse.
The sense of isolation that had weighed on her heart for so long finally lifted. In this enormous universe, she would no longer be truly alone. That night, her excitement refused to let her rest. Sleep came slowly, each moment filled with thoughts of Jasper and the promise of their future together.
The next morning, Dax sat on the couch, waiting patiently until 8:30 in the morning, when Rory finally descended the stairs, dark circles under her eyes betraying the late hour she had kept.
"Female Master, didn't you sleep well last night?" Dax asked, confusion etching his sharp features. Could it really be that she had lost sleep over that ridiculous snake therian?
