Author:
Cindy Spencer Pape firmly believes in happily-ever-after and brings that to her writing. A multiple award-winning author, she has published almost sixty novels and stories. When not hard at work writing, she can be found restoring her 1870 house, dressing up for steampunk parties and Renaissance fairs, or with her nose buried in a book. Visit her website: www.cindyspencerpape.com.

Computer science professor Eric Gordon has to find the hacker responsible for a virus on campus. When his investigations show some sort of reptile may be living in the steam tunnels under campus, he turns to biology professor Lori Tremain for help. 

Lori’s life is crazy with her tenure review looming, but she’s too curious and way too attracted to turn down Eric’s request.  Together, Lori and Eric uncover things that their scientific minds can barely imagine, along with a passion they never expected.  She doesn’t have time for love or dragons, but adventure and romance find her anyway.

Dragon in the System

Later, after they'd all devoured the submarine sandwiches, chips and chocolate chip cookies that David and Wesley had obtained, they split up into smaller groups to raid their offices for paperwork to pass the afternoon. Ben, who already had a stack of work in his backpack, walked with Wes and Lori to the Biology department.


"Just drop me off," Lori suggested. "I'll feed and water the critters while you two go up and get Wes's stuff." 


"Don't worry, Dad," Lori teased. "I'll lock the door behind you and wait for you to come back and get me."


Either Ben couldn't come up with a reasonable argument, or else he really wanted a few minutes alone with Wes. After a quick visual check of Lori's office and lab, he reluctantly agreed.


Chapter 68