Chapter 22

Zen took a shuddering breath. “I should get back to Anek.” He turned so fast Carlo almost lost his balance. What the—

Before he could say anything, Zen went out through the door. What the hell had happened? He sighed and sat on the bed. He could go find Grace or he could take a nap. He wanted to nap, but…Pushing the button by the door, he stepped out into the corridor.

Grace was in the clinic with Ghurva, chatting and laughing.

“Carlo?” She widened her eyes. “What happened?”

“Nothing, why?” He ran a hand through his hair to make sure it looked good.

“You’re looking spooked.”

He wrinkled his nose and glanced at Ghurva, who was leaning over a screen. His massive form took up half the room. “I may have…I was talking masturbation with Zen.”

Grace groaned, and Ghurva whirled around on the chair. “Why would you?” Grace threw her hands in the air.

“I was curious about how he did it, but it backfired.”