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try to slow your breathing,” Tannen said as he turned back to look at her. “Or you’re going to hyperventilate.”
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    Conn hated seeing the small female going through such distress. He couldn’t comprehend how the Wargs could have such little thought as to what the virus might do to an unknown species. Although, they were just assuming that the Wargs were unfamiliar with Alison’s home planet, Earth. But if they’d harvested from the planet once, it could very well mean that they’d been there before and done this to countless people, but he hoped that wasn’t the case.
    Her whimper brought his head around to Tannen, who was using the hand scanner to see which medications should alleviate her pain, but when the red light kept signaling there was no match, his bond mate growled.
    “None of the pain meds will work on her, Conn. I need to keep her from moving.”
    Alison’s thrashing on the bed brought his attention back to her, and he immediately climbed up to grab her, wrapping his arms around her, holding her tight.
    “Shh, Alison, try to calm yourself,” he said as he gently rocked her back and forth as if she were a child.
    “It hurts,” she responded in a quiet voice.
    Conn could feel the tension in her body, and he didn’t know if he should let her go or not, but he didn’t want her to harm herself.
    “Her levels are starting to stabilize. Keep doing whatever you’re doing, Conn,” Tannen said in a relieved tone as he looked back to the monitors.
    A few minutes later Conn felt her body begin to relax in his arms, and her breathing became even once again.
    “Thank you. I don’t know what just happened,” Alison said as she snuggled closer to his chest.
    Conn just held her and began to slowly rub her back, trying to soothe her as her muscles continued to slowly soften against his body.
    “I think I have an idea of what is happening to her,” Tannen said as he typed furiously. “Conn, stop moving for a moment.”
    He did, and he immediately noticed the tension increase in Ali’s body, but she didn’t say anything. She just looked up at him with those big green eyes.
    “Okay, now let her go and move away,” the doctor added.
    Conn could see the brief look of panic in the woman’s eyes before he let her go and moved away from her on the bed. For a few moments, she seemed to be all right, and then little by little, he could see the tension and pain take over her body once again until finally she whimpered softly. Conn simply couldn’t take the thought of her in pain, and he quickly moved forward to hold her.
    “Well?” he growled out to his doctor. “What is it?”
    Tannen sighed as he turned back towards them from the computers. He didn’t look too happy, and that worried Conn.
    “It seems that the virus progressed far enough before we were able to give her the vaccine that she’s developed some sort of contact dependency. At least from what I can tell, when you’re in contact with her, her pain and other symptoms seem to go away,” he said as he stood and came closer to the bed.
    “Did this just begin?” Conn asked, while still rubbing her back. “Was she all right before I came in? What if it’s a pheromone issue?”
    “After she woke up, there were a couple of times that she started to panic and I moved to soothe her,” Tannen answered with a considering look. “I just didn’t put it together at the time that she calmed significantly when I was touching her.”
    “Well, she’s out cold again,” Conn said as he looked down and saw her eyes closed and her breathing even. “I guess I’m not going anywhere for a while.”
     

Chapter Six
     
    When Kal finally finished the repairs on the ship from their altercation with the pirates and made his way to the med bay, he was exhausted. He just wanted to plot a course home and sleep for hours.
    “What’s going on? I’m in desperate need of a shower and a bed,” he said to Tannen as he walked up to the doctor and playfully