Were they destined to be enemies? Or to bridge the gap between their two races and bring peace to a world gone mad? Sentinel Raen knew the intruder needed air, but his body was of a different mind when Cassie clung to him like a limpet and demanded his mouth each time he pulled away. And he discovered he was in no particular hurry to get his captive to the holding cell they'd set up for the human intruders. And in no hurry to release the captives when they'd learned what they could from them ... because he discovered he didn't want to let Cassie go at all. The irony of falling for a woman born of the race he'd despised wasn't lost on Raen, but he discovered the spark that ignited between the two of them with their first kiss wasn't something to be denied or easily extinguished. Rating: Spicy/Carnal-Adult situations and language, graphic sexual scenes and graphic violence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children of Andromeda: Lords of the Sea By Kaitlyn O'Connor © copyright by Kaitlyn O'Connor, June 2007 Chapter One It was Mark who first noticed the blue glow coming from below. Cassia Pendell was lounging on the deck, more than half asleep and struggling with the exhaustion that seemed it would defy her will to stay awake. They'd headed out before daylight, though, and she was not only not used to being up and stirring about by five AM, she also wasn't used to diving. As a first date, however, it was definitely unique. It had sounded like something that might be fun. As loathe as she was to admit it, though, she'd been impressed because it seemed like the sort of thing only the rich and famous might indulge in and it was that that had finally swayed her more than the belief that she'd actually enjoy it.