Skies of Fire
“Since receiving his implants, Christopher had discovered that he needed less sleep. Three or four hours, rather than six or seven, were all he required to be at optimum capacity. At first, the change had been unsettling. By force of habit, he’d make himself get into his berth and stay there for the whole of the night. This became phenomenally dull, and he had soon begun to use those hours to write in his log or patrol the ship. Sometimes he even took the wheel from whoever had been assigned nig...ht watch.After the chaos of his days, he’d started to enjoy the quiet and solitude of night, when the ship felt like his alone, and the canopy of stars seemed adorned for his private delight. It could be lonely, however, those long stretches of solitude, and those had been the hours when his thoughts had often turned to Louisa, reawakening a slumbering pain.He was grateful now that he didn’t need much sleep. It meant he could bask in the pleasure of holding her one final night without a moment wasted.She lay in his arms, softly asleep, her breath feathering across his chest.MoreLess
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