Tira said, striding into the library the next afternoon, “you have a video communication from a Commander Sullivan Archer.” “Sully?” Dropping her book onto the end table, Ivy jumped out of her seat with a huge grin. Really, though, she hadn’t been able to stop smiling since Kai had confessed that he loved her. With the celebration just hours away, her mate had been called away to make final preparations for the arrival of their guests, leaving Ivy to her own devices for the morning. A response from the Alliance was just the distraction she needed. “It arrived two days ago, but the elders only just released it.” Tira brought up the vidscreen over Kai’s desk and nodded. “I will give you privacy.” “Oh, Tira, you don’t have to…” Ivy trailed off and shook her head when the captain ignored her and marched out of the library. “You know, Stretch, when you screw up, you screw up big.” Ivy cringed as she turned to face the vidscreen. Sully had nicknamed her Stretch because of her ability to “stretch”
