Khambalia 5, the planet the cyborgs explore in Doc’s Orders, is extremely dangerous. The air is toxic to humans. The planet’s crust is shifting. There are…
Lava Pockets
Lava pockets are like geysers except, instead of shooting water and steam, they shoot lava.
The lava pockets make landing on the planet’s surface difficult. They can shoot upward at any time, destroying ships and killing beings.
The local Khambalians live inside trees to avoid this danger. Tall trees indicate stable ground (that’s why the trees have survived so long) and the absence of lava pockets.
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Tappaminen Trees
Khambalians do NOT live in the tappaminen trees. Tappaminen trees have spikes on their trunks and are extremely toxic. Touching one will kill a human.
A similar (but not the same) Earth tree would be the Hura crepitans aka the sandbox tree. Sandbox trees are covered with spikes, are poisonous and have exploding fruit.
Antaa Potkut Rocks
An additional danger on Khambalia 5 are the antaa potkut rocks. These are rocks that have been heated to extreme temperatures by the underground lava flows. They glow so they’re easy to spot but if a newcomer wasn’t aware of their dangers, he could injure himself and possibly die.
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Doc’s Orders
She wants both sides of her cyborg—the medic AND the beast.
A fully functional cyborg is balanced. His machine half and his organic half work together to produce the perfect warrior.
Doc isn’t fully functional.
The G Model operates at the two extremes. When his machine is in complete control, he’s the logic-driven medic, saving lifespans. Once his organics take charge, he becomes the savage beast…and beings die.
Both sides of Doc want to be the first to claim his female.
Allinen is one of the few beings in her small settlement who wasn’t born with a fated mate. Determined to belong somewhere, she has crafted a plan to leave the planet.
That plan doesn’t involve a huge stormy-eyed male who alternates between cool seduction and out-of-control ravishment. Doc isn’t her fated mate. Allinen knows that. But his dual nature and forbidden embraces tempt her to forget forever and indulge in more immediate delights.
Neither side of Doc views their relationship as being temporary. Her conflicted cyborg is prepared to battle her family, her planet and death itself to keep her.
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