Genuine surprised crossed his features, and, after a moment, he lifted his hand again, cupping her jaw instead of her hand, as she had his after the news of the queen killing the female.

Warm, soft skin greeted his finger tips with not even the slightest drain of energy.

He brought his other hand up to cup the other side of her face.

Nothing. Nothing at all.

He let go of her face and sat down beside Rogue on the bed to take her hand in both of his. Still nothing.

But how?...and could she flip the switch whenever she wanted...or was this a permanent fix?

Or worse, was this just a strange side-effect of the enzyme? Once the high of it wore off, would her ability come back to the way it was before?