Chapter 11, Alegria:
Leaving Saunders trapped in the temple building didn’t sit well on Alegria’s heart or mind. Since he was not one of the people, his fate should not be her concern. She used s*x as a ploy to gain what she wanted from him. She believed there would never be any real connection between the two of them. Her first responsibility was to her people, not a stranger.
Two days passed. The kits whimpered constantly, adding to her agitation. It was obvious they had bonded with the male, Saunders, even if she didn’t want to admit it. She was prepared to take the knowledge of the temple to the nearest home-hold. Aligned with her city or not, they might help fend off the attacks of the Tetget’hung, the old ones. She needed to do something to avenge the death of her people. An army t
