Chapter Nine Jesse stepped cautiously through the doors. She would have turned and run back to the cabin where she had woken earlier if it wasn’t for the fact that Hunter was blocking the doorway. Her eyes swept the large dining room filled with mostly men. There were a few female aliens scattered among the men, but they were far outnumbered. All of them were seated near a male. Her eyes paused briefly on the female she had met once before. Her brow creased as she tried to remember the woman’s name. It seemed like a lifetime ago that she had met her. “Her name is Bree,” Hunter said as he slid his hand around her waist when he felt her hesitate. “She is the Amate of Carp, the healer who took care of you and Jordan.” Jesse nodded, but her eyes were focused on the two small, pale females