Chapter 6
6 CASHOL M eh-gan and I lie in the furs in silence, listening to the chatter in the main cave and the endless beat of the drum. The celebration sounds like a good one, and delicious smells waft through, teasing our noses in our “private” cave. I should not be thinking about food. I should […]
Chapter 5
5 CASHOL T choice. his is the greatest day of my existence. I have resonated to the female I would have chosen for myself, the one that makes my heart sing, the one that makes me smile every time I see her. It is as if my khui has heard the demands of my heart […]
Chapter 4
4 MEGAN I visit the healer later that day, absolutely positive that she’s going to give me bad news. That there’s something wrong with my body now, and that I can’t carry a baby. That the aliens that got rid of my last one did something to me and that’s why I haven’t resonated. I […]
Chapter 3
3 CASHOL I made her smile. Laugh. I consider this a good thing. All of the human females that have joined our tribe carry sadness in their eyes, but this one in particular intrigues me. She holds herself apart from the others, and for me, it is a challenge to get her to look at […]
Chapter 2
2 EIGHT YEARS AGO MEGAN T he stack of baskets in my arms wobbles precariously. I chew on my lip, studying how I can possibly carry so much weight in my arms. Josie grabbed the furs, and is trotting the entire unwieldy pile from the storage area over to Hemalo’s cave, just as requested. Me, […]
Chapter 1
1 MEGAN “I am thinking I should go back to the Icehome beach,” Cashol says, lying flat in the furs across from the fire one night. “I think you’ll go over my dead body,” I say tartly. I macramé another leather-strap rug, my fingers busy weaving. “You just came back.” “Yes, but they will need […]