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“Actually Master Daneth hoped to i, but the experiment didn’t take” Bayla patted her belly

Mina liked the human, who seemed more similar to her than her own sister Probably because she carried the air of open sexuality trained into sex slaves “So, he had to use the old-fashioned method?”

“Yes He didn’t enes are too old, but it happened, anyway”

“There’s also Cambry, a human warrior, mated to a Zandian,” Lamira said

Mina sat up straighter “A female?”

“Yes She’s part of the hu her Woe to anyher—not that she can’t defend herself” Larinned

“So your sister and Ca pod? Is Lily a warrior, too?”

“Yes”

“I want to go there” She hadn’t meant to say it out loud The words had almost ejected themselves fro for her She wanted to crawl out of her skinwhat to do with herself, who to be Hating the secret she carried of who she used to be Hating how out of place she felt

Hearing they allowed females to train as warriors thrilled her This hat she’d been born for It hter of a warrior And she wanted to be of use to Prince Zander, to aid her father He was over on the training pod now She wanted to go there to be with him

“Good luck with that” Talia’s tone was dry

“What do you mean?”

“Iback their planet, and that’s ensuring the species won’t go extinct”

Her brow furrowed “So what are you saying?”

“The chances of Zander or Father letting you into any dangerous situation are nil You and Eslyn and I are the only—”