Chapter
Thirty-Six
Life
When Hunter finally joined her,
Callie was nursing again, sucking and snorting as she greedily fed. He caught
one bared foot no longer than his thumb and kissed it.
"She already looks
healthier," he commented, unable to take his gaze away from the baby.
Feeling her foot trapped, the baby turned her purple eyes at him, pausing long
enough to take a breath, then resumed. Hunter chuckled as she squinted her eyes
rapturously. "You know you're back where you belong, don't you?" he
crooned.
"How's the woman?" Star
whispered, glancing at the seat on the far side of the transport. Porith's wife
sat with her arms hugging herself. Her eyes were closed and she appeared to be
sleeping, but Star knew the woman was lost within herself. Lost in grief and
heartache.
