Theo's POV "You good kid? You look like hell, worse then normal after we take that jump." I ask my ward as I remove the collar from her neck. "What's a mate?" she asks. "A mate is your destined love. Many species like your kind have them. When you turn a certain age and are in the same area as your mate they say you can feel them. Like a string tethering the two of you together. It's like love at first site." We sit down on the porch and I hand her another cig. "Do I have one? Does Vicki know who it is?" "I doubt she knows. If she did you wouldn't have lasted this long with us. Mate are frequently taken care of to prevent them from meeting or revealing our plans." "So If I have one then that means either Vicki doesn't know who it is or hasn't found them yet. Do you think I will ever

