7 The women and children all made it into the valley. Victor and Nerina and most of the males still had not returned. It wasn’t unusual, but Blue was starting to think that he should have gone out to help. He allowed Olivia to retreat. She thought they wouldn’t have a chance to be close. She was wrong. They were already connected. She was too stubborn to acknowledge what he already knew to be true. But he understood. She was human. The unknown was a thing they chose to actively ignore. There was a small percentage of humans who were open to the possibility of more. He needed to be smart and careful. “Blue, the women want to assign cabins. They are all clean for the most part,” Allesandra said, her long, black hair tied behind her head in a single braid. Cassandra looked so much like her

