Avoiding my father was harder than I anticipated. He followed me, watching me, even when I went with my sisters to hunt. He probably suspected I intended to run to Mhor. But there were moments he left me alone; when he had to attend to his mating and border patrol duties. They would be my chance to disappear when the time came.
I gnawed on a bone after everyone else had gone to bed. The best stress relief, especially since it was a strong wildebeest femur. My time for bleeding had just ended and I was on the countdown. I refused to mate with my brother. That would be worse than mating with the twins.
Movement caught my attention. I snapped my head around, seeing only shadows at the edge of the camp. No scent came since I sat upwind. I crept to find out who would sneak around our camp so
