Page 9 of Shavin's Mate
“Yes,” Scarlet said ruefully. “I have a habit of doing that. I meant no disrespect. We just missed our fantastic fourth at training these last two weeks.”
Nora laughed. “No, insult intended, but I didn’t miss you guys at all.”
Scarlet laughed too. “I sure can understand that. He is almost as pretty as Pyrr.” She inclined her head in my direction.
Pyrr gave me a smirk at our mates’ banter.
“Zoe is the only one of who hasn’t met her mate,” Scarlet said after a moment.
“She still hasn’t met everyone aboard,” said Pyrr. “I thought perhaps Brintu was interested, but they are just friends.
“It would be too coincidental for us all to find mates in one crew,” Nora said.
“Bigger than the odds of us getting kidnapped by aliens?” Scarlet asked arching one eyebrow.
“I almost think so,” Nora said.
I enjoyed the time we spent with Nora’s friend and her mate. It made a big difference when I could fully understand what everyone was saying. It wasn’t the life I had planned for myself, but the future seemed so much more promising than it had when I was a slave in the mines of Breskaa.
