Total pages in book: 71
Estimated words: 67092 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 335(@200wpm)___ 268(@250wpm)___ 224(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 67092 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 335(@200wpm)___ 268(@250wpm)___ 224(@300wpm)
“Oh, well. Thank you, thank you.”
If Tollegs could blush, Kara was certain the little Tolleg doctor would have been blushing. She swiveled her ears towards Yipper and looked at him with her big dark eyes.
“I have heard much about your surgical knowledge from Kara,” she told him. “And your skill in replacing parts and doing enhancements.”
It was Yipper’s turn to look like he wanted to blush.
“Why thank you, thank you,” he said in turn, nodding his head so that his floppy ears flapped. “Would you like to see my surgical suite? Would you, would you?”
“Yes I would, yes I would!” Silki exclaimed eagerly. “Can we go there now?”
“I don’t see why not. No I don’t, no I don’t,” Yipper remarked. “Come with me—Silki, was it?”
“Yes indeed, yes indeed.” Silki smiled at him and held out one paw-hand shyly. “And you are Yipper.”
“Yes I am, yes I am.” Instead of shaking the offered hand, however, Yipper leaned forward and sniffed it deeply. When he straightened up, his eyes were droopy with pleasure.
“You smell good, Silki. Yes you do, yes you do!” he announced.
“Oh, thank you, thank you!” Silki sniffed him in turn. “And so do you,” she said, her ears swiveling faster.
“Come on—let’s visit my suite,” Yipper told her.
“Let’s go, let’s go!” Silki exclaimed.
And without another word to Kara and Kaleb and Raak, the two Tollegs scampered off together.
“Well,” Raak remarked dryly. “Do you think they’re going to his surgical suite…or his sleeping chamber?”
“Raak!” Kara elbowed her new mate but she saw Kaleb snickering behind his hand.
“Sorry, Sis but he’s right—if that’s not love at first sight, I don’t know what is,” he remarked. “Come to think of it, it kind of reminds me of that first time you saw Raak—in the transport. Remember?”
“At least I didn’t go over and sniff him!” Kara objected but then she had to laugh too. “You’re right,” she admitted. “I think maybe Yipper’s in love.”
“Looks like you two won’t be the only ones getting Joined in the Sacred Grove.” Kaleb gave her a grin. “Come on—let’s go tell Mom and Dad.”
“All right.” Kara linked her arm through Raak’s and then offered her other arm to Kaleb. After a moment’s hesitation, he took it and the three of them went out to talk to her parents.
As she walked with the two men she loved best in the world, Kara couldn’t help sending a prayer of thanks to the Goddess. She was happily bonded and safely home on the Mother Ship. And if Kaleb had accepted Raak into their family, she was sure that her Mom and Dad would too. Also, it looked like love was in the air for Yipper and Silki which was just the cutest thing.
Kara gave a sigh of contentment as her parents came to meet them. Everything was going to be all right. Because even when things were at their darkest, the Goddess was still watching over all of her children…the children of the Kindred.