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“That’s not true,” Tov smirked, his pale blue eyes gleaming. “Merrik has been to Earth too.”
Intrigued, she looked from Tov to Merrik and back. “When did you last visit Earth? How many times have you been there?”
“We have been six, no, seven times,” Merrik told her. “And the last trip was about two years ago.”
“Have you ever been to Alaska?”
Tov shook his head. “I have heard it’s quite beautiful.”
“People travel from all over the planet to enjoy the scenery and wildlife.” The conversation was making her homesick. She had almost accepted that her chances of ever seeing Earth again were extremely remote, but that could change if her mate owned a fleet of starships. Team three was likely her parents’ least favorite. Would it be possible to change their minds?
“You do not have simulators that can accurately reproduce the environment?” Skolat asked. “Why is it necessary to travel there?”
Ephrod made an impatient sound and rolled his eyes. “I told you, Earth is still extremely primitive. They cannot even leave their planet.”
“We have been to our moon and sent unmanned vehicles to other planets,” Cara corrected.
“Do not argue with me, girl,” he snapped.
Cara hated being called girl, especially in that condescending tone. “It was a clarification, not an argument.”
He strode toward her, anger blazing in his dark eyes.
Suddenly, Tov was there blocking the chancellor’s path. “I was not finished speaking with her.”
“She is being disrespectful,” Ephrod persisted. “I tolerate insolence fromno one.”
“As soon as she is yours, you can discipline her whenever and however you choose. But she is not yours yet.”
The chancellor’s chin lifted arrogantly. “I am close friends with her parents. This is a formality, nothing more.”
She’d been afraid of that. Instinctively, she moved closer to Tov.
Ignoring Ephrod’s hostile stare, Tov asked, “Did you have a vocation? How did you fill your time?”
“I worked in a gift shop. It wasn’t glamorous, but it helped Grandma pay the bills.”
“This is a waste of time. None of this information matters. Are you a virgin?” Ephrod asked, the hopeful catch in his tone unmistakable.
“Are you?” she countered, no longer interested in playing nice with him. “My sex life is none of your business.” Ephrod might well be the rudest person she’d ever met.
“If the others wish to socialize with you, they can do so after the assessment. Take off the dress. I want to see what your parents are offering.”
Her eyes widened and she sucked in a ragged breath. “That better be Altorian humor. I am not amused.”
He just smirked and ran his gaze boldly from the crown of her head to her toes. “I do not repeat orders.”
What the hell was wrong with him? She looked at Tov and then Skolat, but neither made a move to assist her. “Is he serious?” Her pleading gaze landed on Merrik next, though she wasn’t sure why.
“It is customary,” he told her, and even his eyes were starting to smolder. “We have the right to examine you.”
“Examine me how?” she cried. “What exactly does that mean?”
“Attendants,” the chancellor called out. “We require assistance.”
Apparently summoned by the phrase, Supervisor Winlos pushed the door open. She moved into the room followed by two uniformed males.
“I suspected you would be difficult,” Winlos said, her disapproval obvious.
