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ADONE
She tugged away, and I worried I’d frightened her.
“That’s not physically possible,” she said.
“Yet it happens to all of my people.”
“How can you know this? You said you were stolen from your family when you were three.”
“I remember my mother speaking of it, how I’d find my fated one and my second heart would start beating.”
“It can’t be me.”
I chuckled. “It is not Tumbles.” The bristly creature cooed as if he knew his name. “You are the only other person here.”
“Don’t forget Burmoot.”
“He’s not much of a host, and he is not my fated mate.”
“How do you know? All couples aren’t just male and female.”
“It is the same on my planet, but I know for sure that Burmoot is not my fated one because my second heart started beating when I met you in the arena.”
She gulped. “Really?”
“Really.”
“Is that why you dropped to your knees in front of me?”
“I was stunned. Excited. And eternally grateful.”
“You might want to hold off on that gratitude part. I’m not much of a teammate. I can’t find food or water.”
“I will feed us.” It was my solemn duty to protect and care for my mate.
“I won’t hold you to it. We’re in a freakin’ desert. But that’s not the only reason. I’m completely useless.”
“You found Tumbles when I would’ve nudged him away. He led us to shelter last night and today, to these trees.”
“There’s no food and water here.”
“There is shade and these.” I held up my incomplete project.
She sat forward, her tiny brow furrowing. “Another reason—”
“There is nothing you can say that will dissuade me.”
“You’re too damn stubborn.”
I flashed her a smile. “I am persistent.” I was fighting for my very hearts.
She couldn’t hold back her own smile, though it faded too fast. “Another thing. I cry about pretty much everything, and it drives everyone around me buggy.”
I lifted my project and affixed another stick to a side, ensuring it was snug. “There is nothing wrong with showing emotion.”
“A lot of people would disagree with you.”
“Humans you mean,” I said.
