Above them hung the African sky, thousands of dots of light illuminating the familiar southern hemisphere with its arced Milky Way, famed Southern Cross and dozens of silvery nebulae and star clusters. With Kate battling a cold and needing to take some time off, tonight was the first time Meghan had gone out into the bush alone with Alex since his arrival—a situation that had her feeling both exhilarated and terrified. Samuel drove them down the narrow trail, heading northwest toward where the transmitter had picked up Kibibi and her cubs. In the past week, they’d captured several more hours of footage of the family as they waited for Kibibi to introduce her babies to the pride. And while the week had thankfully passed with no more “coincidental” disasters or even any signs of poachers, she’d found herself continually struggling with the draw she felt toward the man now sitting beside her. Which meant Kate hadn’t stopped teasing Meghan, insisting she had a crush on Mr.
