It wasn’t Teyli. The young healer never would have picked her up and disappeared with her. Heat and humidity wrapped around her like a glove. She inhaled sharply. “Where are we?” “My home. Well, near my home. I didn’t want you to get too comfortable at the base.” Alder smiled down at her. “You could have asked or had Lillibeth bring me here.” She was shaken. First, she was inhabited by an alien energy, and now, she was stolen. “Has your friend given you the details of Ikanni courtship yet?” He carried her through a thick stand of lush trees. “Um. No. She was just briefing me on the little matter of having an embedded Heshi. Why are you carrying me?” She was still shaking inside. She had no way of getting away from him and less idea of where the hell she was. The sky wasn’t visible through the thick canopy, and she was stuck holding still as he moved through the jungle like a feline. Daylight struck her suddenly as the forest ended abruptly, leaving them on the edge of a white sand beach.
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