All that work and I hadn’t even gotten halfway through the blasted thing. In my mounting panic I suddenly could not even recall the information I had read. If this was a test, I was already failing. “Can’t Fallon take this one? I’ll claim a different female from the next lot in twenty-two days.” I felt like a coward and a fool the moment it was out of my mouth. No doubt the warden felt the same, because his voice sliced forcefully out of the data tab’s speakers, crackling with anger. “No, I’m not giving your bride to Fallon. These females may not be Zabrian but they still deserve respect while
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