Ice Ice Babies (Ice Planet Barbarians, #6.2)

by Ruby Dixon

“She is lonely,” Maylak says in a low voice. “She does not fit in anywhere. She has no kit. She does not love her mate. She does not feel welcome with the humans who are all so close to each other. So she stays in her cave and keeps to herself.”

She was mine the first time I saw her. I think of that day so many moons ago, when the humans were pulled from their strange cave and a frightened No-rah looked at me with defiant, terrified eyes. My chest immediately resonated for her, but I kept it a secret. She was afraid, and I did not want her to fear me. I did not keep it secret for long - the moment she had her khui, she resonated to me.

I lost my heart then. It feels as if I lose it anew every time she smiles at me.