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her soullare more likely. “So tell me why I should trust you.”
    “I’m sure you did your homework. So you already know I consulted with your division — the ET unit — for some time.”
    “Yes. And your late husband was a trusted officer in the unit, which we prefer to call the 51st Division,” the man added.
    “How much do you know about the Sephians and Draeken?” she asked.
    The major shrugged, giving her a non-response.
    “Well, I can put you in touch directly with the Sephians. They’re not the ones you have to worry about. The Draeken plan to set up shop here, and they don’t share well.”
    “When do they plan to do that?”
    “Soon.” Sienna rose to her feet, forcing Jax to take a step back as she fought to tamp down the fear building within her. “I can assure you we’re on the same team. It’s time to help the Sephians help us, and I hope you’ll agree. Think on it. I’ll call Jax one week from now.”
    Sommers eyed her for a moment before giving a tight nod.
    “I’ll be in touch.” As she turned to walk away, she noticed Sommers said something as he lifted his beer. It wouldn’t have been odd except Jax was standing next to her, leaving no one near Buzzcut. Dammit. Ear piece.
    Jax followed her to the door, and she stopped him with a forearm to the chest.
    His next words were haunting. “Get out of there now, Sienna.”
    “Too late for that, Jax.” Sienna threw open the door and stepped into the cool night air. Grabbing the helmet off the seat, she hopped on her three-wheeled Bombardier Can Am Spyder, and peeled away from the curb, not quite sure if she just helped the Sephians or opened their back door to the proverbial wolf.
    As she sped under flashes of streetlamps, it hit her that Jax and Buzzcut were the first humans she had talked to in the three months since she’d moved to the base. It seemed like forever ago since she hadn’t been the one the Sephians looked at like she was the alien. The normalcy of something as simple as a dance reminded her of a quiet, easy life she used to have. A life nothing like the commitment she’d made when she jumped down that rabbit hole with Legian.
    Intense emotions washed over her, and she gunned the engine. There was no going back. She had to get her head on straight, quit thinking of the way things used to be, and focus on what they were now. Life changes. You of all people know that. Get over it, and get on with your life.
    She nearly crashed when a bike identical to hers pulled up alongside her. She didn’t even have to look to know a furious Legian glared back at her. She could feel him glower. She should have known her tahren would follow her. He yanked his bike in front of hers.
    Sienna followed him down a country road, making turns every couple of miles until he stopped abruptly, kicking up rocks. He climbed off his bike, pulled off his helmet, and stalked toward her like he wanted to kill her.
    She scowled right back.
    He abruptly stepped forward, grabbed her brusquely by the arms, and kissed her hard and merciless. When he let go, she was breathing heavy.
    Legian released her and began to pace and forth, pausing to look up at her every few steps. “Dammit, Sienna. You could’ve gotten taken. Or worse.”
    “But I didn’t. And someone needed to warn my people. The 51st Division can help,” she replied, crossing her arms over her chest.
    He mimicked her stance and said nothing.
    She broke first. “It was Jax. I gave him a heads up on the Draeken threat, and said I’d talk to him in a week. Everything turned out fine. Well, except for the fact that the U.S. military is already onto you big and bad. Oh, and they got it in their heads that you’re aliens.”
    He rubbed his head, the moonlight glistening off his skin. Then he dropped his arms, walked up to her, and ran his hands over her.
    She batted his hands away from her neck. “Stop that. That tickles.”
    He held up a tiny device of some sort, which looked exactly what