A Monster's Light (Kadrixan Mates #5)

Dana’s scent lingered in my cell, making me think of her and those bright green eyes so full of grit and determination. I wondered if she’d read Penny’s books yet and what she felt about them. I hadn’t read the books myself, but from what I’d gathered, they were stories about Kadrixan warriors finding human mates. And Penelope described everything in detail, even what went on inside our nests during ruts.

At first, I’d wondered if that would frighten potential human females away, but she’d assured me that the ones who would be scared off by her writing wouldn’t be the ones we wanted to be sent to us anyway. She insisted that human females loved a good romance, and it would convince the right ones to volunteer for the rut. Too bad the agreement between our stronghold and Nova Vita to exchange ore for willing participants had ended only after three years.

Even if her writing changed how potential females thought of us, there was no way for them to reach us. At least not yet.

We had a new agreement with the small human settlement at the base of our mountain, but there weren’t many females there. I’d met as many as I could and tested compatibility by shaking their hands. My mate was not among them.