Fearing they will use her earpiece as a homing beacon, she confides in Aehako, and they travel to the elders’ cave, where they hope to find technology that can save them. One day she hears the voices of the kidnapper aliens in her earpiece and realizes that she and the other humans are in danger of being retaken. A childhood illness has left Kira infertile, and she is afraid to tell Aehako, terrified that her inability to have children will prevent them from being true mates. A symbiotic implant called the khui senses when an alien and human are the best match for producing children, an urgent need since the sa-khui have less than 40 remaining members. Kira was an orphan on Earth, and she fears she will never have a family on her new planet. She captures the attention of Aehako, a charming and charismatic alien who calls her Sad Eyes. Kira, who was always shy and timid on Earth, now has a demanding new role as translator.
After being abandoned on an ice planet by their original kidnappers, Kira and the other human women are rescued by aliens from the sa-khui tribe. When taken from Earth by aliens, Kira was singled out in a particularly painful manner-a translating device was forcibly implanted into her brain through her ear.
A hybrid community of aliens and humans faces growing pains and outside threats.
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