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sofa. “A base camp for what? Nearly everyone here moved to the bigger cities, so shouldn’t you set up there?”
    Lone Ranger padded up to her and laid his head on her lap. She scratched his ears with her free hand, his fur heavy yet silky beneath her palm.
    Jaxxon laughed and nodded at his pet. “It seems Ino has found a new friend. He is usually—what’s your English word for it—standoffish. He doesn’t like many people.”
    She smiled at the animal. “So that’s your name. Hello, Ino. I think Tonto helped your pets accept me.” Venus gazed over at Jaxxon. “You still haven’t answered my question. Why here? Why Elyria?”
    “It’s easier to set up a base camp where people are few. Many who are coming to Earth will be looking for mates. Humans are genetically compatible with many of the different planetary races,” Volund informed her.
    Her heart fluttered, and she tightened her grip on the rifle as she turned toward Volund again. “I will not be anyone’s mate. And there are no longer any other women here, unless you count the Bone Eaters.”
    “Do you already have a mate? Who set up this structure’s security system? And what is a Bone Eater?” Volund asked as he stretched his long legs out in front of him, his leather boots creaking with the action.
    Their questions pushed her suspicions well into the red zone. Uneasy, she replied, “I have a good doctor friend who helps me a lot, so I’m not alone.” Well, it wasn’t a total lie. Although she hadn’t seen Dr. Zeon for several months, he was a man and her good friend, so maybe the information would deter these strangers. “With his help, I do quite well, so I don’t need nor want a mate—or anyone’s help for that matter.” She stood and glanced back and forth between the brothers. “As far as the security, I’m responsible for that. My parents taught me a lot about many things before they died.”
    “I am sorry about your parents,” said Volund.
    At the sincere note in the older stranger’s voice, Venus shot him a perplexed look.
    “I lost someone very dear to me,” he continued, “and although she has been gone a long time, it still hurts me”—he placed a massive hand over his chest— “right here, every time I think about her.”
    Rattled by his admission, Venus could only nod. “To answer your question about the Bone Eaters, they were human at one time. They’re highly dangerous, though, and their bite is lethal, so if you’re going to set up camp, you better do it before nightfall. That’s when they come out and are the most active. During the day, the Bone Eaters are slow and pose little threat as long as you’re aware of your surroundings. But they’re getting smarter.” Venus turned, glanced outside, and sighed heavily. “Never mind. I didn’t realize it had grown so late. You don’t have enough time to set up a camp with proper security before sunset.”
    “What about trans-shifting to our vessel?” Jaxxon asked his brother. “We shall stay here,” Volund answered.
    “Trans-shifting?” Venus looked back and forth between the men.
    “It’s how we entered this floor,” Volund explained. “We use a special substance that melds with our brainpower and allows us to move from one point to another by envisioning it.”
    Venus couldn’t believe what she was hearing, but then she’d never imagined a virus would wipe out most of the world and aid in changing others into Bone Eaters either. At any rate, she couldn’t leave the two men at the mercy of the night creatures.
    With another sigh, she gestured at the floor with her M-16. “You can find a place on the lower floors of my building for tonight, if you wish.” She looked at Volund. “I have work to do before it gets any later, so I strongly suggest you two get busy settling in for the night so I can secure the building.”
     

Chapter Four
     
    Jaxxon didn’t want to leave the silver-haired beauty so soon, but the information about the Bone Eaters