Chapter 448

The boys were given that paper-like substance and something like multicolored crayons. The woman demanded they draw pictures of the aliens and their crafts. She wanted them to draw a ship and an alien they’d seen. The activity was interesting to the boys and kept them busy, but still.

“Do you have a male offspring?” I asked hesitantly, unsure if she would speak to me.

It took a few heartbeats before she gruffly informed me she’d never had offspring.

I got the impression this was a sore spot for her and thought the matter would die quietly. It did not.

“You should stay in the camp, cousin,” a grown man said from a slab in front of us. “Our essence is strong here. You would breed powerful, fine offspring and we would be honored to try with you. We sense you are near your cycle.”

It was, by far, the worst pickup line I had ever heard. My face flushed red and I turned to see a family looking lustily back at the woman. It was like being in the middle of a ba