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Caretaker. I need to be here to attend anything that pops up, including Drovin. We saved the third living pod for Loesh and his mate. Something tells me that it could get a little noisy.”
    Loesh pasted an innocent look on his features. “I don’t know what you mean.”
    Wren laughed. “When you finally meet your mate, I am sure that we will all figure it out in short order.”
    He focussed on his cup of tea, and the rest of the table went quiet.
    Polly felt more than one gaze on her, but when she looked around, everyone had their attention on tea or sandwiches.
    She was getting the feeling that she was the mail-order bride that no one ordered.
     

Chapter Four
     
     
    Polly enjoyed her room and her small bag of possessions. She wandered around and put up her small photo frame containing herself and her family, her pressed flowers and hung up her six spare suits.
    “Well, I guess that it is time to check out the rest of the base.”
    She straightened and headed out of her rooms and into the quiet halls. It seemed that the two with mates were occupied and Loesh was nowhere to be seen.
    The common area was neat, tidy and had a huge view screen with a projected remote control. Polly looked around the gym, worked at bench pressing for a few minutes and then she got up and headed through the door adjoining the dining room.
    The air of W’lyn was thick, but that could just be the ocean air and the vegetation. The island was a few kilometres wide and long, making it large enough for the Guardian purposes and small enough to defend.
    With a little exploration, she found a pathway through the greenery and she went for a walk to explore her new environment.
    When she heard footfalls approaching her, she ducked back into the brush and watched from her hidey-hole.
    Loesh sprinted past her, paused and backed up. “Why are you in the bushes?”
    She made a face and crept out, accepting his hand to help her over some rocks. “Because climbing a tree was out of the question. If this is your pathway, I wanted to get out of your way.”
    He chuckled and shook his head. “Don’t ever worry about that. Aside from one garden, there is no off-limits area on this island.”
    She could see sweat gleaming on his neck, and her mouth went dry. She had the urge to lick her way to the edge of his jaw and then back again. Polly shook her head and stepped back.
    He frowned. “What is wrong?”
    “Just my mind getting away from me.”
    He retained his grip on her hand. “Would you care for a tour?”
    She bit her lip as her hormones urged her to climb him like a tree. “Um, yes, but I don’t think that it would be a great idea.”
    “Tough. Everyone else is down for a nap and you need to learn your territory. Come on.”
    She blinked as he tugged her down the pathway and into the thick expanse of trees. His hand was warm and firm but not tight on hers.
    “Since we are away from the base, do you have any questions about the other Guardians?”
    He led her through the greenery until they stopped at the edge of a cliff that overlooked the ocean with a chunk of land in the distance.
    She stared out at the distant land and listened to the waves for a moment. “Drovin is telekinetic, right?”
    “Correct.”
    “Toyo has super strength and flight?”
    “Correct as well.”
    “Rand has bioelectrics and his mate, Nanette, melts metal.”
    “You have done your studying.” He chuckled.
    She turned to face him. “You have enhanced senses.”
    He hemmed. “Yes. It is a little more complicated than that, but that is basically it.”
    “Basically?”
    He stroked her cheek. “I can feel the silk of your skin and remember it, playing it back any time I wish. I can remember the scent of your body and pick you out of a crowd of thousands.”
    “Why me? I just got here.” She bit her lip, as he got closer to her, his lips became her focus as he leaned toward her.
    “Because you are what I want, what I have been waiting for and you seem to be