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carried. That was why he was getting concerned with all his exceptional abilities, he hadn’t caught his mate yet.
    Her scent was getting stronger but she was picking up speed. Wasn’t she tired of running yet? He was hungry so she must also be. Stopping for a second he popped some jerky into his mouth to chew on. It was a jerky he made himself from a recipe he and his mom had come up with together. It was a tad sweet but spicy too. Chewing it was probably a mistake because it would make him thirsty and there was no water in here that was known to be safe. The need to do something while he followed her was just overwhelming and if he didn’t chew on something, he might grind his teeth down to stubs.
    This time as he followed her his thoughts went to his brothers. Glendar was the next one in line to take a mate once he got his. Maxar was after him and the two of them shared the responsibility for the Oison weed industry. There were more aspects to it than to the gold mining because it had to be grown or harvested in the wild. They currently did a little of both but soon it would all be grown on farms. Once it was harvested, it had to be processed and then it had to be made into cigarettes, cigars, and tobacco for pipes and other smoking implement. Once it was ready to sell it was distributed to stores and other venues.
    The gold was mined and they had a small refinery where they were made into bars and sold to wholesalers. They had decided not to further refine the gold at this point but leave it as a possibility for the future. Money was pouring in and they had big plans for their planet’s future. Mates were one of the first things they had started to search for but it would be a slow process. Slower if he didn’t get a move on and claim his. It wouldn’t surprise him if he was the last one to get his female and check in.
    A scream echoed through the cavern and it sounded human. There were so many things Razar his brother who had just gone on the last mating hunt had told him that could cause a female to scream like that. None of those things were good so Travlr flat out ran to find her. He still watched his path and looked for dangers but he was drawing close to her in mere minutes. She was thrashing and screaming but had not yet been harmed only frightened. She was wrapped up like a present by a vine that was attempting to drag her off.
    “Let her go or you’re going to lose a good length. I know you can understand me, just do it now.” The vine slowly and reluctantly unwrapped its lunch and slithered away. I took a moment to examine my mate to see if she was injured and to appreciate her good looks.
    Her chestnut colored hair looked red when the light hit it and her eyes looked golden green. It was a color not found among his kind and he’d bet it was unusual among those of Earth too. She wasn’t tall, maybe five foot five. Her body was curvy and it made his mouth water. The fates had been kind as far as looks went and he hoped she had a kind disposition.
    “Hey, thanks for the help but I need to get on my way.” His mate looked nervous as she should if she hadn’t wanted to get caught.
    “I don’t think so Beautiful.” He pulled his com out of his pocket and took her picture. Sending it to the check in, he felt calm for the first time since the hunt started.
    “Hey, what did you just do?” She asked as she pouted.
    “I am Travlr, your mate. When I took your picture I sent in it in so they would know you were caught.”
    “My name is Tammie but I’m not sure I want to be a mate.”
    “Alright, then why did you sign up for the program?”
    Tammie sighed. “I didn’t. They forced me into it.” Tammie went on to explain what had happened and how she had ended up on Oison. By the time she was through, Travlr was livid. It made him even angrier because he couldn’t do a thing about it. If they complained, Earth might not give them any more females and his brothers and his friends would live the rest