He also spread what he learned to the rest of the pack, which was incredibly convenient for Schaffer.He approached the group of aliens, but he seemed ...to have caught them at a bad time. They were taking up seats around one of the fire pits, some of them dragging tables across the hall and placing them around the flames in a rough circle. The pack appeared to be gearing up for a feast. As if on cue, Osha and a handful of other females entered the hall through the main door, hefting the largest. After the accident, I had somehow lost my ability to socialize. I couldn’t talk to people. I couldn’t be around people. And I thought I had escaped the accident whole. How arrogant of me. I thought about suicide, but realized I couldn’t do that to myself. No matter how depressed I was, I was too afraid of God. So one day I came across an ad in a magazine about the Army, and I realized what I had to do. This was what was waiting for me. This was my solution to peace. This could make me better. “Shall we sit like civilized people?”Belantha clenched her jaw, and sat in her chair.Ren indicated that I should sit, and he sat after I did. He took a breath, and turned to face me. “I was hoping I could find a way to tell you this, but I lost my courage. Belantha,” he glanced at her, “has a, um, different opinion of me, but I truly had no intention to deceive you.”My heart thudded in my chest, and I licked my lips. “Tell me.”“I am a dragon, Megilar. I have been a friend to your village since. And probably more than just cocktails…“Just a minute,” she said. Turning away, she grabbed a sweater out of the closet and hastily pulled it on. I caught another glimpse of her stunning breasts, this time from the side.Turning back to me now fully clothed, Paige asked, “So when’s she coming back?”“Absolutely no idea,” I responded. “Maybe when she’s sick of her mum again? Probably in a few days…”“Huh,” she replied. “So she left you to fend for yourself.”“More like find myself,” I said abruptly..