Caution, Brother

~ ZEV ~ 

Zev chuckled, but his amusement didn't last long. His mind swam suddenly with images of Sasha, trapped in the human world while a group of Chimeran Alphas fought here amongst themselves. He couldn't let them forget her.

"Relax, Zev, I was joking," Skhal said quietly.

"I know. I'm not worried about that. I was just thinking about Sasha."

Skhal sighed. "What do you need?"

"I need a strategy—an actual plan, not just a vague idea—about how to get her back if they don't return her quickly."

"Do you really think there's any chance that they will?"

Zev took a deep breath. "It's hard to say. If there's any reason they think it benefits them, they will. But it won't come without cost. Now that they have her, they'll be squeezing her, manipulating her. Pushing her…"