I caught a scent

"I do not think he wants to dominate anyone," Alma retorted dryly. "It is you who wants to dominate us, all of us. No matter if we are normal humans, like Vera, or aberrations like him or me."

I listened to Marcus empting his bag. I wanted to know his information. I imagined Alma, her head high and defying him. And a wave of love suffocated me.

"I do not think he will resist the urge to hunt me down, when I'm done with you! You will be a good excuse for me to finish him too. I will tell them he did not want to let himself be taken, it was unmanageable and I had to eliminate him! That Tyrone took care of it - we will give his girlfriend to him as a gift, if he is quite convincing. Ha! Ha! Ha!"

So, he was stronger than me! Stronger than anything I had endured! In my rage, I rushed to the door.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

At the same time I scampered in, a guard came out of a room down the hall, and his cry roused others.