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people are worried. What if they try to force women to mate with them?”
    “How can they? That’s ridiculous. They’re coming. End of story.”
    “What about the Zazarn? Did you consult them?”
    The Zazarn were a peace-loving race. Small, purple, and round, like over-sized plums with a face.
    “The Zazarn like the Zerconians. They’re fine with them coming here. The High Chief gave his blessing.”
    The High Chief was two feet tall and as wide as he was round. He could speak a reasonable amount of Standard, the language that was widely spoken by different races involved with interplanetary trade. But he was reclusive and rarely left his house.
    Aline threw off her clothes and drew on the dress. Mila had long since ceased to be embarrassed by her sister getting naked in front of her. Aline didn’t have a self-conscious bone in her body.
    Sometimes, Mila wished she could be more like Aline. More confident and assured and less worried what everyone thought.
    “Could they not have waited a few more weeks, until people had calmed down after seeing that vid?”
    “They can’t. Apparently that little vid came from here.”
    “Here? This outpost?” Mila sank back onto the armchair in shock. “Someone here made it? How?”
    “I don’t know if it was made here, but it was transmitted from somewhere on this compound as it was traced back to our mainframe. Apparently they couldn’t pinpoint the exact location due to scramblers or something like that. You know I don’t pay attention when people get all technical.”
    Mila’s hands itched. She bet she could pinpoint where the transmission had originated from. “I could help them.”
    Aline frowned. “No. I need you. I won’t have you running around helping other people. You’re already busy enough.”
    That was true. But she could reduce how many hours she spent sleeping. How many hours did she need to get by? Three should do it.
    “But if I accessed the mainframe, I’m sure I could unscramble the signal and pinpoinr where the vid came from.”
    “No, I don’t want you getting involved, Mila. You know what would happen if the Earth Council discovered your abilities. They’d pull you away from me and use your skills for their purposes. Do you want that?”
    She knew her sister was right. It wasn’t her business.
    “Plus, if you figure it out then there’s no reason for these Zerconians to come here.”
    Right. That was probably the real reason Aline cared.
    “I’m surprised one of the tech experts didn’t manage to unscramble the signal.”
    Aline shrugged. “Bastian tried. He couldn’t do it.”
    Bastian was the head of tech. “What do you need from me?”
    “I need you to observe. Take note of anything that might help me figure out what makes these guys tick. I need any advantage I can get. If I can secure a post on Zerconia, then the Earth Council will have to take me seriously. Imagine the trade deals I could negotiate. Although I can’t imagine why the Earth Council hasn’t achieved a trade deal yet. I mean, they’re desperate for our women, right? Couldn’t they just do a trade?”
    “What? Trade women for resources? You’re talking about selling human beings! That’s slavery, Aline!”
    “Oh, don’t get your panties in a twist. I didn’t mean it like that. But there are plenty of women on those dating sites looking for men, why not just offer a dating service but with Zerconians? You know, we could send a shipload full of desperate women to Zerconia and just let them loose for a while. No one would force them to hook up, although I can’t see why they’d turn one of those Zerconian males down.”
    Aline brushed her hair until it glowed, put some red lipstick on then turned to Mila. “Well? How do I look?”
    “Beautiful. As always.”
    Aline smiled, her white teeth gleaming in the light. Mila sighed. Sometimes she felt like Cinderella—only the closest thing to a fairy godmother she’d ever encountered had worked the corner of 9