For three months, we had tried to figure out what was allowing Amos to make such incredible changes and a possible way of stopping him. What we found was strange, to say the least.

We were seated in John's and my living room. Also present were my family and Rashda Smythe, who was now the commander of the ship. Rashda, like all of us except Pearl, was bonded and married. His wife, however, was downstairs in the area controlled by Amos.

Catlin looks down at Krisha’s lovely face as she straddled her waist. Both were naked and laying in Krisha’s bed. She looks down into Krisha’s eyes “would you ever consider becoming my wife one day?”

Krisha looks up into Catlin’s eyes “what brings this on?”

Myra's delving into her family's history has given her a lot to think about. And, like Myra, George has discovered another closely held secret of Eerie, Arizona. He has learned more than he wanted to know and, now that he does knows, he has to decide how he should react to it. But it's hard for a person to make a logical decision while still doesn't know his own mind.