Abducted by Aliens (Tales From Angondra Book 1) by Ruth Anne Scott

“I thought I would never see you again.”
    Marissa held her at arm’s length and smiled. “I’m all right. I'm just glad to see you're okay. I didn't know what happened to you after the battle. Then I got word you were here, so I had to come and see you.”
    Carmen waved back toward the city. “Aria’s here, too. She's inside. She's pretty shaken up after what happened at the gathering hall, but now that you're here, she'll recover. We can all work together to….”
    Marissa shook her head. “I’m not staying here. I'm going back with the Lycaon. I only came to see you and make sure you're okay.”
    Carmen stared at her. “What are you going back for?”
    “I’m staying with Caleb,” she replied. “Don’t you remember how he saved my life when the Romarie almost shot me? No one has ever done anything like that for me before. I'm staying with the Lycaon.”
    Carmen swallowed. “Don’t you want to stay with other humans? I don't understand why you would want to stay with the Lycaon when you have no other humans near you.”
    Marissa glanced over her shoulder toward the city. “You said Aria’s here. Do you know where Penelope Ann is?”
    Carmen shrugged and looked away. “She’s with the Avitras. She doesn't want to come back, either. She's with Aquilla, the Alpha of her faction.”
    “Well, there you go,” Marissa replied. “I’m not the only one who's found something that means more than human company. I've had human company all my life, but I've never had any connection with anyone the way I've had with the Lycaon. Did you know they live in packs? The packs have a strong bond of family loyalty. As Caleb's mate, I'll always have a family and a place in the faction. I've yearned for this all my life, and now I've got it.”
    Carmen couldn’t hold back her tears any longer. “Please don’t leave, Marissa. I can't stand you leaving this way. First Penelope Ann and now you. Please don't do this to me.”
    Marissa nodded toward Renier glaring at her from the rampart. “It looks to me like you might have the same thing here. You won’t be alone. You'll find your place in your faction, and you'll find love and family, too, the same way we have. You will be happy.”
    Carmen let her chin fall to her chest. Tears ran down her cheeks, and her shoulders shook with sobs. “I can’t stand this!”
    Marissa patted her on the shoulder. “Go to him. Let him comfort you. He’s the one you should be clinging to now, not us.”
    Carmen wept into her hands. Marissa hugged her one last time. Then she strode away across the field to Caleb. When she reached his side, she looked back and waved to Carmen. One by one, the Lycaon warriors dropped down behind the hill and disappeared. Caleb and Marissa waited until they stood alone before the Felsite city. Then they stepped down into nothing and disappeared.

Chapter 12
     
    Deep in the night, Carmen rolled over and buried herself in Renier’s arms. His breath warmed her scalp, and his presence gave her all the comfort she could need. She no longer needed anyone else. He was Alpha of the Felsite faction, and her connection with him was one and the same as her connection to her faction. She belonged with him and she belonged with the Felsite. She belonged on Angondra now.
    All at once, a roar sounded from the top of the city. It echoed through passages and stairways into every apartment. From far and near, feet trampled the hallways and doors slammed. In a fraction of an instant, Renier tore himself from Carmen’s arms and launched himself out of bed. He tore the door off its hinges.
    “What’s going on?” she asked.
    “We’re under attack!” he shouted. “The sentry sounded the alarm, calling every warrior to the ramparts. We have to defend the city.”
    He didn’t say anything else, but barreled out of the room. Before Carmen could follow him, he raced out of the apartment and was gone. Carmen struggled into her clothes and ran down the stairs. Aria’s