I loved the feisty, Cassandra and her spunk for not taking any crap from her alien abductors. Being human didn't mean that she would drop down and cry. She didn't know how long that she was a prisoner, but she knew for certain that if the opportunity presented itself that she and the young female would get out of there. Commander Mathadar was raised to obey his queen and stand stiff when she put her claws into him without making eye contact. His queen took pleasure in inflicting pain on her males, it was the way of their world to simply obey. ( )