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to wade out to Aroc. The female wore nothing but an attitude in place of a smile. Norese scrunched up her nose, burying her face in the crook of Sadie’s neck.
    What had this woman done to Norese for her to shy away in a huddle?
    “Captain,” the female cooed, “if you’re looking for female companionship, you don’t have to bring up trash from Earth.”
    The female cried out. Aroc held her wrist, removing her hand from his arm to usher her away out deeper into the water.
    Sadie turned Norese away. Crandall jogged out to them, frowning as he approached. “She’s had a crush on the captain for years. She did the same to his first mate, Katherine.”
    “Can you take Norese inside, Crandall? I need to have a talk with this female.”
    Crandall’s mouth dropped open. “Sadie, she’s karuntee, twice your strength.”
    “True, but I believe she stepped over the line.”
    She handed Norese to Crandall and marched out to stand next to the captain.
    “Excuse me, Captain Farkus,” Sadie worked her way in front of the captain. The way the female made Norese cower sickened Sadie.
    “Ms. Alexander, this is Eulin, she works here in the vacation sector.”
    Crandall made a noise behind her, getting the captain’s attention. He left her alone with Eulin, but she didn’t need protecting. She didn’t like the way the female looked at Norese.
    “Eulin, let me cut to the chase. Norese is afraid of you. Why?”
    Eulin looked down her nose at Sadie, a disapproving scowl bringing her brows together. “I don’t know what you’re accusing me of, but—”
    “You know exactly what I’m talking about. I don’t know what you did to her in the past, but I won’t allow you or anyone to treat her with disrespect.”
    Aroc’s arm shot past Sadie to close around Eulin’s neck, his face a mask of anger. “Is this true? You hurt my daughter?”
    “Captain, please.” She struggled, her naked body swaying in the air.
    “Don’t lie to me.” His other hand landed across the female’s face, and blue blood leeched from her nose.
    She cried out.
    “You’ll never see the outside of a cell again I promise you that.”
    She stuttered dangling in the air. “She’s not pure karuntee. A disgrace to our clan.”
    Sadie braced a hand on Aroc’s arm to steady herself in the rippling water. Too angry to back down, she stood up to Eulin. “The disgrace to this clan, Eulin, is you. Not Norese.” Sadie seethed. Knowing Eulin could snap her in half played back burner to her treating Norese as second class. “Norese represents the best of two worlds, two races, and two people that loved one another. She’s your captain’s daughter. Do you think throwing yourself at the captain and shunning his daughter is smart?”
    Aroc released his grip. Eulin sank below the surface, taking Sadie with her. They wrestled. Sadie swung her arm, the water slowing the force through the current. Water filled her mouth. Eulin yanked her from the water, plunging Sadie deeper, their bodies intertwined on the sandy floor.
    Braced on the ground, Sadie shoved at Eulin, breaking free of her hold to burst through the surface. She gulped in air, her vision blurred by water pouring off her hair down her face. She whirled around to Eulin’s fist coming at her jaw. She ducked and slammed her fist into the female’s side then landed a second blow to her throat. Eulin stumbled back, breathing hard and swearing. She lunged for Sadie when Aroc caught her mid-air, dragging her onto the beach. A trail from her feet dug into the sand.
    Sadie stood catching her breath, when Montage swam out to her, helping her to the shore. He wrapped a blanket around her shoulders, then guided her under the cabana. “Are you crazy? Eulin is twice your size. What did you do?”
    “What did I do?” She curled over coughing up water, her throat burning. “That bitch did something to Norese. She’s as bigoted as you are, Montage. Norese is a baby.”
    “Wait…she hurt Norese?” His eyes