Chapter 291

• The women knew the boys had to meet and match with their families. Gatherings were held regularly in predetermined sites. Any woman with a son was welcome to attend. Women flew from all over the world to meet, but I was a special case.
• Jonathan needed me to feed and it was deemed foolish for Nu-reeh to be dragging a human across the planet. The women had agreed to forgo the usual site and hold the next meeting in our mountain.
• "Be strong, Rachel," Tosu whispered to me with her back to the cameras, "he will be fine to grow for a while with the Child Keepers. He will be brought back to you."