" Once again I am being held hostage for my vagina," She sighs. " What is it with you aliens? Can't a girl just make her own decisions for once? Is that so freaking hard?" " The khui has decided," I tell her. She gives a small shake of her head. " It's always someone else's decision. When's it going to be mine?" I watch her, frustrated. There is no decision to be made. The khui has decided. And yet... I don't like the way her words make me feel. Or the defeat in her voice. Liz is a fighter. I don't want her to give up. "