But he did not want to leave her. Last time he parted from her, he had believed he would never see her again. He had felt some regrets but no real doubts. Now he knew if he walked away from her, it would be at great cost. Each day away from her would be marred with uncertainty and very rational fears. Next time he saw her she might already be claimed by another male! There were several new additions to the VSA team in the past few weeks, young unbonded males. They did not share a difficult past with T’Mia as he did. She might consider anyone of them as an acceptable bondmate.