“He has to trust us again, Ciara. It will destroy us if he doesn’t. We cannot survive with just four; we need our brother,” he said quietly.

“You don’t feel him anymore, do you Master?” I asked playing with his chest hair.

“No, Ciara, not since the women took him,” he answered. “Something happened when they had him and the connection was broken.”

“Why did you buy me, Master Bane?”

He told me softly the Administrators thought it would help. Other families had gotten better with the addition of a slave. We seemed to be something the men could reestablish their bond over.

Sloshing water behind us brought me flush against Master Bane. The whole of my back was unbelievably tender. He held my hips tightly against his and appraised me.

“Brothers, I am tired of the pained look and I do not wish to permanently mar the flesh,” he said directing the comment over my shoulder.

stroked the side of my

feel good not to move for

in the Little tub of cream. I begged them not to touch my back and they shushed

with the cream from top to bottom. At first, it was like having the whipping again.

first time all day it didn’t hurt to

men got ready for bed. Master Damien

E L A ‘s L

heal you as many days as

Master Damien, I have learned,” I answered

front of an audience. Keeping Christof alive was going to take a lot of effort at this rate. I prayed I could find

crawled into bed around me and settled

was. I drifted

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