We talked a long time about the things she’d said to Damien and his Brothers. Some of it she did not remember saying, but she certainly felt that way. My position in this household terrified her, talking about it seemed to help some.

Having the reason for her fears out in the open changed Hannah’s relationship with my men. She talked to them now and didn’t hiss. The unrestrained anger seemed to have abated and she treated them like equals.

I woke Late one night to find her sitting on Damien’s stomach. At first I thought she was hurting him and then I realized they were just talking. Since I typically slept deeply, it was no wonder they found it a good time to talk. I closed my eyes, lay still, and listened.

“Nu-reeh is going to send you back to the compound,“ she told Damien. “She told me once my teeth come in and I Leave; you will all go back.”

“Your Mama will be safer in the compound,” Bane whispered from the other side of the bed.

“The other Warriors respect the rules and your female breeder knows them well. I fear for her safety around the women and the men here. They are not as respectful of the rules.”

don’t want to leave Mama,” Hannah told

stay here,

will care for her. We swear it to you. Men like us never tire of family,” he

same thing in soft murmured voices. I heard her shuddering breath as she tried to

torn. The world, it intrigues me, but I don’t want

thoughtfully, “there are ways you could

wish to stay with her,” Hannah said softly, “but I also wish

travel,” Damien said seriously. “Come back to these mountains if you wish, but you should see the world

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told him it was an option. He and his Brothers had just

water falls from the sky all the time,”

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