Hannah’s arms wrapped around me as I refolded blankets to distract myself.

“Mama, I know this scares you,” she said.

“I’m not afraid of the world. I only worry about you. Daddy promises he will keep you safe. He has sworn to me he will care for you. Nu-reeh guaranteed me she would see you placed with a good family if something happened to Daddy.”

We spent the day talking. I cried some and so did she. We knew our lives were about to change in a big way and neither of us could stop it.

“I’LL be strong one day, Mama,” she promised me fiercely. “I’ll be strong enough to protect both of us.”

Hannah’s teeth grew in slowly. At first they had been tender, but soon they didn’t hurt anymore. I continued to nurse her until she accidentally bit me one day. We found the healing cream in the bathing room before Damien came home.

to try food you need to chew,” I told her dabbing the blood

the food on my plate. I encouraged her to try just a few things. I didn’t want to upset her stomach with

over again. Hannah ate until she was full and then she bolted outside as soon as she could. She stayed gone all afternoon and I started to get uncomfortable. By the middle of the day I was miserable. I was accustomed to a child that nursed every two or three hours. My

time the men got home I begged them

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present. Evan and Kein followed me into the bedroom and watched transfixed as I pulled out my milk Laden

was done he backed away and

the truth, it had been too long since I had been with them. I was really enjoying

my head back and relaxing on the

but Kein didn’t leave immediately and stayed to

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