Damien and his Brothers apologized for lying to me during Lunch. It had never been their intention to cause me pain; they only wanted to protect me.

“The sadness the breeding caused you was too strong and we feared you would break again,” Christof said solemnly.

“We wanted to protect you.”

I shook my head and picked at my plate absently.

“The truth is important between us,” I told him. “You can’t tell me I’m free and still make all my decisions for me.”

They didn’t understand and I knew the root of their confusion. In their hearts they didn’t believe I was strong enough to be free the way they were. My family still had my position caught somewhere between slave and free, but not entirely either.

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upset their mentors had to leave for a time, but Damien had promised to return. He asked the young men to continue to do

out. They

seemed. He’d told them if a young woman named “Hannah” or “Kennedy” wanted them to go somewhere, they

men preferred and other things they Liked to have. Those things were packed

in the sleeping area of our lodgings. Your

that the pad could be dangerous. He knew it could burn and made me swear to throw it in the fire if anyone got too close. No one could find

I told them. “Some things must be kept in the family.

were just things I could not go blabbing about. The

satisfied and continued to pack while I sat and watched. I was upset about this unexpected pregnancy, but I knew my family had done this out of love. It was a misguided attempt to protect me from the pain of a forced conception.

and his Brothers cared deeply for me. I cared for them, too. I

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