It must have made sense to her, despite the strange word. She sat the Little brown haired boy on his bottom in front of Jonathan. More beads caught the light as she stood back up.

I’d gotten to my feet and moved toward my baby without thinking. If there was to be a fight between the women, I didn’t want Jonathan in the middle of it. This woman, even injured, could kill my son if she fought with Nu-reeh. I could not let it happen.

Jonathan plopped down in front of the new little boy and grabbed his hand. In a gesture I was very familiar with he started to suck the other boy’s fingers. A slight smile appeared on the beaded woman’s face watching the children.

I reached the trio and tried to pick up Jonathan to move him. The beaded woman stopped me with a gentle command.

“Leave them,” she said, “Aiden is his Brother and they will not tolerate it if you take them apart.”

I was frantic and Looked back at Nu-reeh as she came toward us. I knelt behind Jonathan and prayed my body would take the impact of whatever battle was about to happen

behind me and to both sides. My breathing revved up and I hunched protectively over

are injured, cousin,” I

the beaded woman replied. “I will not live

was named Halil. She had been protecting her men from Racks and been outnumbered. She’d destroyed the dreaded creatures, but had suffered

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The beaded ones did not wish to be captured by Nu-reeh and her followers. They had men to protect at

gatherings. This was a neutral event.

that Nu-reeh feared for the taken men, blood seeped from her wounds faster at the noise. “They are free men, Nu-reeh, that come and go as they please. Our men are strong and have taken up the positions they

Nu-reeh insisted. “You have taken ones

we were all silent watching her. A large hand came down and stroked the head of her boy. He looked at her

my eyes and I wasn’t paying attention to Jonathan. When he shoved me

from Mama. Lots o’ milk, we share. No be hungry,” Jonathan promised

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