59 Reunion …

Miriam ( Nanny )

My heart skipped a beat , my eyes flickered towards Mother Liora who was silent .

“ Although the council is not complete as the other Priestesses are on a mission outside the pack we , here are the seven cardinals needed in decision making and also with the authority of the High Priestess .

” Priestess Tania continued .

Mother Liora nodded and finally stepped forward .

Her expression was calm but her eyes were filled with something I couldn’t quite place .

“ First of all , Miriam .

I am more disappointed in you than anyone in this hall .

Not only did you deceive me , I feel responsible for aiding your escapades but why should we punish you when the man who put you in this situation is allowed to roam free ? He knew who

the guts to defile you ? ”

you were and still , he had

“ That’s why I wanted her to give us his name , ” Priestess Tania sucked her teeth , “ Not only does he deserve a good beating but he needs to be stripped of his title and his position given to another .

My eyes misted with tears as I stared at the women in the hall .

None of them had judgments in their eyes .

Yes , they were disappointed and angry with me , but they didn’t think it was my fault entirely .

I couldn’t have felt more loved .

“ I’ve known you since you were a child , ” Mother Liora continued .

“ And I’ve watched you grow into the woman you are now .

And I cannot bear to see you punished so harshly .

So , we’ve all agreed … ” She paused and turned to the other women who nodded in unison .

“As punishment , You will carry the child to term and when you give birth to it, you will give it away.

I and the Priestesses would look for a couple deserving of the child and give it to them and you will never see it again .

the child or touch it

In return ,

spared .

nodded – that should be easy right

life will be

expected death and had even come to terms with it in some strange way

, I didn’t

how to

relieved , happy nor

softened as she came up to me and raised me

you a second chance

not waste

all these women in this hall are staking their lives for you , Miriam … if

of lives are on

Present Day

front of the familiar stone

back here in two decades

within the walls of the

hadn’t changed so

59 Reunion ….

at

Priestess Zahra

really you ? ”

, trying to fight the nostalgia that tightened my chest

“ Priestess Zahra .

It’s me .

Miriam .

By the Goddess , you’ve returned to us , ” Priestess Tania exclaimed reaching forward and clasping my hand in

of the Priestesses who I

, they gave me hugs

expected the warm

at last ,” Preisestess Khaliah – Mother’s bosom

We thought we’d lost

my voice still filled with

“ I missed

you all .

bombarded me with questions I was trying my best

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