Despite how tired I was I woke up once in the night. Evan escorted me to the bathroom. When I was


    done he threw his arms around me and hugged me tight. I returned the sudden affection.


    “The others are not bonded to you,” he said quietly in my ear. “They don’t feel you anymore, but I can


    still sense you. Sometimes I would sense where you were, but then it would blur out. I did not like it at


    all. It is better now that you are close.”


    “I love you, too, Evan,” I whispered into his ear with a smile. He walked me back to bed and tucked me


    in before finding his ce. I fell back to sleep with a smile on my face.


    “They are really the Masters of a whole?” I heard a strange voice say.


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    I snuggled deeper into the warm bed and tried to block out the annoying voices.


    “They will sleep any time,” Evan said shaking a shoulder, “with no thought to their own protection.”


    I blinked sleepily and remembered where I was before I spoke, “You protect me, Master Evan.”


    “Good answer,” Evan smiled as he pulled me to stand.


    I was left in the cabin while they went back to the search. Much Like a disobedient puppy, I was


    tethered in the main room by a cord around my neck. While the other family was present Damien firmly


    informed me I could not break or chew through the line. They were taking all the sharp objects with


    them. After the second family left, my men kissed me and promised to return at midday to tend to me.


    It was the first time in a long time I wasn’t busy. I tried to sleep, but soon realized I was wide awake


    staring out the tiny window. My mind drifted to Hannah and I wondered what she was doing today.


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    It wasn’t long before my thoughts turned tearful and I realized how much I missed her. She was so full


    of wit and spunk, I was sure she’d do fine. How I wished I had been able to offer her more in the way of


    help.


    The men had left me a nket from the bed to wrap myself in. I Lay on a chaise curled into a ball and


    sobbing. It was the first time since Hannah had left I’d had time to mire myself in the sadness. I much


    preferred to be busy.


    A voice from the door broke into my gloomy reverie.


    “Geez, Mama, all you need is a gallon of ice cream and you’d be set.”


    I stood up suddenly realizing I wasn’t dreaming and I wasn’t alone. Hannah rushed into my arms before


    I said her name. Instead, I said the first thing that came to mind.


    “My God, you’ve gotten big.”


    Hannah was tearful, but she uttered a shaky Laugh. “Thanks, Mama, is that apliment or an insult?”


    It was my turn tough. Hannah was well over four feet high at her head. Her wings, at their tip top,


    were probably over six feet. Her brown hair was lush and thick except the crown of her head which


    sported a flowing mane of ck hair.


    “You should braid this,” I told her stroking her beautiful hair. “I think a braid down your back would look


    lovely.”


    “Yeah, Mama, like I came here for styling tips,” she said pulling me tight in a bone breaking hug.


    “I came back to see you. I found out from the other girls what Nu-reeh was doing to you. I tried, Mama,


    to get close, but the women wouldn’t let me.”


    “Oh, Baby Girl, it was just part of some borate set up. I was never hurt. It was just like a really strict


    exercise and diet program,” I said brushing off my Last weeks of torment.