Now they all sounded calm, but the rage was building fiercely in every direction. This would be dealt
with, it had just been allowed to go on much too long. They were upset with me, but happy to take it out
on these other girls. My family would teach them and every Lesson would be in blood.
“She was foolish,” I pleaded. “Her friends were foolish. It is normal for a human to want to better
themselves…”
I refused to agree and be dragged into a senseless bloodbath. We were all ves, none better than the
other. There was nothing to gain in harming these humans.
“The girl who hit you,” Bane said concentrating on therge purple bruise, “was not human. She is from
a world not far from yours. Her bone is as hard as the metal in our des. Those creatures are bought
from ve auctions their own puts on. She is a born ve and knows no other life.”
I felt the my ribs now and started to breath fast, short breaths. The throbbing ache was intense. Evan
pushed Bane hard into the wall and Christof’s unbroken ribs reced the sensation of my own.
Damien spoke sharply to Bane. He ordered him not to cause me pain just because he was upset. Nu-
reeh would be angry enough as it was.
“Give herfort now, Brother,” Bane.
Damien threatened squaring off with
The lesson had to be enforced and Damien would do what had to be done. Hurting his Brothers caused
him pain, but they had to Learn. This was not a lesson we could forget.
We were in turmoil and it was ufortable. The men wanted to kill something and I did not. I was in
pain and they were not. None of them were used to the discordant feelings and it was frustrating.
Frankly, I felt a little schizophrenic, much like the Last time this pregnancy thing had happened. I
couldn’t concentrate and couldn’t think straight.
“Eh, so we are bing an Earth family, then?” Kein said trying to lighten the mood, “Fighting
amongst ourselves and disagreeing with one another is normal on Earth, correct, Ciara?”
I nodded and smiled remembering my crazy upbringing. Eddy had once thrown a kitchen knife at Mom
and thepolicehad been called. The house had been athree ring circus. I didn’t think I could stand that
mess again.
Bane reached past Damien andhuggedme lightly in the shower.
“We leave punishment to the Administrators,” he saidkissingmy damp head.
“It is how you wish.”
It drained out of them. The rage was gone and they were decided. It was better for the family not to
hold onto it, so we didn’t. The girls that had hurt me would be dealt with by their owners, not us.
I was ufortable, but more at ease with the situation. The men had totally relented and were no
Longer blood hungry. I felt rxed for the first time since I’d seen Vesa approaching me.
Lifting my arm hurt, so they didn’t put my linen cover on me after our bath. Instead, Christofid me in
the bed under a nket to rest while we sorted everything out. I concentrated on the men and soon
drifted into a restless sleep.
The General came and Damien exined to him what had happened. I saw the entire transaction
through my dreams. The men told the General they wanted no part of the punishment and they wanted
to have no knowledge of it. This strange request was eptable to the General; he didn’t even
question it.
“Nu-reeh will be incensed her breeder was harmed,” the General said watching me sleep. “I will be d
when you and your Brothers leave for the mountains. It is more than I can deal with to have it here.”
Damienughed internally. Even knowing that I carried a little life inside of me, he still insisted on
calling me an ‘’it’. The man had no imagination. Christof wholeheartedly agreed and reminded Damien
he’d thought that the entire time.
Dinner arrived and my sore, tired body was pulled to the table. I was surprised when a pot of steaming
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