“The best cure I ever saw was exercise,” Rose said bluntly. “The ves that decided to get strong


    enough to escape would do things to build their stamina. It seemed to actually Lift them. Even though


    none of us ever got away, those that reacted that way survived better.”


    I shook my head and started to argue. My body was weak and tired. There was no way I was going to


    be able to exercise more than I was already. My whining did absolutely no good.


    Damien had had enough from me. I was allowing weakness to overpower me and he just would not


    hear of it. My days would be regimented from now on.


    “You shall help Rose with the stories in the morning,” he demanded. “I want your mind busy. If she tells


    us you are not helping, I will find a way to punish you without pain. It is not my goal that you fear me,


    but this cannot continue.”


    I wanted to argue, but the look on his face told me how far that would get me. The collective mind was


    settled.


    “In the afternoon you will swim the Length of the inlet sixteen times until we tell you otherwise. We will


    help you exercise in the evening,” he finished calmly.


    Bane grinned and sat back in his chair. He talked about the small training field near the Child Keepers.


    No one would be therete in the afternoons. It would be the perfect ce put me in my clothes and


    train me.


    Basinughed long and loud before he spoke, “You n to clothe the human and train her with swords


    in thepound? The men will think you’ve gone crazy, Damien! You should hear what they said after


    your escapade in the bathhouse.”


    Damien snorted in disgust. He couldn’t care less what anyone thought. If they didn’t like it, they could


    talk to him about it. Evan grunted augh as Bane pantomimed beating them.


    Basin’s family left with Rose on Basin’s arm a little while Later. I watched jealously as they sauntered


    out. Rose was so calm and confident. I hated her for the life she led and the choices she was allowed


    to make. My face was a vicious scowl.


    “That’s it,” Evan stated taking me from Christof, “your attitude is terrible. You need to be distracted.”


    Evan stalked toward the bedroom and I started to struggle. Long ago I’d learned what they meant when


    they said I needed to be ‘distracted’.


    “No, no, no,” I wailed fighting his grip, “I’m tired and I want to sleep. I don’t want to have sex tonight.


    You said I could say no!”


    Evan smiled down at me and sat me on my feet. He didn’t let me go, though. We stood in the bedroom


    while his Brothers surrounded us.


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    “ALL we want is a kiss,” he said holding my wiggling form and using the English word as it should be.


    “Would you deny us your affection. It means a great deal to us, you know that.”


    I stopped moving and stared up at him. It would have been easy to refuse him if he looked sarcastic or


    smug, but he didn’t. Evan’s face looked sincere. He could have such innocent appearing features when


    he wanted to.


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    “Please,” Kein added softly brushing his hands down my sides to rest on my hips from behind, “a kiss


    to show us you still care for us.”


    I was surprised and turned my head to look at his earnest features.


    “You have been so strangetely, so distant. We have missed you, Sister,” he said tilting his face and


    watching me.


    “I love you, Kein,” slipped out as I caressed his cheek with the back of my hand.


    “May we kiss you?” he asked sincerely.