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“Kein is right,” Bane said. “No secrets in the family. The fact we kept this from Ciara is embarrassing and shows our weakness.”
Evan argued it would just upset me. Damien agreed with Evan and they all looked at Christof. He was the deciding vote apparently.
I looked up at my friend feeling very confused and a little left out. They had obviously kept something from me. I appreciated the concern, but my curiosity was peaked.
Christof looked around at his Brothers and it was obvious they were having an internal discussion. He didn’t lose his physical connection to me and looked at me frequently. Whatever they were holding back must be quite a big deal.
“The pad,” Damien finally said exasperated, “that you use to write your stories is also a monitoring device. If you know how to use it you can speak to someone else that also has a pad. When you became obsessed with killing yourself we opened a connection to your pad. We listened as your friend talked to you and we monitored your reactions. She had been told to fix you, which she did. That girl knew we would be listening, but she did not know how.”
That was interesting, but not didn’t really explain how Nu-reeh had watched us.
“We were ordered,” Christof said gently, “to put the pad in the bedroom while we mated you this morning. Nu-reeh wished to ensure we did what we were supposed to do.”
My mouth was dry and I gasped. To think she had born witness to my embarrassing display this morning was awful.
“Oh God,” I said in English causing the men to raise their brows. I quickly changed back to the correct language, “Will she continue to… monitor?”
“If we’d brought the pad she might have,” Bane said cooly crossing his arms and grinning.
Kein nudged Bane as he spoke, “Shame she never told us specifically she wanted it.”
“She only said she wanted to keep watch over us,” Damien continued. “Nu-reeh never said how she wanted to do that. We assumed she meant she would watch the cabin.”
I panicked and grabbed Christof’s other hand. “If she wants it, you have to go back and get it.”
He looked incredulously at me before he spoke. “No, we don’t like it either. It stays at home. She can ‘monitor’ us when we are there.”
“Unless we leave it somewhere,” Kein said.
“Accidentally,” Bane amended and they laughed.
In my panic I forgot myself and said what I should not have said, “But then she will make you do it!” I cried. “You can’t let her do that, just make the decision on your own. Don’t let her control you!”
The wind swirled around us and my eyes widened in horror. I’d never told them about this and now was not a good time. If it broke them I’d be stuck in the middle of nowhere with five disabled men. Unfortunately, I’d been too emphatic, they knew something was amiss.
“Explain that comment,” Damien demanded staring me down.
Like a complete idiot, I lied to him, “You know, she’ll make you go back and get it. It’s a long trip,” I said lamely.
“That was not the truth,” Bane said stepping next to Damien and watching me with the same interest.
Even Christof had cocked his head and was eyeing me critically. His purple eyes narrowed as he came to the same conclusion the other men had. He dropped my hand as confusion darkened his face.
I was panting and tried to get ahold of myself. In my haste I tried to put back on the hood and veil, at least then they couldn’t watch my eyes. Christof stopped me and handed the head cover to Damien, who stood further away.
“You have a secret,” Christof said watching my face, “don’t you?”
I didn’t answer. I just stared back at him. Kein and Evan stepped around so they could watch me.
“It’s late,” I said desperately looking up, “the Healers said twice a day and the sun is-”
Bane interrupted me to explain it wasn’t even mid-day. We had plenty of time to make it to the cabin. It wasn’t as far as we usually went.
“So, back to the secret, little Sister,” he continued. “How is it that Nu-reeh will make us and why does this upset you so?”
There was no way to answer them. I just stood staring from one to another.
“Nu-reeh is our owner,” Damien reasoned, “do you fear she will beat us if we don’t have the pad?”
I nodded, because yes, I feared her hurting them. It was the perfect out and I started to relax.
“Is that the only thing you fear her doing to us?” Damien continued and I froze.
I was trembling and they were not relenting. In fact, they looked more interested every second that ticked by.NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.
“Answer me!” Damien barked and I jumped.
I said the only thing I could think to say. I wanted to be somewhere safe before I risked telling them.
“I’ll tell you at the cabin.”
Damien became livid. He hated it when I kept secrets from him. This seemed like a bad time to remind him he’d been keeping a secret from me. I watched with fascination as his secondary teeth grew. Soon his mouth was full of razor sharp teeth and combined with the look on his face, it was not comforting.
He took a step toward me and I held my ground.
“You can’t hurt me,” I said in the most forceful voice I could muster. “I am her breeding slave and she doesn’t want me damaged. Take me to the cabin and I’ll tell you there.”
I’d never seen them look so surprised. For a moment no one moved and then Bane pushed Kein back toward the controls.
“Little Sister,” he said facing forward, “you are a dangerous creature.”
We rode in silence toward the slopes of the mountains. Damien handed me back my hood when the air got colder. He didn’t say a word to me and only motioned to Christof to pull up the hood on my blue outfit first.