Chapter 105

The worry gnawed at the pit of my stomach, despite my decision. I bit one of my nails to the nub and my stomach constantly hurt. It felt like I was reacting to their anxiety, which obviously I was. If something happened to them, I felt sure I would suffer also. It began to panic me.

One night at dinner I had suffered enough of the strange silence and odd looks. My anxiety got the better of me and I had to ask them.

“What is going on? You all seem upset and you won’t talk around me, what did I do, Masters?” I asked.

“You did nothing, Ciara, take your sustenance,” Master Damien told me dully.

He had that same look as when the problem with Master Christof had been going on.

“Is your bond broken? Did something happen?” I pressed.

“This is not your concern, Ciara,” Master Evan told me. “It is time for you to take your meal.”

“You are my concern!” I stormed standing up. “You are my masters. You are the only reason I survive here and something is w