Chapter 192

That’s what she said and I heard her, but it wasn’t how she acted. Hannah stared at the sky when we passed openings in the mountains. She explored the limited world she had voraciously. I saw her true desire even though she tried to hide it.

Hannah grew rapidly and she fed from me frequently, much more than a human child would. I produced enormous amounts of milk, but I feared it was barely adequate. Hannah stood the height of an average toddler, but Nu-reeh had commented she was small. I ate and drank frequently to have enough energy to make enough milk.

I’m sure it didn’t help my overall health when I started to menstruate again. Those days I felt as though energy flowed from me in every direction. It made me tired, cranky and hungry. Despite how hard I tried I could barely keep up with the demands on my body.

Hannah’s relationship with Damien and his brothers was always strained. She harbored a large amount of anger toward them and nothing I could say seemed to