Chapter 200

We talked a long time about the things she’d said to Damien and his brothers. Some of it she did not remember saying, but she certainly felt that way. My position in this household terrified her, talking about it seemed to help some.

Having the reason for her fears out in the open changed Hannah’s relationship with my men. She talked to them now and didn’t hiss. The unrestrained anger seemed to have abated and she treated them like equals.

I woke late one night to find her sitting on Damien’s stomach. At first I thought she was hurting him and then I realized they were just talking. Since I typically slept deeply, it was no wonder they found it a good time to talk. I closed my eyes, lay still, and listened.

“Nu-reeh is going to send you back to the compound,” she told Damien. “She told me once my teeth come in and I leave; you will all go back.”

“Your Mama will be safer in the compound,” Bane whispered from the other side of the bed. “The other warriors respe