Chapter 214

I heard their whispers as I was taken to the room for bathing.

Damien had trained to be a General, but he chose to stay a warrior. He felt he served his compound more loyally that way. The administrators had changed their minds at Damien’s request. He must be a great man to influence the administrators.

In the bathing room I stood at the closed leather drape and continued to ease drop on the commentary of the young men.

“Ciara,” Christof hissed filling the tub, “stop listening to them, come and be washed.”

The dress I had made was peeled off and dumped on the floor by Damien. He also cut off my “boots” and they were removed. I started to move for the water and was stopped. They were staring at me, all of them.

The rage in the room was palpable as Damien ran a finger across my collar bones and down my sternum. He gently palmed a breast and I realized how much smaller they were.

“Did she feed you?” he asked very softly.

“Yes,” I whispered as h