Chapter 232

I sat quietly with my bag. It was no big deal that it was “mine,” I tried to convince myself. However I couldn’t resist touching the stones in the bag. Soon, I found myself counting them. It was the first thing I had owned in a long time and it felt surprisingly good.

We got ready for bed later that night after I tucked my bag of stones next to theirs in the closet.

“We will give you more every lunar cycle,” Christof told me.

I touched the ornamentation that hung in the closet and wondered if I would have to buy it now. It was probably expensive.

“That is for us,” Christof said touching the skirt that my hand had been on, “we will still buy it for you. The stones will buy you things you would like.”

“Thank you,” I whispered to Christof as we all filed into the bedroom.

I lay down and heard the men settle quickly. They started to snore lightly within a few moments. I looked at Evan sleeping peacefully next to me and smiled.

The stones were a