Chapter 242

When Christof pulled me close I did need it. Evan stroked my hair and they just waited for me to calm down. It was strange how comforting I found their presence.

“The letter the General saw,” Damien finally said, “should be left by the fire. If anyone visits they will expect it to be there.”

Kein used the knife to fix the edges of the original message so it looked clean. He went and put it by the fire. If another family dropped by, it would look like it was supposed to.

My message the men had me fold and place in a small bag in the closet. It would stay hidden, unless I was reading it.

“We expect,” Bane said, nudging me toward the bed, “you will look at it frequently. It is important to leave it in the closet when you are done.”

We laid down in the bed and I snuggled up to Christof. He made a small sound and I looked up at him. He was grinning down at me.

At first he wouldn’t tell me what was funny. I told him there were no secrets and everyone la