Chapter 255

It made more sense if told in order, so I started at the beginning. When Christof was broken from the brothers I talked worriedly with my friends about how to help him. Later, when I was taken to see them at the cabin the first time, I shared my happiness with my friends. The pregnancy got all the women’s attention and then my strange life was no longer a secret.

Slaves were women, Damien’s family knew that, and women knew what pregnancy entailed. When I had started to ‘show’ every slave in the compound knew what had happened. There was no way to hide it.

The rest of the story came out in bits and pieces to the other women. They saw me leave heavy with a child and come back looking abused. I’d shared with the slaves that the women of Pateria had taken me. The slaves all knew I’d birthed a daughter. Other than that the details had been sketchy.

Rose and Fuji knew more than most anyone. I’d told the truth as I knew it. Almost nothing about the secrets of this world w