Chapter 274

It wasn’t a lie, which I sensed the healers would be able to detect. It was the truth. I’d spent the morning wrapped around Bane’s pillow. Rose and Fuji had been here with me.

“Only speak to us,” Damien chastised gently from the side and I looked into his eyes.

He wasn’t angry, but I couldn’t quite discern the emotion behind his features.

The healers seemed surprised I’d spoken, but recorded the information. If the poor sleep continued I should be allowed to rest some in the day, they told Damien. Humans may need that, but a regular schedule at night should prevent it. They would intervene if the problem persisted long enough.

Once the healers left, the men looked at me. I was calmer than I had been and I guess it showed. They didn’t bind me and allowed me to knit with purposefully dull needles while they played a game like chess. Christof kept looking at me, but he didn’t speak.

It shouldn’t surprise me, I knew. These men had no idea what was going on