Chapter 336

“NO!,” I said in an emphatic whisper, pushing the hands away, “they were some of the men I freed in the mountains. They brought me something from Kennedy. None of them intended to harm me. The bruises are an accident because I panicked.”

The men looked at me and looked at one another questioningly. I wasn’t lying, but they still did not believe me. Kein started to coat my arm as Christof spoke.

“Let us check you over,” he repeated. “If my offspring sent these men I will have to speak with her when we meet again. That was inappropriate.”

Evan muttered curses as he pushed me to lay on the bed. Most of what he said was damning dishonorable men touching what was not theirs to touch. He was still pissed and he wanted to find them to beat them.

“I don’t need to sleep,” I sputtered trying to sit up, but that wasn’t why I was laying down.

“Men here believe a human only has one purpose,” Christof said gently. “We wish to be sure they did not use you for it. If y