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Chapter 554
Evan followed Damien in and they checked the cabin. The men moved around me like I wasn’t even present. Their stealthy motions surprised me into staying absolutely still and quiet. My men Looked ready to attack.
The boys entered once the cabin had been searched. The young men held the weapons Damien had given them and they copied the elders’ defensive stance. Bane was the last one in and shut the door behind him.
Christof put his sword away and approached me slowly. His stripes calmed and the secondary teeth receded. He touched my cheeks and my mouth. Brilliant eyes traveled over my form as Long fingers stroked the sore place the other man had left on my arm.
Damien’s voice startled me.
“Stay with us out here, Tyle. My Brothers will attend Ciara in the other room.”
Christof nudged me backward until I turned and walked into the bedroom. Once we were inside, he pulled at my dress and I resisted him.
“Nothing’s wrong,” I whispered to him trying to stop him from undressing me.
“Let us check,” he commanded. “We will not hurt you. I will not harm you when I remove your cover. My Brothers and I will protect you now. Allow us to see what is damaged.”
Evan assisted him and murmured comforting words to me as the dress was removed. Kein brought in healing cream and pulled the leather cover between the rooms closed. The men were being so gentle and caring. When I looked in their eyes I saw anger boiling beneath the surface, though. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!
It was confusing and then I glanced at my arm. My upper arm was mottled black and blue. It was clear that a man’s hand had made the deep mark. My fingers went to my sore mouth and I knew it must have
the same look. I looked beaten. My men must think that they had totally failed to protect me.
“They were friends,” I whispered to Christof hurriedly.
“They did not mean to harm me. The man, Kev, became upset because I screamed and he held me too tightly. His Brother told him to let go. It wasn’t intentional.”
“.ush and Let us check,” Christof murmured with contrition on his face.
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“We will not hurt you anymore. Let us make it better.”
“It was just one family. You saw the Light tracks in the dirt, Kein Evan whispered fiercely as he moved my hair and checked my back. know you could follow them. We could find them and destroy them.”
Strong fingers examined my neck above my collar checking for bruises. They were being very thorough.
“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.