NovelEnglishI laughed and stroked my stomach, It was a fitting analogy, I thought for a moment. I was big, fat, and swollen: a literal whale. Thank goodness for no mirrors. I’d hate to see how hideous I looked right now.
The mens’ violent disagreement quickly dissuadedof that idea.
“She is part of us,” Christof said stroking a hand down my side and looking at his Brothers. “You are part of us also,” he directed to me. “You are not ugly to us. This is more family, we are Lucky men.”
The little girl insidepressed against the place Christof had been touching. Noticing it, he stroked her with loving fingers for several moments. His thoughts continued on the slines as he touched me. Inside ofwas something amazing.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtDamien and the rest murmured agreement. My stomach and its contents were something we all were glad for. Hannah was wonderful and more family was welcome.
“I would Like to see my feet, though,” I said sipping the frothy drink and wiggling my toes.
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When I looked down as we walked now I saw belly and very little else. It made walking to and from the eating area slightly precarious for me. Long ago I’d taken to holding someone’s arm or hand to help steady me.
“It is foolish to walk the way you do,” Evan said grabbing a second helping of meat and passing the platter to Kein. “You should look up.”
Damien and Bane agreed. I really should look up when I walked. My eyes should observe anything I wished them to. No one should walk around looking at the floor.
“No,” I answered them calmly, “I am only safe-“
Damien cutoff. “You will be safe if you walk with your head up. No man in this mountain would survive our wrath. Do you doubt us?” he asked incredulously.
I was stuck as I stared at him across the table. Obviously I couldn’t doubt him. No one in the family doubted Damien’s strength or ability. If the man said he could defend me, he could.
It wasn‘t an option anymore. As we left the dining hall my eyes were up. I tried to stare at the far wall to avoid eye contact, but Bane wouldn’t have that. We met the eyes of men as we passed them and acknowledged them. Everyone in the family did that, I would, too.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmTwo families started to fight Damien over his slave’s behavior, but were rapidly subdued. The other men looked at us with a mixture of open curiosity or animosity. I couldn’t count which opinion seemed to be winning and no one else cared.
“Let them think what they want,” Bane shrugged, “makes no difference.”
We made our way out of the dining hall and into the near empty caves. The sun was still up, so we’d get glimpses of Late afternoon Light here and there. It cast the interior of the caverns in an almost warming glow.
Threading my arm under Bane’s I enjoyed the quiet evening as we walked. This after dinner twas my favorite tof day. None of us had responsibilities and we could just relax together. Tonight we were headed for a chuke game.
Chuke was still my mens’ favorite thing to do, next to me. Since I was indisposed in my current condition, they played a lot more chuke. Bane had even brought a comfortable chair and foot rest to the field for me. I could sit and knit while they showed the men in the mountains how it was done.
The gwas very good tonight and I was enjoying it as the first ripple cut across my back and into my belly. Shifting in my chair, I sought a more comfortable position as the cramp ended. Just as I refocused on the git cback.
Evan was scoopingup before another could hit. We’d made it back to our quarters before the fifth one tore through my body. Nu-reeh arrived before number fifteen.
The Labor this ttook longer. I imagined Hannah’s violent entrance into the world would have been calmer if I had not been assaulted. This little girl cin her own good time. It was the middle of the night when my second daughter’s screeching cries first echoed in the cave.
Laying on the warm stone I watched with abject terror as Nu-reeh inspected my child. I feared what Nu- reeh would do if the girl was not what she wanted. Tears leaked down my face because I knew I couldn’t stop that horror if it happened.
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