Rule by Elizabeth Kelly

Author:Elizabeth Kelly [Kelly, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: EK Publishing Inc.
Published: 2019-06-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Bran

“Bella went to bed easily tonight,” Court said when I walked into the living room.

I sank onto the couch and stretched my legs out. “She wanted Evelyn to put her to bed.”

Court stared at me over his tablet. “Are you serious?”

I nodded. The storm was particularly fierce this evening and the house was creaking and shuddering with the wind. I wondered idly if I should give Evie more blankets for her bed. I had already given her an extra two, but I doubted it would be enough to keep her warm.

Dana had experienced one cold season and it had driven her nearly mad with irritation and boredom, but I didn’t remember her constantly being cold like Evelyn was.

“Bran? Did you hear me?” Court said.

“Sorry, what?”

“I said it is strange that Bella wanted Evelyn for her sleep ritual. She does not even like me to do it.”

“I know but she insisted,” I said.

“Does that bother you?”

I stared at the flames in the fireplace as I thought about Court’s question. Did it bother me? It had only been a week since the little human had confessed about being abused and her real reason for joining the breeding program, but Bella was very taken with her. She followed her around and insisted that Evelyn play with her, bathe her, and be in her room for her bedtime ritual.

To my surprise, Evelyn had indulged her, and I even suspected that the human was growing as fond of Bella as Bella was of her.

“Does it?” Court asked again.

“It does not,” I said.

“She is a sweet girl,” Court said.

“She is.”

Court didn’t say anything else, and I raised one eyebrow at him. “Say what is on your mind, Court.”

He tossed his tablet on the table next to his chair. “We should not allow Bella and Evelyn to grow so close. Evelyn will be leaving after the storm, remember?”

“I remember,” I said, “but I do not see how we can keep Bella away from her. She is relentless and very stubborn.”

Court smiled a little. “That she is.”

He picked up his tablet and I continued to stare into the flames for nearly half an hour. In the last week, the human had started to relax around us. She assured us that her bruising was completely gone, but we still insisted that she drink gallberry juice every day and she did not fight us on it. Her anxiety was much less, but she still flinched if Court or I moved too quickly around her.

My scowl deepened. How a human male could hurt any female let alone a female as sweet and kind as Evie, I would never understand.

“Why are you scowling?” Court asked.

“Why do the human males treat their females so poorly?” I asked.

Court shrugged. “I do not know. But Evie did say that not all of them are like that.”

I made a snorting noise as another blast of wind shook the house. “I do not understand females. We would never hurt them in such a manner, and yet they still will not breed with us without getting the juice in return.

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