Chapter 27

Retracting her hand from her chest, the lady took her warmth with it, moving it to stroke the younger girls uneven hair. "Why don't we get you cleaned up, hm? We can get you in a bath to warm you up, get a meal in you and get you to bed. I know how uncomfortable it is to sleep on the ground." Thaelia looked to the male who stood at her side. She had been with him for months at this point without separation. Though she didn't fully trust him, she grew attached to him and couldn't help but feel safe in his proximity. "It okay." He assured her. "Mom no hurt you." "That is right." Her attention went back to the women talking. "I cannot hurt you. It is against my nature." His mother than her fingers through the short, choppy hair of her son's mate. "Come, child." She wrapped her arms around her shoulders, guiding her out the door. "No harm will come to you." The two made their way back outside, back into the cold. Arias followed behind the pair for a while before v