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was at least a little right. I then realized she didn’t fully answer my question. “So, are you here on behalf of the CDS or not?”

She hesitated. “Not.”

“Then your aunt?”

She shrugged, taking another bite, chewing, swallowing, and then responding. “In a way, you could say that.” She then glared at me. “Just let me do my thing, okay? Stop with all the questions and let me keep the two women upstairs stable, and keep everyone safe until they get this guy.”

Well, I couldn’t argue with that. Pressing for an exact answer wasn’t worth it if she might leave due to my probing. Because while safety might not be such an issue right now, keeping Heidi and Lexi emotionally stable might sincerely be a problem.

“And another thing,” she added. “If I tell you to kill someone, you do it. No questions asked.”

I gawked at her from the abrupt change in subject. “What are you talking about?”

“I’m saying, if I’m around, and I tell you to kill someone. Then do it. Because if you hesitate, it might be too late. Even if it’s a woman. If I tell you to kill, then kill.”

My eyes narrowed, as I examined her intense expression. “Can I really trust you?”

“Yes.”

There was no hesitation.

We held each other’s gaze for a long few seconds before she abruptly picked up her plate and held it out toward me.

“May I please have more?”

I looked at her in surprise, before nodding as I accepted it. Then, as I began popping the last two enchiladas on her plate, it finally occurred to me that she was about to have wolfed down six of these suckers, which was a lot of food. I mean, these bad boys were not some little dinky enchiladas you might get at a restaurant. These things were packed, and I was stuffed after eating just two.

“Do you eat more than most people?” I wondered, hoping she wouldn’t be offended.

“Yes.”

I glanced back at her. “Is this going to be enough?”

She just held my gaze. “Yes.”

“Promise you’re being honest?”

“Yes.”

I shook my head, focusing on the rotating food in the microwave, before delivering what was now her third plate of food. As I sat down, she went back to eat, shoveling several bites into her mouth and swallowing before she spoke up again.

“So, your two alpha females are finally getting it on, huh?”

I had to do a double-take, literally not comprehending what just came out of her mouth. “What?”

She rolled her eyes. “Obviously I overheard the conversation.”

I practically smacked my face with my hand, only to rest my forehead in my palm. “It’s not what you think. Or rather, what I was imagining is definitely not what they were doing.”

She shrugged. “Either way, it’s good to have solidarity in a situation like this.”

“Situation like what?” I asked in confusion.

She gestured vaguely toward the rest of the house. “Like this. You’re the alpha male, and you’ve got four females, along with kids. Like a pride of lions. Last thing you want is the females fighting with each other. And it’s especially good if the alpha females get along real well.”

I gawked at her in shock, only to quickly correct her. “No, it’s not like a pride of lions. And I’ve only got two females, not four.”

Shit, that was a weird way of putting it. Why were we saying ‘females’ instead of women?

She shrugged again. “Could have fooled me. Every single one of them views you as–” She immediately stopped speaking, seeming frozen solid for a second.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” I asked seriously.

She thawed out and looked at me with a sympathetic expression. “Heidi is beginning to have a nightmare. Might want to wake her up before it gets any worse, because it’s already started off pretty bad.”

Well, shit.

Without hesitation, I got up and ran upstairs, just in time to discover Heidi trembling next to her sister, beginning to whimper, her face all scrunched up. Problem was, I wasn’t sure how to wake her up gently. Normally if it was Lily, I’d just give her a lot of kisses, but I couldn’t exactly do that with Heidi. Thus, instead I got down on my knees and began to gently caress her face, whispering her name.

It took a handful of seconds, but she finally woke up, her eyes popping open in alarm. I had a lamp on in the loft, so she had enough light coming in through the doorway to register who I was. She immediately reached out for me and wrapped her arms around my neck, holding me as tight as she could, while breathing heavily.

I rubbed her back until she started pulling on my neck, prompting me – against my better judgment – to scoot next to her in bed and let her hold onto me while she fell back asleep.

Thankfully, it didn’t take too long, and I was able to keep it together during that time.

When I got back downstairs, I discovered that the kitchen was empty, the dishes were clean, and about half an enchilada had been put away in the fridge. I turned around and stepped into the living room to find Winter lying on the couch again, her back turned toward me.

“Just going to stare?” she asked in a monotone.

“Want a blanket?”

She paused. “Yeah.” Another pause. “Thanks.”

12: Awkward Discussions

Lily Dodson

April 14, 2735 – 12 Hours Later – Late Morning

Lily and Freya returned home with their daughters in the morning, just as promised. They then spent some time alone with Sam in order to debrief and talk about everything that happened in the last day, minus the decision the two women had made. They also discussed the woman named Winter Fowler, who had left earlier that morning, deliberating on the benefits of her keeping watch.

At this point in time, having a mind reader around, who could alert them to danger ahead of time, seemed like a good idea, assuming they could really trust her. However, it was something they would discuss in more detail when she returned.

But now