A Baby for the Beast

touched by a man. I've remained

to r

was here. I couldn't make sense of any of this. But

f whom I was

tabitha?" I st

nse came

last thing I remembered, was her hopeless and dishea

you keep

at me, little one!!" His

. And in between the voice, there lied anot

other creature

esome

wn at my shaky hands, tak

ck, my chest he

fraid of me, little one." he grimace

"Rules to be followed, and when br

his final

ering so badly, wondering what p

ted to my jaw, in

eyes shut, w

mediately b

pta

pt

growled out to the fem

to hers, but his hands st

The other girl stole one of t

growled more powe

ip he had on me,

at out. "Try anything

tsteps retreated outside,

osoms, wondering what could have h

reed on me, to

feet with my chin

bi

she wa

hoped m

aven's sak

.

settle, before I rea

ves, from the sounds I heard. Also thought there were f

, it wa

ight, leading outside. This was w

and the female that called the beast,

ater, the doo

something like that a

Helen's

rly lit room. The instant she shut the door a

steps, I made my

over my face, with a bit of curi

faint, husky v

f the sack, untying

ams; sounds of a

t hurt me! I-It wasn't my int

he sack out, I widened my eyes i

ooked about 12 comi

lue eyes. Clothed in a peach colo

now. You're safe, I won

t, reaching

e said, bringing he

she had had a hard time on this ship. An

red who

eone this y

can take

ugging her. Next, I guided her to

our name?

r," she

hat's such a b

hank

the selected virgins. Are y

et. It's a mistake that

? What mis

e got away, and arranged for

ed my face, as she

d virgins were kept. I couldn't even scream for help. By the t

e ship so far, and couldn't

o sorry

trailed on her

of the cho

of my distinct qualities of

e that are witches and work

ppen to people who try to esc

arn you of Lyd

?" With a firm brow

e grooms and prepares them for the beast. R

too like me? How do you k

I picked the old lo

gry. She found me eavesdroppin

ed at h

, I didn't

led onc

s ok

ack in my village, I was

know about each other. She was a homeless chil

her community. She barely got a meal in

12-year-old. She knew practically th

the most of our s

.

rl who was fast sleep. In order for her to

and sang her a song, th

voice trailed out ha

ntly took it. The minute sh

food!" I tol

nd a loaf of bread, I divided the b

nks,

hewing happily on

served us a meal, which meant w

I th