Shady

"I just go to the bathroom a lot so I can wipe it away."

Ky shook her head, wiping away the last of her tears, successfully distracted. "No... it wasn't happening yet when they took me, and then I was a boy and they're ...

"Okay." Ky nodded. Well, that was terrifying. Maybe she had broken something for real. Was it possible to break your womb? How did she even manage that? "Is... it bad ...

"M...aybe?" Ky wiped her face. "I don't know. It's happened a lot since Tomhas took me from him, but not before. I don't know... maybe there just wasn't enough blood ...

"What?" Ky was bewildered by both of those statements.

"Yeah?" she looked at her, worried. "Was that too much, too?"

"Because it keeps happening randomly." Ky gestured at her lower abdomen. "It just started again yesterday. I think it's just... I don't know. It usually happens right before I start ...

"No." She said it reflexively, but then squirmed as she realized she was lying. "I mean... it's not a big deal. I think I hurt myself but it's-- it's not ...

Ky clung to her for several more long moments, focusing on calming her breathing, and then slowly pulled away. "Thank you." A twinge of pain shot up her abdomen. She ...

Ky sobbed harder. Maybe that's what her problem was. That fucker. Michael had somehow managed to push Aleth back into her mind, even though he had nothing in Michael's nastiness ...

That just wasn't true . Of all the people who needed to apologize for anything, she was at the very top of the list. "N-oo," Ky's voice broke as she ...

Ky shook her head helplessly. Why was Sera apologizing? This was so confusing. Was she really this good at manipulating people? For her to do it without meaning to? She ...

Did Sera hear how ridiculous she was being? Pretending it wasn't a big deal. Had she not felt how utterly furious Gaius was? Ky took a deep breath to answer, ...

Pratik caught the exchange and turned towards them with a little smirk. "Got a speedy tent-setter-upper huh?"