I was about to ask how, but she gently placed her hand on mine. “I don’t think this is the right time to go into details,” she said softly. “It might only leave you more confused. It’s not just your body that needs to be ready, your mind and heart should be too.”
I nodded slowly, trying to make sense of her words. But there was one more question I couldn’t let go of.
I looked up at them, my fingers absently brushing over the hem of my nightdress. “Why…” My voice came out small and hesitant. “Why did Kierygan tell me not to show that part of me to anyone?”
“What do you mean?” Emma asked, her brow furrowing.
I hesitated. “Earlier… when I started bleeding, he asked me where I was hurt. I thought… I thought he wanted to see.” My voice faltered as I remembered the way his hands had stilled
