Sarah POV
Late evening of our second day, the tribunal let us know I could continue as goddess-mother, though my case would continue to be under review. There were all sorts of warnings and the order to come to the temple for training, but we were allowed to go home without having to see each other naked again. I counted it all as a win.
Zane had Ollie raise the divider again on the drive home then looked at me with commiseration. “I know this was difficult for you.”
“For us both,” I insisted. “I particularly admire you for keeping your cool while they talked about all the horrible things that could happen to the girls if I didn’t ‘fulfill my duties.’ They seemed to suspect I would kidnap them and take them off to some human cult for a ritual sacrifice.”
He didn’t smile. “It was harder
