After the bath, we all were in a better mood. Ana was much calmer, and we all couldn’t help but take care of her. She might not be in pain anymore physically, but emotionally she was weakened. Doris and Betty stood by her side most of the time. If Ana needed to go to relieve herself they followed her. If she sat on the log they sat on either side of her. It would have been funny in another sense, but the fact is they were treating her with respect, protecting her, watching her, exactly as they would do if she was a queen. In a sense, she was a queen now, since she accepted Ren. That made Ren the Alpha of the Assassins, and Ana was the Luna. Finally, seeing the way Betty and Doris took care of her, I could smile, knowing that when I left, I was leaving her in good hands.
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