Celeste’s POV, after the lunch:
The rest of the lunch did not go uneventfully. Terra pretended to teach me a new mind exercise. He preached about what I needed to learn before becoming a concubine. For once, I didn’t let myself be the fool. Mother Safira’s fears were confirmed when Damien came to stand behind my chair.
Before I knew it, he touched my temples and entered my mind. Terra wanted it to be a dual learning experience, so he made Damien do the mind-probing. Nothing was dual about it; I learned nothing from this so-called mind exercise.
Since I half-expected it, I hid my wolf and all my other secrets in my jewelry box. I revealed nothing to Damien, even if I usually trust him with my life. The way he was acting scared me a little. Maybe he knows of something I don’t and his fath
