Eww. Lizard people?“We’ll stick to dragons.”
“Whatever you want to call it, your legends are mostly untrue.”
I turned back to the television, flipping channels too fast to really see what was on them. “Anthony and Elias are probably out of their minds while we sit here, waiting for me to have this baby. Which, by the way, they won't get their freaky hands on!” I yelled the last part toward the ceiling, where I imagined the cameras and microphones to be. In the three days we'd been in the room, we still hadn't found a camera or anything resembling an intercom or recording device. We assumed it was all done magically but had no idea why a magical intercom would sound like a real one.
“I'm about to burn this place to the ground,” I said quietly, hoping anyone listening wouldn't be able to hear me.
“Not yet,” he whispered. “Give them time to find us. I know they're searching.”
“Of course, they are. But there's no telling how theLeyak—” I always said their name as sarcastically as I could muster—have blocked us. They probably can't find us with spells. For all they know, we're in Timbuktu.”
“But we're not. They have money, power, and friends all across the world. They'll find someone powerful enough to break the spell.”
“I'm not waiting much longer.” I went back to clicking through the channels, which seemed to never end.
We'd had the same conversation a dozen times. I wanted to blow the roof off the place, he cautioned me to wait and let my husbands handle the situation. We didn't appear to be in any immediate danger, but my restlessness and craving for sunshine were getting to me.
I grabbed the book I'd found on the bookshelves and tried to lose myself in it. I'd already read five novels, and that was just the first two days.
The first day I was content, sure Elias would come busting through the doors while Anthony tricked someone into believing it was a great idea to let us out.
The second day my smile was a little strained.
This morning, my smile was gone. It was almost night, and we still hadn't heard a word from any of the Leyak.
“I'm going to take a bath,” I said.
“You took a shower this morning.”
“I'm not taking a shower; I'm taking a bath.”
He looked at me quizzically, setting aside a word search book. He enjoyed doing puzzles and things like word finds. He said it helped him learn the language nuances.
“Girls like to soak in a tub of warm water, just for fun.”
Laughing, he nodded. “Women on Galdiart did the same thing.”
I shrugged. “Girls will be girls.”
Leaving him to his puzzles, I walked into the bathroom and stripped. There was a small closet in the bathroom with some basic clothes to fit me, but Axoular had been an unexpected addition, so they said. He didn't have anything to change into. He'd turned his undies inside out and was now just commando.
I pulled pajamas out—they'd sprung for maternity clothes—and put my clothes into a hamper behind the door. It was almost full.
Peering around the small room, I wondered once again if someone was watching me, and if they enjoyed the show. I'd tried to keep myself covered the first day, but it grew tiresome quickly.
Once the tub was full of piping hot water, I lowered myself into it and finished my sixth novel in three days. I stayed until the water was cool and my toes were pruned.
Axoular still sat at the table in the corner, searching for more words. “Feel better?”
“How are you so calm?” I asked as I climbed into the bed. “I feel like I've been coiled upreallytight, and I'm about to spring out and bounce all over the place.”
“You forget how long I waited in that cave for your arrival. I'm good at waiting and keeping myself calm.”
“Come teach me how to do it.”
My emotions had been in chaos since I'd woken up that morning. I'd finally begun to wonder if my husbands would be able to find us after all. Of course, they'd move Heaven and Earth to get to me, but what if they couldn't?
I wanted to be prepared to save myself. I would be no damsel.
