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"No change," Tani whispered. And she'd been trying to
reach her every night. Nathan stepped aside when Diego
appeared, letting him move before him in the doorway. She
knew the agony of Tabitha's nightmare was visible in her eyes
when she found his gaze, watching her back.
"She may never recover," Diego said, his tone even, but it
still broke her heart to hear him say it.
"We can't turn her over to a hospital. Tenorio will hunt for
all of them." She automatically wound her fingers through the
still hand lying on top of the covers, giving strength, uncaring
if it was acknowledged or not.
"None of them are going anywhere until we know they are
safe. Tenorio has left California for now." He slid a look
toward Nathan who seemed to signal in agreement. "It is only
a short respite for him. In the meantime, we will care for the
women and see that David heals as well."
"The girls are for that. They're in no hurry to rush back out
into the world." She saw Diego nod with Nathan.
Tani was amazed the two men had formed a friendship,
knowing Diego's many years of solitude and distrust of the
Brethren. She hadn't had the time to question Nathan, but he
was different in the same ways Diego was.
She swallowed the smile when Laney's words came back to
her. Her family was definitely getting weird. None of their
guests, including David, knew about the differences between
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herself, Diego and Nathan. They had set up the shifts to help
camouflage their inability to be with them during the day.
Houston and Laney helped to keep it secret as well, being
there to field any problems. So far, no one had even cared, or
had the energy to question their rescuers.
Nathan passed one last look over the woman in the bed
then turned to go back into the front of the cabin. She heard
him speak quietly to Houston and the front door closed. "He
will not be gone long," Diego murmured as he neared the
bed.
"I know, but I still worry, especially with no one knowing
where Tenorio is. At least he's comfortable here with us."
"I believe they all are." He walked up to join her, and she
saw him pass a look over Tabitha in the bed. "Amy and Kathy
have been the least traumatized, and knowing what they
suffered..." He paused and shook his head slowly. "I honestly
do not know how Tabitha managed to stay alive."
Titania swallowed the lump in her throat. "I don't know
either. I just know I'm not letting her give up."
She squeezed the hand curled into her own palm, sharing
her conviction, feeding her energy to Tabitha. We'll help you
through this, Tabitha, but you have to come back.
Diego's lowered voice rumbled through her mind. Come,
cara. It is time for us tonight. Her heart sped up at the light
touch, the caressing sound.
After a final squeeze to the motionless hand in hers, she
took a step. And froze. She snapped her attention to their
intertwined hands, hers and Tabitha's, then moved to her
face.
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"Diego," she whispered, her voice shaking, almost
breaking with happiness. "She's awake. She's holding my
hand!"
She felt as Diego stilled, all his concentration focused on
the woman in the bed. His usually harsh-lined mouth softened
when he captured Titania's anxious gaze. "She is returning to
us."
Titania kneeled at the bed, a surge of hope making her
hand tremble when she lifted it to Tabitha's forehead. That
small show of life from a woman who had no reason to live,
showed Titania how much she did have to live for. And she
was going to see that she did. For all of them.
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