"Because I read the whole bunch. Love is my favorite." I will read them."Two days later I came in and she was sitting there with a little girl of elem...entary school age."Hi," I said."Hi, Lane. This is Marie. Her mom had an emergency and needed me to watch 'er. I hope you don't mind." No, I don't." Marie, this is Mister Lane. This is his house." Hi, Mister Lane." Hi, Marie." I'm gonna take 'er to Gramma's now," Lee said."If you wish," I said. "I'm sorry. I don't have much for Marie to play with. " I stood and looked at the assembled women. Seeing Kira standing there with a shocked expression, I waved to her and asked her to help me with the horses."Kira," I started when we got to the barn, "what I said earlier was the truth, I am going to be in great danger for the foreseeable future, I am unwilling to risk you." But you are going to take her with you!" she shouted at me."Yes, I don't know why I made that offer, but it felt right. I have serious misgivings about taking her and I think. Chloe and Margaret, trying to calm her down, approached with their hands open and empty, their voices soothing. Christina was not soothed, acting as if they were more horrifying that the thought of being tied down.She tried her best to get her legs free, scrabbling, pulling herself towards the head of the gurney and away from the female officers, panic clear on her face.The two women were confused, but they could see her panic and backed off, exchanging glances with the EMTs. Margaret nodded. 'Will do. Right now he's pretty calm. He thinks he's in control and is sure you won't dare defy him, ' she observed.'Fine, that's what I'm counting on, ' he told her before he responded to the man glaring at him."I hate to have to say this, but you're not going to be hurting anyone," Alex responded calmly, seeming unperturbed by the group of five men surrounding him and Cate. "While ours is a new religion, we have a certain level of 'Divine protection' the other established churches are.