Chapter 80
Rose wanted to show that she could not respond to Zayne when he was here but wanted to learn. Rose did not want to disturb Zayne when they travelled, so their lessons would have to end until they returned.
"Must you be so mean?" Rose asked, looking away from Zayne so she did not have to see him enjoy his victory. "It isn’t good for you to stand outside here so you should return inside. I’m sure Janice would be happy to serve you food right now."
Much to Rose’s dismay, Zayne remained by her side. She did not understand why he stayed outside doing nothing when he claimed the small bird was bothering him when he could go inside.
"It is going to take a lot more than to get rid of me, Rose. You will have to bear with me standing out there with you. When you are done, try speaking to Finn as I need to know now if you feel safe being near him. He is someone that I trust," said Zayne.
Rose hung up the last blanket and then said, "Then I trust him. I will do my best to be comfortable with whoever you decide I must stay with."
As long as she wasn’t left alone with anyone she didn’t know for too long, Rose knew she would be fine. She would spend most of her time within Zayne’s tent where it should be safe and then explore when Zayne or Finn was not busy.
"Does he know everything about me? I know that he helped me with getting my paper but does he know how long I have been in the brothel, about Graham, or that I cannot read?"
"He knows about how long you have been there but I have not told him all that I know about you and Graham. It is not like I know more than Graham being obsessed with you and I have no need to share that you cannot read everything. It is not my place to share your secrets," said Zayne.
It couldn’t be avoided that Finn knew about the time she had been there because he was right there searching for the paper.