Chapter 67

Sophia sat with Liberty and Annis in Liberty and Jovan’s quarters. Annis leaned against the headboard, while Liberty stretched out on the bed. Sophia sat in the chair Annis had dragged over.

Liberty chatted excitedly about Annis’s baby, and Annis smiled widely. “I’m very eager now about becoming a mother,” she said. “I can’t wait to meet my little girl. She will become a Warrior, just like her mother and father.”

“She’s going to be so beautiful!” Liberty squealed. “And you don’t know what she will become, Annis. Maybe she will love motorcycles, tattoos, and piercings.”

Sophia and Annis laughed as Liberty fingered her purple-highlighted hair and then ran her hand over the diamond in her nose.

That brought Sophia’s thoughts around to Megan.

Megan had adjusted to life in the silo quickly. Long gone was the sullen little girl, and in her place was a happy child, which thrilled Sophia to no end. She loved watching Megan and Killian play together.

Sophia wondered what would become of her, what role she would grow into. She tried to imagine Megan as a Warrior, but couldn’t see it. She did have true Warrior blood in her from Micah, who Megan didn’t seem to miss in the least bit. However, it seemed she was becoming attached to Blake. Sophia had caught him sneaking cookies to her, and just yesterday he was giving her piggyback rides.

Perhaps Megan would master the computers and become an amazing technology genius. There was so much potential and opportunity in the silo; the possibilities were endless on what Megan’s future held.

“What’s going on between you and Blake?” Liberty asked, catching Sophia off guard.

“I . . . what do you mean?” Sophia stammered.

“When I have my vision, I notice how you look at him, Sophia,” Annis commented, a small smile on her lips.

Sophia’s cheeks warmed. Over the past couple of weeks with Cohen’s healings and meeting with Beverly, she felt she was seeing the new Blake. He’d put on weight, his skin had color, and she did find him very becoming. Working with her on the computers seemed to bring him joy. The color of his eyes had caught her attention at first, but now as a somewhat healthy male, he charmed her with his wit and intelligence.

Yet, they both had baggage. He had his addiction, and she lugged around her time with Micah, a period of her life that wasn’t easily forgotten.

As she listened to the females in the house talk about how their males made them happy, Sophia longed for that connection with someone, both in the mental and physical sense. However, she didn’t know if she could venture into the physical aspects of a relationship, despite her attraction to Blake.

“Annis, I-I don’t know what to say to that,” Sophia murmured as she fiddled her fingers.

“I think you should just go for it. Tell him how you feel, just as I did with Jovan,” Liberty said.

“I don’t think either of us is ready for that,” Sophia said.

Liberty shrugged. “There’s only one way to find out.”

Sophia studied her hands. If she did tell Blake of her attraction to him, what if he didn’t return the affection? What if he rejected her? What if she wasn’t comfortable with the physical aspects of being with a male?

Annis laid her hand on Sophia’s arm. “I’ve found out the hard way that honesty is always best, Sophia, especially when it comes to males.”

Liberty nodded. “Don’t waste another day, Sophia. Tell him of your attraction. It’s very apparent to everyone in this house that you two belong together.”

“Liberty, I—”

“Sophia, time is precious. If neither of you are ready for this right now, then at least you know where it will be headed,” Annis said.

Sophia looked at her two fellow SR44 females who she thought were dead. Micah had lied to her about everything about this world. Perhaps her physical time with him hadn’t been accurate either. Maybe the act of making love in the human form was as lovely as the females led her to believe throughout their conversations over the past two weeks since her arrival.

“Let him know,” Liberty urged.