Jeb was in there even before she started screaming. He heard her thrashing. He got the healer that she talked to earlier. Then DG screamed and he cursed himself for his luck. He knew his father had heard that scream. And soon enough, Cain walked down the hall at a ridiculously fast pace not intending on stopping. Jeb stopped him.

"What is wrong with you?"

"You're not allowed in there, Dad."

"The hell I'm not. I'm her bodyguard." He said coolly. Jeb exhaled a breath, it hurt to say this.

"No you're not."

"Excuse me?"

"You left. She needed a bodyguard, told me to tell you you're fired essentially. She almost died when you left. Not from anguish or tears or any of that mushy gushy shit, but because someone grabbed her, pulled her by the hair. He covered her mouth and bent by her ear as you were riding away, without a look back. He said 'Where's your bodyguard now? You're corrupt sister scare him off because he really knows why his precious Adora is dead? Pathetic.' He almost raped her, you know. She called for me because she knew I was close."

"He said that?"

"Yeah. He was put to death a week ago. Look dad, there's a lot that's changed, all of it involving DG. She doesn't want you near her. Or Raw. Give her a couple days. I know it hurts, but she needs to be alone."

"JEB!" DG screamed. "GET AZKADELLIA NOW!" Jeb winced.

"Shit. This isn't good. If she needs her sister, FUCK!" He took off running before barking orders. "He doesn't get through."

Cain couldn't believe his son and DG. They didn't want to see him. Az rushed by with an apologetic look. He heard Az gasp.

"DG…" She said in a comforting voice.

"I don't want it. ANY OF IT!"

"I know." All he heard was DG's sobbing and Cain felt completely powerless and beaten.

"She's been crying herself to sleep since you left. That night really scared her. She surrounded herself with guards, but when she's safe, she hides from them, but only then. She's careful."

"But…"

"She sprained her wrist. That's all. She fell, needs a healer, but she isn't going to die. She is strong. She'll be okay." Cain grunted.

In the room, DG woke up from her sleep and screamed. She looked down at the new tattoos she acquired. It was moving across her skin. She could feel the pure magic running through it. That scared her. She hadn't felt magic in a while. It felt good. Damn good.

Then the pain happened. Damn it. She could hear the Cain men talking. She smiled as she knew that Cain was fighting to come to her rescue. Unfortunately he couldn't help her. Right now. Damn it, the stupid OZ wanted her to bond with Cain. Why couldn't it be anyone else? Any one but Cain. Any one.

"GET AZKADELLIA NOW!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. Jeb said something and barked an order at his men. She was half hoping that Cain would burst through the door and embrace her like she dreamed of. But wishful thinking. She'd made sure that he wouldn't get in her defenses even to the extent of hiring his son as her bodyguard. She'd definitely done her homework.

Az came trotting in. She looked at her sisters tearstained cheeks. She immediately ordered the maid to leave under the glare of not speaking of this incident outside of this room. She sat next to her sister and DG immediately embraced her.

"Shh." That commenced the heart-wrenching sobbing.

"I didn't want this. ANY OF IT." She sobbed.

"I know, I know." Az felt her heart wrench at her sister's obvious pain.

"It's not fair."

"I know." She heard the Cain's arguing about something but didn't leave her sister until DG was sleeping against her stomach, with Az trailing her fingers through her long black hair.

Az lifted up her sisters loose fitting shirt and gasped at the bruised skin and the blood marring her beautiful skin. Damn it.