Chapter 7

Four steadied me when I came out by wrapping an arm around my waist when he knew I would be leaving my void. He leaned close to me "I am sorry that I might have hurt you earlier but I don't want Eric getting close to you. I still don't trust him."

I shrug and internally sigh. "He was just making sure I got over here quickly because he knew I was concerned. And since none of you will ever tell me what he did to not make you distrust him to begin with I don't know what that means. Besides you know better that I make form my own opinions about people."

He sighs and squeezes me and lets go. "Just be careful please."

Tris takes my arm and we meet Scott and I give him a hug. "Good job Scott! Tris is going to take me for the rest of the time but I will see you guys later."

He kisses my cheek and nods "Keep your promise though Ray"

I nod and walk out with Tris arm in arm. She sighs "I am so glad the fights are over with. Did you hear back from your Aunt about visiting day in two days?"

I frown and nod "Yeah she said she isn't going to miss this one since she already missed the last two. I don't blame her and am already feeling like I abandoned her."

Tris frowns "She is a grown woman Raven. I know you two are close and that she was more of a parent than yours would ever be. But her happiness can't depend on you."

"Why did you guys ask me to have her wait? I trust you both and I know that things would have been bad had she continued. But why couldn't she come see me that first visiting day?" I ask softly.

We pause in the Pit and she stops me and looks around. "She made promises and enemies here before that whole scandal and then after when she went back on her word. We needed to make sure that you wouldn't be targeted once her relationship to you came out. We also didn't want it to overshadow how you are seen. Raven, it still might overshadow that but we hope not. At least with the senior members aware it won't be suggested you are up to something here." Tris looks at me with a worried and almost knowing look.

I frown shaking my head, not knowing what she could mean by that. "What could I possibly be up to?"

She smiles sadly. "You could be sent to work yourself into leadership. Then help her do whatever scheme they will come up with saying she is up to this time."

I slow my breathing. "Did she Tris? Did she do that last time?"

Her face is impassive and she doesn't give me an answer one way or the other. I let out a breath "I have to ask her then. I need to know what I will be up against in my own faction. For fucks sake don't I have enough already against me?"

Tris bites her lip, then sighs with a frown. "Don't ask her. Knowing might be worse for you because she is your Aunt. I know you were aware of the basics but not all the specifics. You had the authorization and the time to look deeper. She gave that to you freely, but you didn't. Tell me why?"

She had started me walking again and let me stay silent for a while as we got to the corridor with the dorm that all initiates were staying in; transfer and Dauntless born alike.

"I didn't look at any of the files further than what I was working on with her because I had a feeling I didn't want to know more. I was the control experiment but before me there had to have been others. I didn't want to know what she had done to those others. If I hadn't of been basically her daughter I don't think I would have been spared." I finished softly.

She nodded and pulled me in a hug. "I think it will be ok for her to come and I know you miss her. Just be prepared Raven, Jeanine Matthews isn't a well-liked person around here. No one really close to you will mind because they basically know, but others might that you thought of as friends….or possibly going towards more." She said near my ear and softly.

We pulled away and entered the dorm and walked into someone very close to being killed.