The Captain's Forbidden Mate
Astra said, "Lena doesn't walk anywhere in daylight alone from this point on, none of us really, but especially not her."
"We walk everywhere alone," I protested, unwilling to accept the restrictions and suspicion, the unspoken accusation of vulnerability
"I know," Astra said quietly, "and we should continue to, unless we're certain we'll be seen. From now on we make arrangements for when you go to places or have people with us, until we know for sure who's responsible for this."
I wanted to argue, wanted to remind her that I still wasn't used to the idea of people walking around with me just to watch my back but the fear still fresh in my throat made protesting suddenly uncomfortable