Wisteria (Wisteria Series) by Bisi Leyton Read Free Book Online

Wisteria, because Felip was still weak. How could he explain when he couldn’t even understand it himself?
    “So, you have changed your mind about Terrans?” Felip asked.
    “Wisteria got hurt and I…”
    “You know her?” Felip looked shocked.
    “Yes, but I have never met her before and she has not spoken since she fell.” Bach knew he sounded crazy. “But I know she is called Wisteria.”
    “Could it be from your time at RZC?”
    Squinting, he shook his head. He remembered every face and every name of the beasts from his months in RZC’s care, and she wasn’t one of them. “Wisteria was not there,”
    “And you call her by her name. Interesting, since you have never referred to any Terran by their name. You call Piper Enric’s Terran . You do not believe in the naming of animals, remember?”
    “I am just as confused as you are.”
    “And she is not your Thayn?” Felip asked.
    He shook his head.
    “I guess you should talk to Enric. He might have ideas why you—”
    “No, do not discuss this with Enric,” Bach interjected.
    “You know that he will think she is here for him. He asked you for another Thayn and three days later? Here she is.”
    Enric appeared in hall outside Bach’s room. He was followed by a redheaded Terran girl.
    She stood timidly behind him with a red bruise on her cheek. She was bleeding a little.
    “What happened to your Terran?” Bach asked.
    “I do not know.” Enric inspected her cheek. “Piper, what happened?”
    The girl shook her head.
    “It is not important. Piper tells me you brought a stray home?”
    Bach looked over at Piper who was hidden behind Enric.
    “You do not have to beat the girl.” Felip looked concerned as he moved toward her. “Are you all right?”
    “Don’t touch me,” Piper hissed.
    “Whoa,” Enric exclaimed angrily. “Piper, you do not ever—ever talk to him like that, you Terran rat!”
    “She was only acting out of loyalty to you,” Felip angrily defended her, as she crawled away from him. “Piper, I am not going to hurt you.”
    “Please stay away,” the girl whimpered like a wounded dog.
    “Leave her.” Enric grabbed Felip’s arm. “She has to learn how to behave.”
    “Enric, this is why Bach will not renew anyone for you.” Felip sounded annoyed.
    “Because of a little blood? Please, she will clean it up when she is done sulking!” Enric laughed. “Now get away from her.”
    Felip ignored him and tried to comfort Enric’s Terran.
    “No!” She scurried away from Felip. “Stay away from me.”
    Felip looked upset. “Bach, he is torturing this girl. Renew her, so you can control her and stop this—”
    “Never,” Bach stated. The concept of having a Terran as close to him as Piper was to Enric revolted him.
    “Then get Enric to free her mind,” Felip pleaded.
    “That’s impossible. Undoing the renewal will make her insane,” Bach reminded him. “But Enric, right now, I would be happy if you treated her better.”
    “She is a Terran, dirt girl, and practically a virus. How am I supposed to treat her?” Enric glanced at Piper who sat at his feet. “Piper, leave us.”
    The girl nodded and scurried out of the room.
    “You are going to kill her one day, Enric!” Felip exclaimed.
    Enric gave him a cold smile. “I want to talk to the Sen-Son. This is a private conversation and you have to leave.”
    Felip’s pale face became red.
    “Give us a moment please,” Bach said to Felip.
    Felip nodded and left.
    “If this is supposed to be a lesson you are teaching me about taking care of Thayn, before you renew the new one, then I promise I will not hurt her.” Enric grunted. “But I would prefer you did not use Felip to teach me.”
    “Felip is sick from his journey home and he needs to recuperate. The longer he is ill, the longer you will have to do his tasks,” Bach pointed out.
    Though Enric was a dear friend, he was extremely lazy.
    “It upsets him when you treat your Terran so poorly, so stop doing it