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Qhuinn was pretty certain he was in a parallel universe Because there was no way that Layla was going into her needing and turning to hih it

Nah

This was just a e of the way the real world was - a world where the biologically pure stuck to theically pure and therefore superior young

"Servicethat is ours - " The hor off her voice It soon came back, however, with the same words "Service me"

As he started to pant, it was unclear whether that was the sex in his blood, or the vertigo created by this unexpected cliff he was hanging off of

The ansas no, of course No, absolutely not, no children ever, certainly not with soin Chosen

No

No

Fuck, no, shit, no, God, no, daroaned "You&039;re my only hope, and I yours"

Well, actually, that wasn&039;t true - at least the first part Any other male in the house - or on the planet - could take care of this And of course, right afterward, they would be answerable to the Pri to volunteer for

Except well, she was right about the second part In her deliriu he&039;d been thinking forthat was really his, no prospects of true love, no abiding reason to rise each sunset other than the war What kind of life was that?

Fine, he told hi The answer to all that was not to lie with this Chosen

"Qhuinn please"

"Listen, let ht way - "

Layla shook her head wildly "No I need you"

Fro were a future that was your own If you parented them well, they never truly left you - and they could not be taken away from you if you kept them safe

Hell, if Layla conceived, even the Primale couldn&039;t do shit, because Qhuinn would be the father Which in va - and Wrath wouldn&039;t touch so private like this

On the other hand, if she didn&039;t fall pregnant, they would likely beat the ever-loving balls off hi a sacred female -

Wait athis?

"Qhuinn"

He could love a young, he thought Love it with everything he was and ever would be Love it as he had loved no other, even Blay

Closing his eyes briefly, he went back in tione up to the door of the Fade He thought about that ie he had seen, that little female

Oh, Jesus

"Layla," he said roughly, as he put her back on her feet "Layla, look at ather herself, focusing on his face as she gripped his upper arms with her nails "Yes"

"Are you sure Are you positive - you need to be sure - "

For the briefest of moments, a coh her tortured, beautiful features "Yes, I am sure Let us do e must For the future"

He searched her face carefully, just to be sure Phury was going to be pissed, but then, even Chosen had the right to choose - and she was picking hi resolution, he nodded once, picked her back up into his arht, as he hit the botto to conceive in the next few hours, and both the young and Layla were going to live through everything: the pregnancy, the birthing, and those critical few hours thereafter

He and Layla were going to bring into the world a daughter

A fair-haired daughter with eyes that were shaped like his, and at first colored like the Chosen&039;s before they changed to be as the blue and green of his own

He was going to have a family of his own

A future of his own

Finally

As Xhex stepped out of the shower, she knew John had returned, because she caught his scent as well as the s the cilices she&039;d reet cleaned up, she wrapped a towel around herself and padded out into the bedroom

"Oh, man, turkey," she said as he set up a lap tray for her

Glancing over, his eyes lingered on her body like he wanted to eat her instead, but then he just smiled and went back to his ht the," she ot on the bed "I&039; was set up properly, frolass and covered plate, he brought the tray over to her, placing it across her thighs Then he retreated to the other side of the rooe

Would he rather be feeding her by hand? she wondered as they ate in silence Vampire males liked to do that but she&039;d never had the patience for it Food was energy for the body, not soet all Valentine&039;s Day about

Guess they were both capable of closing each other out, weren&039;t they And sorid was conflicted, to the point where his emotions were nearly frozen

"I&039;ll leave," she said sadly "After I check in on o - "

You don&039;t have to, he signed I don&039;t want you to

"You sure about that" When he nodded, she had to wonder, given what his grid was up to

But co to close the kind of distance they had been rocking lately -

Abruptly, he took a deep breath and stopped playing as on his plate Listen, I need to tell you so

She put down her fork and wondered how bad this was going to hurt "Okay"

Layla fed Xcor

"What the f - I&039;ht, she&039;d known there was dra down in the theater district, but she never would have guessed it was that serious

She didn&039;t knoho it was Throe tricked her - he reached out and found her and brought her to Xcor

"Jesus" Like the king needed another reason to kill thatShe wants to help find him - and with her blood in his veins she can She knehere he was last night - sensed him clear as day She could really help you

Xhex forgot all about the food, adrenaline rocketing through her body "Oh, o did she feed him?"

The fall

"Shit Ti" She burst up and went for her leather pants, picking them up off the floor Damn it, they were split in half -

There are some others still in the closet

"Oh, thanks" She went over and tried not to get depressed as she saw their clothes lined up together God "Ah, do you knohere she is?"

Down in the kitchen with Qhuinn

As John&039;s grid shifted, Xhex stopped in the process of pulling a fresh set out Narrowing her eyes over her shoulder, she said, "What aren&039;t you telling me"

Wrath and Phury don&039;t want to involve her She offered to help and they shut her down If you use her, they can&039;t ever know you did - I can&039;t state thatin her lungs

No one can know, Xhex Not even Qhuinn And it goes without saying that you&039;ve got to keep her safe

As John rimly, she didn&039;t care about any of that shit Didn&039;t even hear it