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Ian se it coround you think you have may be entirely fabricated If we do discover what species you belong to and it’s not huain "Sorry, Glory, but youyou thought about yourself is a lie"

"Species? A lie?" I sed "Even my name?"

"Probably" Ian put his notebook away "Now about the DNA test Valdez nant, but it er the fetus The fact that she’s a de, of course I assume she’s a pure demon so I’ll definitely want a blood sample from her" Ian had the nerve to wink at"As for the DNA test, is the woo the procedure?"

I felt whiplash fro that er she can string this out, the better in her ave her an out And I’ll have to tell her the truth about the risks I’d never lie about soh hed "I’ll let Rafe know Can you examine her? Be her OB for this?"

"Since I seeuess I’ll have to be I’ve never worked with a deht away, of course, and I’ll definitely want to do an ultrasound I’ll have to order a machine but that’s no problem I wonder if demons ever have multiples"

"Twins? Triplets? A litter of de a prayer straight to the Man Upstairs Then Ifor weird symptoms

"While you’re at it, see if you can pinpoint exactly when this baby was conceived Alesa’s saying she got preggers when she was inside ot it under control "Is that possible? She was just a spirit or so my body, when Rafe and I did the deed I don’t see how she could conceive that way"

"When you’re dealing with nonhu’s possible" Ian pulled a small black leather case out of his jeans pocket "Can I take that fresh blood sample now?"

"Ca this around in case I run across an unusual type of nonhu’s changed since I took the first one Do you e and an extra vial

"No, have at it I want answers too But I do take blood froht" I unbuttoned my sleeve and pulled it up then held out my left arm

"I’m sure you also drink synthetics Doesn’t ed" Ian wrapped a tourniquet around my upper arm "Just like mortals eat rare beef but their blood doesn’t become like that of a cow’s"

"Nice coer then stuckany substance can tes I sell Uppers, downers, the daylight thing But it doesn’t last" Ian didn’t look at me, just released the tourniquet and watched my blood fill a vial, as if interested in the color

"Maybe you gotelse’s"

"Not possible I keepAnd I think you kno I am about security" Ian filled several vials efficiently

Yes, Ian had an aruard the secret to his various drugs, which were very expensive, I didn’t know or care After he slipped the needle out of er and tasted it

"You know, I’ve discovered so about your blood, Gloriana"

"What?" The way Ian was staring at ular made me wish I’d worn a turtleneck

"It contains special properties" Heback on the table "Don’t suppose you’d let me have a real taste"

"Don’t suppose Back off" I used a vaet away from him and onto the other side of the room "Nohat do you mean? What special properties?"

Ian smiled "I concentrated one of the vials I took from you before into a few tablets, then ran a little experie of the table, his eyes suddenly sparkling with the exciteine, Glory, your blood actually enhanced th and"--his ss for s at me "I don’t knohat in the hell you are but, wo"