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"Here he is My baby’s daddy, the worthless sod" Alesa was gowned and draped so that only her stomach was exposed Ian, who looked a little harried, stood next to her Aso to run across her tummy Laurie had parked in a corner and she nodded as I walked into the room

"Give it a rest, Alesa Lie still and do what the doctor says" Rafe sounded furious I guess the stress was finally getting to be too much for hi eyes to Ian "Tell him, Doctor Stress upsets the baby and can cause premature delivery I read it on the Internet"

"I have no way of knohat your norns should be, Alesa Whether you’re under stress or not For all I know, you’re getting off to this attention" Ian glanced at Rafe, thenshe is, as you requested Maybe the ultrasound will give us a better idea"

"Are you people listening to me?" Alesa raised up on her elbows Her eyes were red and we could feel the heat "I don’t have to subht now"

"You bolt and we’ll know for a fact that this was all one of your cons Yeah, do us a favor and take off" Rafe opened the hall door "What’s the matter, Alesa, afraid of what the ht now That hu is pretty thin Can’t you put one around your baby? Or is it too ugly for us to see?"

"Shut up, just shut up" She sniffed and a dark tear trickled down her cheek

"Rafe, take it easy" I et it over with" Laurie had stepped closer and was obviously ready to ju toward me

"Yes, that’s the plan Lie back, Alesa This gel is cold but will let the e of what’s inside you" Ian squirted the substance on her sto-handled coain It’s a baby" Alesa shuddered "That is cold Hurry this along I hate all of you Even hell wouldn’t have you"

"There it is" Penny adjusted the screen on the computer monitor "We can take photos and print them out, you know So you can have some to take home"

"Swell You can send out announce?" Rafe leaned closer "Two-headed hydra?"

"No, I think it’s lanced at Ian, as very intent as he ht Just as I suspected You’re carrying more than one child Twins, Alesa" Ian frowned "Penny, turn the screen so that she can see"

"Sure What was I thinking?" Penny adjusted the screen so Alesa also had a view

"Two babies?" Alesa’s voice wobbled "It’s a lanced around at us "Neverto say What about Lucifer? I thought he didn’t want you to have a baby That this had nothing to do with him" Rafe moved closer to the coer "Look at that screen, demon It’s pretty s Not a sign of shifter whose babies look human in the womb or so I’ve heard Tell rabbed her shoulders, pressing her down to the exa table His own eyes were red now

"Get your hands off her!" Suddenly Rafe flew through the air until he hit the wall and cruht filled the roo heat I heard a ht and was instantly pulled back in tiht that had al an eed ca up and out Ian dropped his probe and Penny screeched and crouched behind his as a man materialized next to the examination table

Rafe, never one to be intimidated, scraainst the wall again A dark ind roared through the roo wires Equipment fell with a crash and Ian cursed as he dove for his precious ultrasoundhere?" Alesa reached for hilance that sent hi across the floor to land in a heap next to Rafe Penny crawled under a desk and cowered there, her arms over her head as she muttered prayers and asked God to save her