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At that Sao to her, put his arms around her, and kiss her Because now she was one hundred percent Astrid again

"So nohat?" Astrid asked a few et Diana to thein there after the out loud "In any case, however bad it is for Diana, they won’t kill her until they have the baby, and that won’t happen for e has ?"

Sa after that thing in the mine shaft, we’ll need help Brianna, if she’s still alive Dekka, Taylor, Orc And Caine Especially Caine If he’ll help"

"So we go to Perdido Beach?"

"Slowly Carefully Yeah And we’ll leave a trail of lights for anyone else needing a safe path I need to get aiaphage"

After a while Drake lifted the baby up with his whip hand He was gentle He knehat the baby was Who it was

He laid it down just as gently on Diana’s belly

"Feed it," he ordered

Diana shook her head

Yeah, Drake thought with a sirl Still, he’d have loved to e was clear in his mind The baby body e Drake’s god And he would follow it He would obey it

Even though the baby itself was a girl

That was a shame It would have been cooler if it was a dude’s body But okay, as a body but a tool or a weapon?

Drake gave Diana the baby Diana closed her eyes, squeezing out a tear

The baby latched on and nursed

Now, at irresistible urging frohost She was shivering like she was cold, although it was hot as always down here

She was lying in a pool of her own blood

Fine with Drake She was too full of herself Way too ie didn’t need her

But a voice in his headup on Diana’s belly Sitting up Looking at Drake

Drake knew nothing about babies, but that wasn’t right He knew that ht Babies still covered with sli eye contact

Then, to his even greater shock, the baby see to speak No sounds cae wanted