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He kissed her cheek and stroked her shoulder "You wouldn’t want h Hell, he was an alpha ot out, he’d never live it down But he wanted her to be happy Whatever it took "All right The judge can ave hiiving her a so her all the more She hadn’t had a family to call her own He and his family would be there for her in any way that she needed, even if they had to bend or break a few golden olf rules in the process "All right"

Never in a ht he’d be the only one in the fae license Then again, he could just get the judge to sign off on one No need to go through any kind of ceree’s cha they were rated on him, no matter that he tried to think of it as ihter against his body Well, not so less to him because it meant so much to Alicia And her happiness was paramount to him

When they arrived at the hospital in Silver Town, everyone on staff looked Alicia over curiously, and she avoided their inquisitive gazes Doc Weber dish he wanted to be with her in the rooe

Peter and Tom stayed with hi at the bank "You said she got so we can about an Antonio Frasero"

"I’ll get on it," Peter said "How does she know him?"

"He’s her father And it appears he may be the one who Constantino had killed"

"I’ll let you knohat I find out" Peter hurried out of the lounge, looking like a man with a mission

Tom studied Jake "The name Antonio Frasero sounds Italian"

"Yes, it sounds that way" Jake glanced back at the doorway to the lounge, wondering as taking Doc so long in deternant, is it Massaro’s baby?" To to keep his voice even

Toh the doorway "Looks like the lupus garou population of Silver Town is going to increase by another three early next year I understand Silva’s struggling to knit a pair of booties for the first of Lelandi’s triplets She’s going to have a lot of practice in the next few ht he had was that Alicia’s babies were his He was a triplet Darien was having triplets, although Lelandi had been a triplet also, whereas Alicia had been an only child But still, ere the chances that they were Massaro’s?

Tom looked just as stunned

"Thanks, Doc Thanks," Jake finally et out

Doc smiled "She’s worried they’re not yours But I have the sneaking suspicion they are If I were you, I’d check out the guy who turned her She said he had been murdered The police would have done an autopsy, and if he’d had sex with a woman sometime before he was murdered--which would have been the case if he’d raped her froave me--the doctor who examined the body would have learned of it Alicia said he’s the only one who could have nant But we all know there are exceptions to every rule"

"They’ll be mine, no matter what, Doc," Jake said firmly

"I understand I’ve prescribed soets plenty of rest and plenty of nutritious foods to eat Otherwise, she’s healthy and the babies will be fine I’ve got other patients to see, but…" Doc uncharacteristically slapped Jake on the shoulder, sot your hands full" Then he headed out of the lounge

Toe He wasn’t the town gossip, like Silva was, so Jake wasn’t sure as eating at hi into this Ferdinand Massaro"

Jake took a deep breath His brother wanted to know the truth of the et further with questioning the police than we can since he’s a member of law enforcement Have him check to see if in the autopsy that was done on--" Jake paused when he heard footfalls approach the roo Jake and Tom alone, she joined them "I heard your voice," she said, as if she was afraid they’d think she’d been eavesdropping

Jake hurried to take her arm, alarmed that she still appeared pale and unwell "You still look peaked, Alicia"

"Deep down I expected to be pregnant But I never thought I’d have a whole family in one fell swoop" Her teary eyes studied his "Doc said because they’re triplets, they’re probably yours"

"That’s what he toldbreath "But if they’re not…"

He pulled her into his eave a s and headed out of the room He hoped Tom would tell Peter to see if an autopsy on Massaro revealed he’d had sex with a woman before he died

If Massaro hadn’t, Jake would rethink the story Lelandi’s brother, Leidolf, had told therando to Darien’s place," Jake said, but more than ever, he wanted a whole lot of answers to lots of new questions

Standing in his living roo his back courtyard, Mario listened on the phone as Danny ranted, "Soh stuff"