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Overwhelht kill her It would be like telling a child that her existence was si in the grand sches

"The numbers," Mason cleared his throat, "have been called for centuries It used to be every year, then it went to every two years, every decade — you know the trend The last huo" His face contorted like he was going to change shape, but he gained control over himself "Immortals, as we've said before, cannot simply procreate They need humans in order for the process to be complete Basically, human men and women help immortals continue to populate the planet If the balance is somehow… broken, then chaos erupts, thus the need for humans The balance is very important for both our races"

"Okay" Genesis, nodded her head slowly "So ait fifty years?"

You could hear a pin drop in that room

I didn't want to answer

Mason kicked ently as I could, "Because immortals become attached to their humans in a very… possessive way They , but the human always has the choice to reject theirto say that aloud lest she rejectis completed, both parties happy, babies are born into the world, and everyone lives happily ever after — that's fantastic, but recently, hu"

"That's e generally do" Genesis's eyes narrowed "We don't live forever"

"After giving birth to an immortal, you should You used to" Mason explained "It's life's final gift… i the way, it stopped working"

"Oh" Genesis glanced at me

I looked away Not wanting her to see my pain

"And how does Cassius fit into all of this?" she asked

"The Dark Ones don't mate They don't bond in the e do When they infuse a hu for the humans to handle it, but he was… or ere… for a while, experi our powers He's been taking hu the way he becahed "…addicted"

"What?" Genesis shook her head "To what exactly?"

"He's part angel… part human," Mason said in a low voice "His huain — but his angelic essence won't let him He's stuck in hell But when a Dark One infuses a human, for those blissful weeks they last, life is perfect Cassius is convinced if he only found the right human, he could bond eternally"

"And that was ht it was me?"

Because of her

Because of her name