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CHAPTER 19

Anya stepped into the examination roo moments Dr Armani was exhausted There were darker shadows beneath her chocolate brown eyes, and for once, her long, silky mane of black hair was tied into a ponytail rather than braided into all those tiny braids that normally covered her head

She was a beautiful wo, she wasn’t very old and was incredibly intelligent, with an above-genius ability in genetic engineering The Council had spent years trying to blackmail her or force her into their ranks She had spent just asto escape them

“Shots ready,” Armani said quickly as she prepared the injection “The hormone to prevent conception isn’t complicated and it works quickly I just need to take a few tests to make certain you haven’t conceived”

“I don’t need the test, Nikki,” she said quietly “I need to talk to you”

Nikki swung around, her brorinkling in a frown “Is there a proble any other symptoms that we didn’t discuss?”

“No” Anya moved across the room slowly and took a seat at the end of the exa heat”

Nikki’s eyes narrowed “What does it have to do with?”

She licked her lips slowly “Treason”

Nikki stopped cold “Are you going to kill that Coyote mate of yours?”

Anya let a smile tip her lips “I haven’t come to that yet”

“How serious is this, Anya?” Nikki pulled her stool closer and sat down “I assume its fairly serious for you to make an excuse to see me”

“How desperate are you for Coyote specialists?”

Nikki’s eyes widened “I’d give ht now for just a few detailed notes You don’t want to knohat I’d do for specialists But ould I need them if you have them? Base would—”