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Davian’s apprehension was evident, though he forged ahead
“I know this will be hard to comprehend, but the secret symbol you share with your father is that of a cross-breed Sonated one of Liam’s female, human ancestors I don’t knohen it occurred or to whouess is it was o But this explains your ability to heal yourself quickly, despite the fact that you are, indeed, mortal”
Her eyes had to be the size of snowballs She gaped again, at a complete loss for words
Davian took advantage of her silence and continued “I know this coht on your physical strength, your fighting skills and your territorial tendencies”
It see onto a critical term “Territorial tendencies? That’s your area”
He grinned at her co Then earnestly said, “You took ht when Jinx died You stand up for your rights and the rights of others”
“Yes I hat’s fair and just for the people in the village But…” She still couldn’t grasp what he’d told her about her gene pool And yet, their discussion earlier about her being an effective liaison between races came back to her
She internalized the things she knew to be absolute truths—that humans had been, and still were to an extent, terrorized by de in a repressed state because of it Conversely, the king of those demons allowed her to open his eyes to life as a hu compassion in his heart hadn’t equated to empathy in reality, until recently
Being a cross between the two species did, as he’d pointed out, clarify numerous convoluted notions she’d had since her childhood Perhaps it also fed into her isolation For so, she’d kept a wall around her
Mentally exhausted and perplexed, she flopped down onto the bed and stared up at the cracked ceiling “Why is it that every ti completely insane happens?”
“I don’t mean to make lifevoice “But you have to adirl trying to survive from one day to the next”
She sighed “I just can’t fatho like this could come about”
“It’s rudimentary,” he explained “Were you and I to have children, they would be dee, our children would haveas mine, since you’re mortal”
“Are you saying our kids would be immortal?”
“Yes”