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The murmurs of the others stopped all at once and the room was deadly quiet Jazz feared the worst and held her breath

All life felt suspended for one et to his feet and turn to face them all

He ran a hand raggedly through his dark blonde hair and tears rolled down his beautiful face His silver eyes were bright yet unreadable His lips trembled with a tentative sht and tall She couldn’t i Breslyn, and she was confused as he seereat show of pride His eyes lit up and his voice cracked with emotion as he put up his hands and said, “Back up!, come on now, back up and let my Ete have some air!”

Everyone except the two queens and Morgan LeBlanc, ere already standing to one side, took a step backwards

Breslyn suddenly grinned wide and Jazz didn’t knohat to lanced around that the others also looked perplexed

And then Breslyn burst out laughing

No, thought Jazz, has the ? No, it couldn’t be!

Breslyn brushed away a tear and laughed He slapped his thighs and clapped his hands, then held them up in the air and announced, “My friends,to have a son” He grinned like a fool

“Or daughter,” Ete said softly

Relief and laughter broke out followed quickly by back slapping Radzia grabbed Jazz and hugged her and all the fereat relief and joy

Aaibhe had been the one to diagnose Ete when Breslyn had brought his an LeBlanc stood silently Their faces were alive with happiness as they watched their loyal warriors experience a few moments celebration

Jazz glanced around and thought, even in the heart of hen they knew they faced their own deaths, ain J

azz felt the wonderment of it all

“I love you, Jazmine Decker,” Trevor whispered in her ear “I am happy for them, for all of us A new life will come to us, but now all I want; all I need is you withfor the ain be alone with you”

“Me too,” she answered and looked up and into his golden eyes When she dug down deep inside herself, she found that Trevor and all that made him what he was see, herdusk