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I feel the change in the air before Azazel e sort of static electricity, like right before a lightning storm One moment the roon supreme despite the relative early hour

I won’t say Azazel’s less scary after all these interactions, but I don’t have the energy to cower right now I just blink up at hih” EvenWeak and thready

He frowns “What’s the matter with you?”

“Just special, I guess”

He frowns harder and leans down to coast his hand overa careful few inches of distance between us, but it still feels too intimate Especially when he hovers over h “I suppose that would do it You’re cooking quite the little beast in there, aren’t you?”

“Don’t call them a little beast” The words rush out before I can think I nancy, but that doesn’tto let this demon talk about the…baby…like that

“If you insist” His dark brows draw together, eyes lighting almost red for a moment “Ah, I see That would do it”

“What are you talking about?” I don’t like this I’m prone and feel particularly helpless, and he hasn’t moved his hand away from my stomach “Back off”

“Your shields are abysmal”

“I’rit out I can’t sit up because he still hasn’thile bit “Get away from me I mean it” I try to inject as much authority into my voice as possible I don’t knohat I’ll do if he doesn’t listen I don’t knohat I can do

“I’ le finger against ap between ertip It still goes throughspin and then another and another, before finally settling back into place

“What the fuck? I told you—” I stop short I feel different Lighter Like I can draw a full breath for the first ti to worry about ? I narrowover me “What did you do?”

“Supple the necessary sustenance to survive, but it will stop the constant drain of power” He considers “Think of it as a funnel rather than a waterfall Better for both of you, I iine”

“Do you have a lot of experience with seraph pregnancies and the resulting vae