O

g is quiet and calm. Our children are off living their own lives, especially our daug

nd learning their powers and their forms before she was finally exhausted enough to e

uch of our lives apart, that I cherish every moment of connection t

so free with one another--especially if my plan is going to work. Afte

Segundus removed during his experiments. It took weeks of relearning how to be with one another before

e'd never be able t

dead, I'd kill that bastard

s on my belly as his hand reac

ee little lives. The healers confirmed it this afternoon," I continue to stroke his hair as I add

il back to my chest then my collarbone, and finally my waiting lips. Both sets of lips o

eed, his body growing slack as it res

still-flat abdomen. I won't start showing for several weeks yet. But now that he knows they are

d myself sick with more than just heartbreak. When I realized the truth, I hid myself away on Vatra. Once I had laid my two eggs, my mother

ere able to take joy

g his arms more tightly around me. I want to stay lik

n. We need to bring my brother back from whatever nightmare he i

d even now, his anger is more pain than fury, and yet I can hear the frustration in his words as he asks. "How can you tell me this news

m. If I show him, he won't let me rescue Primus. "I trust you more than I trust myself. You have always been my voice of reason, Daax, even when you were not by

ate and husband while you put yourself in danger." He shakes his head, growing more and more upset. "You are not just putting yourself at risk this time, My Q

till several months away from needing to nest. We should be able to complete this oper

uation like you always do. You love your little brother and you adore his mate. You would do anything to keep them safe. You are consta

and the stars stop glowing

Luxandra, we may all be in danger. Because I'm thinking of my family and my future, I am brin

he glowing embers of my flame-red eyes. "Eleanora is no match for me

but I interrupt his thoughts

ow his body reacts to such a simple touch. "

ures out that Orion and I are lying, that we aren't really servants for the royal infants? We don't look like serva

s. "And if she finds out, we'll break the hel

turns my smile. "How did I get s

apped me,

back onto my back. "The best