My temper threatened to spill over, but Tyle’s family was approaching. I was forced to school my


    features as Damien’s family greeted them heartily. Bane pped his son on the shoulder and then


    hugged him. The young man was taken aback by the greeting, but he reciprocated. Bane happily


    exined the Earth tradition to the boys as we started.


    We really should not have stayed tonight. At least, I should not have stayed. I couldn’t focus on the


    training, because I couldn’t calm down. I couldn’t stop making mistakes and I snapped at Bane several


    times. Considering my supposed position in thepound the young boys found it very odd.


    When we finally left the stadium, I refused to speak with my family. They tried to soothe me, but it did


    not work.


    “Why so upset?” Christof finally asked.


    A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y


    “You adore your children and look forward to contact with them. Why fight what you Love so dearly?”


    “They-are-taken-from-me,” I said through clenched teeth. “I am not permitted to see them when I like. If


    this is a boy, after they take him, I will never see him again.”


    Damien snorted at my ‘obvious confusion’ as he called it. Hannah was a fine member of the family, so


    was Kennedy. They would take the boy for me once they saved us. It was so simple.


    Kein dropped us off at our rooms and I stalked in ahead of Damien. I brusquely moved to shower by


    myself, cleaning my body before they had a chance to join me. Once I was done I grabbed the pad


    Kennedy had sent and stalked into the bedroom. Christof tried to follow and I wouldn’t have it.


    “I want to be alone!” I shouted and closed the leather drape, leaving them to their dinner.


    I wrote long notes to both Hannah and Kennedy. I told them everything.


    My anger and fear poured out to the two girls who knew me best. It felt wrongining to my young


    daughters, but I really had no one else.


    Kennedy’s response was instant. She wrote to stand by and wait for her transmission.


    A few secondster Lines wiggled across the screen until I was Looking into Kennedy’s concerned


    face. Her Sisters stood with her. They wanted to know what had happened.


    “The men,” I whispered harshly, “let my contraceptivespse. When Nu-reeh forgot they did not remind


    her. Damien and his Brothers wanted this to happen. They want more family,” I cried almost breaking


    down.


    “I have no connection to the men. It’s a boy.”


    “Mama,” Kennedy soothed, “it will be okay, we will take this Little one away as soon as we can. You


    mustn’t stress yourself.”


    “What if it is a weak woman?” I asked petting my belly, “What if she is Like me? Will the women destroy


    her?”


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    My voice was Laced with fear and dread. If this baby turned out more human than Paterian, I wasn’t


    sure what would happen. I wasn’t sure my mind could withstand the destruction of my child.


    Dara spoke up and did the soothing then, “Mama,” she addressed me, “That will not happen. We have


    learned much over the years and forgotten none of it. The human…I believe Kennedy would use the


    word *genome’ is very flexible. Every single offspring from mixed Paterian-human pairings has taken


    the best of both species.”


    I nodded and wiped away tears. That was relieving to know.


    “We believe thispatibility is rted to the portals,” she continued.


    “Early in our history there were numerous natural portals between this world and several others,


    including Earth.”