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and sealed the door, a shower and a robe were enough for him to greet his guests.
    The young Bo woman was incensed. “Where is she?”
    Yodin waved his hand and the guards released her. “She is safe. She had an exhausting evening and a tiring morning. She is resting.”
    The Presku man at her side held his bride back.
    “My mate is concerned, Lord Yodin. She was taken from her companion and brought to me without any proper arrangement. Do not get me wrong, we are grateful for the linkage, but Abrieth is attached to her companion. She wishes to confirm that she is well.”
    Yodin couldn’t stop his satisfied smirk. “She is very well. You two have concealment until the months of confirmation are concluded. In exchange for that, I called your companion to battle and I won. She is mine.”
    Abrieth narrowed her eyes. “She knew that she was at stake going into the fight?”
    “She did. Her bet was for a com line to the Alliance and a place to stay.”
    “Is she going to get those things?”
    “No. She lost.” He took a seat on the dais in his meeting room.
    “Oh, I think I can still manage to make a call if I need to.” Aster was standing in the doorway to the stairway that led to his bedroom.
    She was wearing nothing but his shirt from the evening before and her hair was wet. There was a challenging gleam in her eyes and a lot more aggression as well.
     
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    Aster looked over at him, and he cocked his head with amused resignation.
    “How did you get out?”
    She snorted and walked slowly into the room. “The door opened when I kicked it. Abrieth. How good to see you. I was worried.”
    Abrieth came to her and hugged her carefully. “I am so sorry that I disappeared.”
    Aster smiled and returned the hug. “It is fine. Yodin explained. I mean, he let me think you were gone, but as soon as he was distracted, I could feel you nearby once again.”
    “Which is how you come to be here now.”
    “No, I figured if he was sneaking out, there must be something I needed to see.” She grinned. “So, you two are hiding here until he comes of age to inherit?”
    Lerodan nodded, “Or until I know for certain if I am pregnant.”
    Aster looked at him, and she focused on him. He was starting some kind of life form in his lower abdomen. She wasn’t sure if she should mention it.
    Yodin waved his hand. “Go ahead and tell them. There is no reason to wait.”
    She looked to Abrieth. “Well, you are going to be a parent. So is he. There is a second set of life signs in his body. I don’t know if it is just cellular reproduction, but he is growing something in there.”
    Yodin chuckled. “Not gracefully said, but she is correct. As Presku males before you, you are now in the family way, Lerodan.”
    Abrieth let Aster go so quickly that she staggered on her recovering limbs. Her thighs ached but she kept herself standing.
    The happy couple clung to each other and cooed to the seed of life sprouting inside Lerodan.
    She looked to Yodin, and he beckoned her to approach. She was a few steps away from him when a raven flew through the window and transformed into Arez. “Yodin, be alert, Rekfa is on the way. He is a little upset.”
    Yodin sighed and sat upright, leaning forward and taking Aster’s hand, pulling her to stand next to him.
    “Stay here, Aster, the Avatar can be a little unpredictable.”
    Arez got Abrieth and Lerodan, shooing them out of the chamber and hopefully to somewhere where they could be private.
    “What is going on, Yodin?” Aster took a step back.
    A wave of power ran through the room as a being appeared in front of them. “Yes, Yodin, what is going on?”
    Yodin inclined his head formally. “Avatar, welcome to my home.”
    The lean and elegant young man tapped his staff on the stone. “This is my home; this whole world is my home.”
    Remembering her protocol lessons, Aster bowed. “Avatar.”
    The young man’s features softened. “Aster Marquis. You have become tangled with a very