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you will fight, Walker.”  Chambers looked over his shoulder and Nyree followed his line of sight.  The door on the back wall opened and one of the goons entered, shoving a woman who held a young girl in her arms.
    “Daddy!” the child cried, before burying her head in the woman’s neck.  The female was dressed, or rather, underdressed, in a gown similar to the one Nyree wore.
    “Harper!” The Walker called the girl’s name on a breath of relief.
    “I’ve got her, Ash.” The woman spoke, fear making her voice tremble.  “I swear, I’ll do everything I can to keep her safe.”
    Nyree looked back in time to see Ash’s face go stony as he nodded once at the woman, then turned determined eyes on Rohm.  The female wasn’t his Angel, Ash still wore his halo, but the child was definitely his.
    Shhhhhhit!
    The door behind the woman opened wider and a large figure slunk into the room.  Pale and huge, wearing a dark wool trench coat, his bald head was stark white, just like the rest of him. Nyree knew right away something was wrong about the creature.  His eyes were too dark, no white showing at all, and the way he moved his head was more animal-like than human or Walker.  .  His eerie gaze swept over her, and he inhaled deeply, his mouth falling open to reveal sharp, shark-like teeth that seemed to overfill his mouth.  He loosed a brain-numbing screech, and Nyree hunched away from the beast, both from the noise and the terror that flooded her veins.  The woman and child also cringed away from the creature.  Nyree knew what it was.  Megalya.
    “I’ve promised Odium that whichever of you fails, he can drain.”
    In training, Nyree had learned how Megalya drank Walker blood in order to steal their shifting abilities.  The sick fucks even decapitated Walkers to keep their halos as trophies.  Her gaze dipped to its waist, where a glint caught her eye.   Sure as shit, several bands shown in the light where they hung from his belt.  Nyree swallowed hard to keep from retching as she realized most of the halos were too small to belong to anyone but a Walker child or female.
    “Put the Walker in the cage.  He’ll fight if he wants his child to live,” Chambers commanded and Nyree’s gaze jerked back to Rohm. 
    The guards hurried to do as ordered, and when the door slammed shut with a loud clang, Rohm didn’t hesitate.  With a roar he charged the Walker, then the two were battling fiercely.
    Nyree watched in horror as Ash and Rohm pummeled each other.  “Why are you doing this?” she screamed at the madman, who was staring fixedly at the ongoing battle with a calm smile.
    “We need to know who is stronger.” He responded without taking his eyes from the fight.
    “Why? Why does it fucking matter?”  There had been no reports of a Megalya attacking a Keeper.  She hadn’t even been aware the Megalya knew of the existence of Keepers, but just because they knew of them didn’t mean they knew everything. 
    “The Megalya can’t drink from them!” She screamed the lie.  “Their blood is toxic you fucking idiot.  Rohm!” She yelled.  “Stop fighting!” 
    They didn’t stop though.  In fact, Ash partially shifted, raking clawed hands down Rohm’s chest, which had Nyree struggling against her restraints.  Zavier, who’d been pacing back-and-forth along the back of the cage, turned his head and roared in rage at Ash, but didn’t join the fight.  Nyree suspected Rohm was holding back, trying not to harm the Walker. Hell, she didn’t even know if he could hurt Ash, but if he was truly worried, she knew Zavier would enter the fray.  Watching helplessly, she knew she had to do something.  Anything!
    “Don’t worry.” Chambers lowered cold, dead eyes to stare at her.  “If your Keeper falls, the Walker will breed both you and the other female.”  His eyes lifted back to the fight.  “You can’t even begin to imagine what I could do with a fetus born from either one of