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me home. I need to get back to my home,” I say to him.
    “Of course. But what are we going to do? Both Courts want us back here soon,” he says, helping me up and I stand, a bit shaky, but at least not about to Shift.
    “I am not coming back,” I say forcefully. “This baby stays with us.”
    “But what about the marriage?”
    “Sebastian, I can’t think about that right now. I need to focus on getting home and then Constantine and I are going to go away.”
    “Where are you going?” he asks slowly.
    “Away. From everything.”
    “Just the two of you?” he asks sadly.
    “For a time,” I say, taking his hand. “I want you to join us, but Constantine wants some time alone, and I have to give it to him. Especially now, as he doesn’t want anything to do with me when I start to show,” I add cautiously as I know this will both anger and delight him.
    His eyebrows go up and he tries to hide his conflicting emotions. “He told you that?”
    “Yes,” I say as I keep my eyes straight in front of me.
    “He is sending you away?” he asks in disbelief.
    “No, I will still be at Ponte, but he won’t share a bed with me and he won’t be with me,” I explain.
    “Then you will be with me,” he says, taking my hand more firmly.
    “No, Sebastian. I can’t disrespect him that way. He is hurting, not trying to deliberately hurt me. I will sleep alone.”
    “He is a fool if he lets you sleep alone,” Sebastian says heatedly.
    I smile wanly and he looks at me, concerned.
    “We have walked a distance today, my love. I need to rest,” I say.
    “No, Aefre, we need to keep going. We can’t leave anything to chance.”
    “Sebastian, I haven’t fed for two days and holding off the Shift has worn me out. I need to rest.” I stop and sit on a large rock. I look out into the distance and see the beautiful forests and mountains and wish that I could appreciate its beauty, but all this place is to me is increasing demands, humiliation and hate.
    “I will carry you then, we cannot stay here a minute longer than we have to.” He gives me his wrist to feed from and it gives me enough energy to stand up again.
    “If only we had our Powers and we could just get to the Faerie Ring,” I say, gesturing in annoyance at being so helpless.
    We disappear in a puff of smoke and find ourselves right next to the Faerie Ring, staring at each other in wonder. “Did you do that?” he asks me.
    “I think so. Or, more to the point, it was…” I say and run my hand lightly over my stomach. “She is a powerful little thing, isn’t she?” I say with a shy smile.
    “She?” Sebastian croaks, also running his hand over me. “She is a she?”
    I nod and his eyes fill with love as he drops to his knees and kisses my stomach. “My daughter,” he says in awe. He looks up at me with a renewed determination. “They aren’t taking her away from us. Never,” he says and stands, pulling me into the Faerie Ring and transporting us back to the forest in our world where he Teleports us home.

Chapter 7
    As we land in the Entrance Hall, I say to Sebastian, “Don’t say anything yet. I don’t want to upset him any more than I have to right now.”
    He looks pained, eager to share our news with the world, but he agrees and kisses me before I got to Constantine’s office.
    “You’re back,” he says with a soft smile as I open the door. “I didn’t think you would be so quick.”
    “I couldn’t stay. I had to get out of there, and back to you,” I say.
    He looks at me concerned. “Is everything okay, my love? You look exhausted.”
    “I haven’t fed in two days. Drake wouldn’t allow us.”
    “He stopped you from feeding?” he asks in disbelief, already picking the phone up to call Ramon.
    “He is a horrid, horrid man. I am never going back there, Constantine. Please don’t make me.” I start to cry and he is at my side in an instant.
    “I won’t, my love. You never have to set foot near him again,” he reassures