Free Creating Harmony by Viola Grace

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    Tenyak came over and inclined his head. “Congratulations on your pregnancy, sister.”
    Rion was drinking a glass of water when Looric absorbed Tenyak’s comment. He roared and Iara winced as her mate was tackled to the floor. She calmed her brother and gave him the same look she had given to Tenyak. “Take it to the gym.”
    He nodded tightly and Rion gave her a rueful glance. “I am guessing I should just ask them for your hand.”
    She grinned, “You are having fun, so until this gets old, don’t bother. I am sure that I can handle having a little one on my own without your clan attached.”
    He stiffened and nodded. He spoke to Looric and her brother nodded tightly. “Yes, you may, but you still have to pay for getting her pregnant before asking.”
    Rion sighed and nodded. They tromped off down the hall toward the gym.
    She turned to Tenyak and poured him a cup of tea. “Sit, eat. Relax. He has been having his fun, but it is time for him to smarten up and be a grown up.”
    Tenyak was amused, “You don’t mind his fighting?”
    “I appreciate fighting as a social and psychological release. I only object to violence when it serves no purpose. It has been my duty and privilege to observe thousands of types of rage, hostility, aggression and fear. Each of these can motivate violence. Frustration is an easy one to solve.”
    “Very smart, little sister.”
    “Thank you, I have studied.” She grinned and felt something tapping against her ankle. She scooped Harmony up and put her back on her shoulder, feeding her a piece of fruit. The little one was getting quicker.
    Rion and Looric would return and have dinner with them once they finished their ritualistic pummelling. Tether would be there as well with yet another invitation from Nittha.
    Winera and Hyl were invited, as were Wiali and Braenar. Her brothers weren’t too fond of the idea of a woman descended from a star and planet and a man who had hosted a planet in mind and body. Winera’s ability to remove oxygen from the room was far easier to deal with.
    It was a sign that they were committed to a relationship with her. If these were her friends, they would meet them and talk to them. It was the end of a long period without family, and with Harmony on her shoulder, she felt that her family was blooming out in directions she had never imagined.
     

 
     
Author’s Note
     
     
    We are going to be back on Lowel in Thunderstruck . For now, I am delighted that I got some baby Yaluthu running around.
    I am just wondering what effect the pregnancy will have on Iara’s ability to broadcast calm.
    We will find out next time.
     
    Thanks for reading,
     
    Viola Grace
     
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    www.violagrace.com
     
    **PS. I now have a line of trading cards available with the book covers on them from my website. I am working toward getting all the cover art in a portable format but it will take time.
     

 
     
About the Author
     
     
    Viola Grace was born in Manitoba, Canada where she still resides today. She really likes it there. She has no pets and can barely keep sea monkeys alive for a reasonable amount of time. Her line of day job tends to be analytical which leaves her mind hopping to weave stories. No co-worker is safe from her character analysis. In keeping with busy hands are happy hands, her hobbies have included cross-stitch, needlepoint, quilting, costuming, cake decorating, baking, cooking, metal work, beading, sculpting, painting, doll making, henna tattoos, chain mail, and a few others that have been forgotten. It is quite often that these hobbies make their way into her tales.
    Viola’s fetishes include boots and corsetry, and her greatest weakness is her uncontrollable blush. Her writing actively pursues the Happily Ever After that so rarely occurs in nature. It is an admirable thing and something that we should all strive for. To find one that we truly like, as well as love.