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Dain turned to Jett with a raised brow. "Then stop trying to put itching powder in my pants."

Jett raised his hands. "That was so not me. Angelo got that idea all on his own."

Day turned to Jett, pursing his lips. "Can we please stay on track here? My mate, as well as your brother's very pregnant mate, were just zapped with some kind of energy bolt. I would think that maybe we could stay focused on that for now."

Rhys gasped, "That's it! That's what that was!"

When everyone looked at Rhys completely confused, Rhys tossed his hands in the air. "I told you all that the dragon fire takes the powers from the one you use it on. Remember it will either go into who knows where or it might choose a person to join with."

"But Pixies can't gain powers like dragons have. We are all magic," Dain argued.

Nodding, Rhys replied, "I know that, dad. However, Twix's child isn't all pixie."

Twix grabbed his stomach. "Oh, by the Gods! Are you saying that I have a piece of that monster in me? I don't want any part of Salem inside me, Marco. Make it go away! Get that bastard out of our child! Finn! Finn, do something! I'll stand in a circle and you all breath on me or something. Okay, not so much I turn to dust like Salem, but I can handle a little sunburn if I have to."

Rhys rushed to Twix. "Cousin, calm yourself. There is no part of Salem inside you or your child. Powers are not DNA, they are a gift, you know this."

"But they were inside that nasty, vile, man," Twix hissed, then turned to Zev. "Sorry."

Zev gave a soft laugh. "No sorry is necessary. He was a nasty vile man. I just wish I knew what happened to my mother."

Wyndingo cleared his throat. "Uh, I might be able to help with that."

"Did he kill her?' Zev asked without emotion.

Shaking his head, Wyndingo replied, "When I was told about your dad being here, I didn't want any unexpected shit from your mom. Come to find out, she left your dad soon after they left the clutch. She apparently hooked up with some big-time producer, divorced your father and is currently living in Hollywood, California. I can give you her address and phone number if you like?"

Shaking his head, Zev replied, "No thanks. I want nothing to do with the woman. She stopped being my mom a long time ago. I just want my past to be in the past."

"Okay, this is all sweet and everything, but I have been violated here and I don't like it. Rhys tell this power thing to go away. Thanks, but no thanks. Hasta la Vista, baby. Adios, au revoir..."

"Twix, there is nothing we can do. The power has chosen its vessel. I swear to you, no part of Salem is attached to it. Think of it like this, do you like Zev?" Rhys asked.

Sighing heavily, Twix replied, "Of course I like Zev. He's a great guy and my best friend’s mate."

"Yes, but he is also the son of Salem. So, that means he has to have evil running through him, at least according to your logic," Rhys replied.

"Hey! Don't compare my sexy mate to that thing we call a sperm donor," Jett snapped.

Zev hugged Jett close, kissed his cheek, saying, "Thank you for sticking up for me, baby, but I think I understand what Rhys is trying to say."

Zev walked closer to Twix, saying, "I may be a product from Salem, but I am in no way like Salem. The powers your child holds were only a part of him because they were gifted to him. They will not, in any way, create a monster. We don't know what you got, but I can honestly say, he had some really great gifts, Twix. Some of which should help keep your child and this clutch safe for centuries."

Twix looked unsure, but finally nodded. "I get what you're saying. However, Finn, Marco, and I are going to have a very long talk with our young man when he's old enough to understand. I don't want him thinking that he can just go around and sap someone's powers for fun or zap them in the ass with an energy charge."

Everyone laughed and Finn replied, "Baby, we don't even know if he could zap someone, but I promise when he's old enough to get his powers, I will take him out and show him how we practice so we don't mistakenly hurt anyone."

Marco kissed Twix, then said, "And with you as his birth father, there is no way in hell he is going to have a smidgeon of evil inside him."

Jett scoffed, "Yeah, but he still has Finn's DNA running through his system, so I wouldn't count out the little horns appearing too soon."

Destrain yawned. "I don't know about you guys, but I'm seriously tired. I say we call it a night and everyone go back to their homes."

Just as everyone turned to leave, Ethan yelled, "Stop!"

"What is it, baby? Did you see or hear someone out there?" Day asked while anxiously looking around.

Shaking his head, Ethan replied, "No, but I have a question. If Salem's powers were being gifted to Twix's unborn child, then what the hell was that that went into our mate?"