Page 117 of Burn Falls

I grabbed a mug and started to pour the blood in. “Don’t tempt me or I’ll take you up on that.”

“Tonight then?” She bit her lip.

“Tonight then.” I winked. I put my cup in the microwave and set the time.

“I was—” Calla shouted out in pain and doubled over.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, darting to her side.

“My …”

“Your what? Your stomach?” I bent down and then froze, staring up into Calla’s dark eyes. “Calla,” I whispered then her eyes widened.

“Oh shit,” she said.

“Yeah,” I agreed.

“What’s going on in here?” Athan asked walking nonchalantly into the room.

My gaze cut to his and I said, “Listen.”

Calla moaned in pain again, and then Athan’s eyes widened. “Oh shit,” he boomed.

Without any further hesitation, I picked Calla up and took off for the bedroom. “How?” I asked, as though Calla knew. I laid her down on her side.

“I have something—” she bowed into herself and moaned again.

“What do I do?” I asked Athan, sensing that he was in the doorway.

“Like I know!”

“I know.” Calla reached out and touched my thigh as I sat next to her on the bed.

“What do we do?”

She shook her head. “No, I don’t know what we do, but I know how.”

“Well, isn’t it obvious?” Athan chuckled.

I glared at him.

“Selene visited me the night before last.”

“Selene?” I asked.

“The Goddess of the Moon.”

“What?” I laughed sarcastically.

“I thought I was dreaming. She was in here while you were sleeping and told me that she’s gifting us a baby.”

“Gifting us a baby?”

“Well, not gifting us a baby, but giving us the ability to conceive one.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I thought it was a dream, Draven. She was fucking glowing.”