Page 118 of Legacy of Chaos

“No.” She shook her head vehemently. “I remember everything from the last month clearly. I was never the victim of a spell, or drugs, or anything.”

“What about your dreams?” Eidolon took a seat across from her. “Some species of lust demons are known to fill your sleep with erotic images so they can impregnate you while you’re dreaming.”

She shuddered. Her parents had raised her with a healthy fear of demons that were threats to their kind, and she’d always thought that the ones who assaulted you anddidn’tkill you were the worst.

“I haven’t had any dreams like that.” On the verge of tears, she buried her face in her hands. “This can’t be happening.”

“Let me run some tests,” Eidolon said gently. “If we can identify the father’s species, we can go from there.”

The father. She shuddered again. It had to be Stryke.Please, let it be him.

Lifting her head, she blinked back tears. “Where is Stryke? Still in his room? I need to talk to him.”

“He discharged himself against my orders,” Eidolon said, irritation lacing his voice. “He’s pretty furious with me.”

Looking as alarmed as Cyan felt, Runa turned to him. “Why?”

“Because I injected him with a large dose of truth.”

“Well, I’m sure he needed to hear it,” Runa said, but Cyan had questions.

Unfortunately, she didn’t have a chance to ask any because Eidolon stood and held out his hand to Cyan. “Are you ready?”

To learn if she was carrying a monster inside her? Sure. Who wouldn’t be?

Still, she couldn’t imagine being in better hands, and it was a relief to let Eidolon take charge. She just wished Stryke were there.

Resigned, she took the doctor’s hand and allowed him to help her up.

“I’d be happy to go with you if you’d like,” Runa offered.

“I appreciate it,” Cyan said, touched by the concern. “But I’ll be okay. I just need to know how this happened.” And then she had to sort out how she felt about it.

Runa gestured to her chair. “I’ll be right here if you need me.”

“You really don’t have to—”

“Cyan.” Runa gave her a stern look. “How long have we worked together? You’re part of the DART family. And now, you’re part of Stryke’s life. So, I’m staying until I know you’re okay. Got it?”

Tears welled in her eyes. “Yes, ma’am,” she croaked, unable to contain the emotion starting to surface.

She might be carrying the spawn of Satan for all she knew, but at least she had a support system, something she felt she’d lost after Shanea died.

Now, she realized, it had been there all along.

Chapter 29

Stryke didn’t sleep that night. At all. He just sat in his living room going over materials fromSea Storm, trying to figure out how to destroy the Gehennaportal. Well, he spent about half the time doing that. The rest had been spent thinking about Cyan. Why had she lied to him? Did Gabriel know the portal hadn’t been destroyed?

And she’s pregnant with another male’s spawn.

Frustrated, angry, and still humiliated after Eidolon’s dress down, Stryke jammed the heels of his palms into his eyes and roared. He let out everything he’d held in all night…and maybe for his entire life. Why was everything such a shitshow?

He shoved to his feet but then just stood there. Where was he going? Maybe he should talk to someone. His Seminus needs had been rapidly approaching, so he could summon Masumi. She was always trying to get him to talk.

She was always trying to get him to have sex too, and he wasn’t ready to be with anyone but Cyan.

There was no way he was callingher.

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