章節 349: Countdown to Death

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RETH

Female. The other prisoner was a female. And Avaline. He knew her. Damned if he could remember her name, though. That was a blow. He was missing an opportunity to show her what real leadership looked like.

Then her scent hit him and he almost fell to his knees.

She was pregnant. But it was early. Did she even know?

Reth would have groaned and asked the Creator what He thought He was doing, but the bird female watched him, her eyes wide and chest heaving.