Chapter 27

"I was to give my child to your protection as part of the deal we made in the war," I recall, leaning against the balcony as I think back to the moment I got Keva and her kin to agree to joining the war. "My child was to bear the mark of your kin and to be trained by your kin for four months after his fifteenth birthday. Is this why you still help Leo out, because you are still promised a child in return for the men and woman you sent onto the bloody battlefield?"  The air becomes tense as I know I have struck a nerve with Keva. I am right by her reaction, seeing the swirl of lavender in her eyes turn a darker shade, almost violet, and her jaw clench. "The deal we made was signed under a royal and honest oath," Keva begins, looking out to the horizon, "I am still promised a child of your blood."  Nodding, I take in a deep breath as I know what that means for Leo and I. For Leo and I to have a child for Keva to have, I must rekindle the desire I once felt for L