For a moment, she looked confused by his actions. Deucalion cared for his people, but from a distance. He never showed emotion around them. The fact that he was now mated to a human female who'd agreed to bear his young forced him to watch this play out. Just because he didn't love Allison didn't mean that he wanted her to die giving birth to his child or children.
The nurse's eyes flickered from the doctor and Jenny before she nodded. "Of course."
Deucalion went to stand beside Allison. Jenny looked up at him as though surprised he was there. She was a beautiful young woman with brown hair and deep green eyes. He tried to smile reassuringly. Feebly, she reached out a dainty hand to him. Completely flabbergasted, he took it, his larger hand swallowing hers.
It ended up that they did hav
