Nefretiri
"It needs to be both," I insist, glaring at Ivan as he refuses to hand me the cup. "It won't work otherwise."
"Nefera, this is still considered a form of magic," He argues, glancing at my stomach. "No."
"Me using magic is a good thing," Yetunde wanted me to drain as much as possible without overtaxing my body. The less I had in my system by the end of the day, the less my children had to feed from. It was working. I hadn't gotten any bigger. "Please. I'll be fine."
"Could you two please perform your pre-sex ritual after we get through this crisis?" Vince sighs, and we both glare at him. "What? It's what this is! You guys argue about whether something is safe for one of you, then you admit that you're just looking out for the other, and then you go off and have sex. Can we just skip all that and get Bryson into the pack? I'll feel better when he can connect to all of us."
