I looked at Lydia for a long moment. Her words kept ringing in my head.
‘You still have time.’
I knew what she wanted me to do. She wanted me to erase the one thing that still connected me to Deucalion before that connection could become dangerous.
But this child had done nothing wrong.
I placed a hand over my stomach. “I'm sorry Lydia but I’m keeping the baby.”
Lydia’s face fell. “Malia…”
“No.” I shook my head. “I have made my decision.”
“You don’t understand what you’re risking.”
“I understand enough.”
“What if Blackridge finds out?”
“Then I will deal with it.”
“What if Deucalion comes for the child?”
I looked straight at her. “Then I will make sure he never finds us.”
Lydia sighed and sat beside me. “You really won’t change your mind?”
“No.”
She studied my face before fin
