Chapter 4

Disclaimer: This book ( Lux series ) and all it's characters belong to the author, Jennifer L. Armentrout. I own nothing.

Author's note: yes, Hunter and Serena will be in the story and it's been I about a months since Katy woke up.

Now:

Daemon's pov:

I was abruptly awoken from my nap when one of Nancy's stooges roughly yanked the burlap sack from off my head. I gave a low growl, the sound more animal than human. The douche slowly backed away, eyes wide and hands up. I smirked to myself. I heaved myself out of my seat, which was easier said than done considering my hands were still cuffed behind my back, and made my out of the helicopter.

Like my time spent in Daedalus, my sense of time was messed up, but I was pretty sure it had been at least two or three months since shit had hit the fan with Nancy. I knew Nancy had gone to great lengths to keep our location a secret from me, hence the blindfold and cuffs, but one look at my surroundings and I knew where we were. Christ, how could I forget? With nothing but wilderness for miles around I knew we had to be in West Virginia. I was even more surprised when we made the hike up the road and I found myself in front of the one and only Mount Weather. And from what it looked like, the place was totally deserted.

"Really, Daemon, you needn't look so shocked. Did you really think that the government would continue to provide the funds necessary to keep Mount Weather up and running once they'd caught wind of what's been going on here?" Nancy hadn't said much on the hike up here and for that I was extremely grateful, until now, of course. "Lucky for us, this place has been empty for a few months and I highly doubt it will be used anytime soon."

Yeah. We were just so damn lucky. "Well, now that we're here, we can get started. I've already arranged for all the material we need to be shipped here. They should be here shortly. Until then, we should have all the material we need to get us by." Ok, hold up."What do you mean by 'materials'?" I asked, struggling to grasp a patience I really didn't have. Nancy gave me a cold smile."Well I guess it's time to explain what exactly I have in store for you and Kat. I-" Wait . She could not have just said what I thought she did. "What has Kat got to do with any of this? I've done what you've asked and without any trouble. She stays out of this." The cold smile returned. "Ah, Daemon, but that's where you're wrong. I promised I wouldn't harm her, but seeing as she is one of the key elements in getting my plans carried out, I will need twenty four hour access to her, but do not fret, you are free to spend as much time with her as you like. As long as you both remain compliant, she will be allowed to go home. As for you, once I get what I need from the both of you, I really will have no particular use for you, but you have proved to be quite entertaining, so I think I'll keep you around."

I fought the urge to howl in frustration. This was Daedalus all over again. And next, in a deathly calm voice, I asked the question I wasn't really sure I wanted an answer to. "What exactly do you want from me and Kat?" She gave a long suffering sigh. "Oh, it's really quite simple. It's what I've always wanted. You see, you are one of the most powerful Luxen we have ever encountered and Katy has skills that go far beyond that of a normal hybrid. Can you imagine how powerful the child of this union would be? He would be invincible."

As realization began to dawn on me, so did d the disgust and the rage. Nancy wanted...our baby? God, for the first time in my life, I was going to be sick. How did she plan to pull that off anyway? It wasn't like she could force us to have sex. I voiced this very question. She gave a slightly hysterical giggle. "Well I'd hoped you'd be willing, but I knew I couldn't count on it. We'd originally planned to do in vitro, but... It appears that will no longer be necessary."

That didn't sound good. "Why not?" I growled. Nancy didn't falter, but I didn't miss the flicker of fear in her eyes or the way she took a cautious step back. When she answered me her voice was flat and she was direct and to the point. "Because she's already pregnant. The doctor who assisted her in her recovery owed me a few favors so I asked him to keep an eye on her. Roughly two months ago, he called her in for a checkup to see how she was healing, which also involved a urine sample. It's was then he discovered she was around 2-3 months pregnant. We decided it was best if she didn't know for now. But she will soon."

To be honest, I was barely listening to her. I was still stuck on the first thing she'd said. She was already pregnant. How was this even possible? Kat and I were alway careful, especially after what went down with Dawson and Beth. And the last time I could remember being...intimate with Kat, I specifically remembered us using protection. But then again, condoms weren't always 100% effective... Oh shit. Under different circumstances, I might have been happy, overjoyed even, upon hearing the news that Kat was having a baby, my baby, but now, all I felt was dread. This wasn't going to end well, no way in hell.

"Kat's already here, by the way. Their performing a standard physical on her right now. You should be able to see her soon." That cut through my shock induced haze pretty quickly. "How did you even get her here?" I croaked out."Easy. She came to us. She's very smart, that girl. Her, along with Luc and Archer, had been following us for quite some time. Before I'd even been aware of it, actually. I suppose they'd fancied themselves some kind of revenge." Reluctant respect shown through her eyes at that moment. "They may have even pulled it off if Rufus hadn't spotted them." She said leaning over to pat him on the chest like he was a good boy. I was so going to kill that guy one day.

"Unfortunately, Luc and archer have managed to escape, but they are not of consequence at the moment." A niggle of hope rose in me then. If Archer and Luc escaped than we still had a chance, but until then I was going to try like hell to get Kat out of here. Something occurred to me then. "All you want is the...baby, right? You don't care about me and Kat." She shrugged. "And once you get it, you'll release us?" I asked. "I'll release Kat." She said, pointedly.

It may have made me sound like a cold hearted bastard, but I was incredibly relieved to hear her say that. She could have the baby for all I cared, just as long as Kat and my family were safe. Of course I knew that these were just words and I had no real guarantee she would keep her word, but this was all I had to go on and despite all the shit that had just been dumped on me, there was a small sliver of happiness inside me.

Kat was here, and after 3 months, I was finally going to see her. Things were rough right now, but we'd seen worse and now that we were together we would find way out if this. I was sure of it.