Hey, guys! So I'm making it my mission to actually complete all the stories I've been slacking on, as well as doing the new stories. As always, read, review, and enjoy!
Abe POV
I stood, arms folded, at the desk, awaiting information on the "special assignment" I'd been told I was being given.
Jared Sage-and all the evil that radiated off of every fiber of his body-rounded the corner, holding a cardboard box.
"Sage," I said coldly. "Make this quick, please."
He handed me the box, which had a bundle of blankets in it. A baby's cry came from the box, and I was so surprised that I nearly dropped it.
"What the hell is this?!" I demanded.
"Your assignment. It's female."
"What, do you want me to adopt a baby?" I said incredulously. "You don't want to train it to be another lemming Alchemist?"
"Dhampirs can't be Alchemists," he said flatly.
"Wait… This child is a dhampir?" I demanded.
"Yes. Get rid of it. I don't care how. Just make sure that it has no way of getting back here."
I quickly did the calculations in my head, and only knew of one Alchemist who would dare rebel against the system.
"Shouldn't you know better than to call your own grandchild 'it'?" I asked slyly, making a subtle point that I knew it was Sydney's child.
"That thing is not my grandchild!" he spat, fire flashing in his eyes.
I smirked. "If you say so. What's being done with Mommy Dearest?"
"Sydney is being re-educated," he said stiffly. "I have been far too lax with her. It's high time she learns her place."
I scoffed. Good luck with that. "Fine. I'll deal with the baby."
"Good. Now get out."
Without another word, I headed out to where I had a car waiting for me.
I thought about what I'd do with this kid. I couldn't keep her! I didn't know the first thing about children!
I thought about my own daughter, and how I'd been absent from her life until a year ago. I didn't particularly like Sydney, but this kid needed parents. Two parents.
No Moroi would want to raise a dhampir child. So a dhampir would need to raise her. Or, better yet, two dhampirs.
And I knew two dhampirs who could do it. In love, but unable to have children.
I knew Dimitri longed for a child. I knew that Rose was upset that she couldn't give him one.
I knew what to do.
They'd discussed adoption, but it would be a delicate situation. A vampire-world child would be best.
This child… This child was undoubtedly Adrian Ivashkov's daughter. He was the only Moroi who Sydney could have been with. They'd never adopt this child if they knew, so I supposed it was time for the mysterious "Zmey" to emerge.
I picked up my cell phone and dialed.
"Rose," I said when she answered. "I need to talk to you."