Chapter 270

• “We have.” Colton is the one to reply. “Eve and Eden. It somehow seems fitting for the first tribrids ever to grace our lands. I think they look like an Eve …” he points to the smaller of the two girls, the one with the blue eyes, “And an Eden.” He strokes my hand over our red-eyed girl’s back, reading my mind on how we are to name them even though both practically mirror images of one another. Somehow their names seem to fit. Identical twins with similar names but completely different meanings. Eden means ‘delight,’ and Eve means ‘full of life.’ We spent so long tossing names back and forth before settling on those.
• “Pretty names for pretty girls. Girls that I am sure will go on to achieve great things for the Santo pack.” Marda pats Colton on the shoulder and wanders off to leave us to our feeding session.
• “We can announce it to that lot out there. I’ll tell them you need time to feed them and pull yourself together, and then I’ll take the babies out for them to see and let you rest. I won’t let any visitors in until you’ve slept, and I’ll make sure our parents are the first. Both are waiting downstairs.” Colton brushes a kiss across my temple, back in nurturing carer mode. “I’m proud of you. They’re healthy and perfect, and you did so well.”