Chapter 1201

• The rough edges were back. Father was again solemn and intensely focused.
• "As the Order of Shadows leader, it has been left up to me who to choose for the Veils Embrace." I nodded, wringing my hands in front of me. It was the breeding ritual that was one of our most sacred ceremonies. My Father always chose the eighteen-year-old female that he would breed. At eighteen, I was among a group of three others that were also eighteen.
• "Yes, Father." I stood before him but dropped to my knees. He motioned for me to stand.