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Chapter 28: Talon's POV

"How far gone is she?" I asked as I returned to sit on the bed with her.

"Two weeks, my King," Sara said with a smile on her face.

A warmth filled my stomach and turned to look at Avalyn. I caught her staring and she quickly averted her eyes away from me.

I raised her chin with my fingers. "Why are you hiding your face from me?" I whispered.

Sara cleared her throat grabbing her stethoscope from the table. She walked to Dawn's side and tapped her shoulder. "I need your help with something. Come with me," she said. Dawn at first looked confused before she turned to us and her eyes sparkled with understanding.

"Oh yeah, sure!" She said and they both scurried out of the ward leaving Avalyn and me.

Avalyn still had her eyes staring at her fingers as she pulled at them.

"They are gone, you can look at me now..." I said in a low voice as I tried to raise her head again.

As I finally managed to raise them and her green eyes met mine, an arrow pierced my heart.