Diane"Hello?""Hello, Diane," he said. His voice was warm and deep, like a memory of better times. "How are you, child? How is your health?"I blinked, kind of confused. "I'm fine, Uncle Anthor. I’m doing okay. And you?”“I’m fine. This old man is striving. But it's about you this morning. How are you doing? How’s your health?” he asked again.Ok, now that's kind of…I let out a small, short laugh.“Uhm… I'm fine, Uncle. Why do you… ask?"There was a short pause on the other end. Then, "I’m glad to hear that. I called to check on you because I tried to get through yesterday, but I couldn't reach you. Your husband said you were quite sick. He said you were in no condition to speak or see anyone."My heart skipped a beat. Sick? I wasn't sick yesterday. I was in heat, and I was frustrated, yes, but like… that wasn't sick."Oh," I said, my voice trailing off."We had a very important Council meeting yesterday," Anthor continued. "It was strictly for the bloodline heirs—it was meant for y
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