Half Blood Shadow
He didn't look at her face; he looked at the life growing inside her,a Blackwood heir, a hybrid in the making.
"So much sweeter than I thought," he whispered, his tongue flickering over the air. "So much sweeter."
He realized then that Julian wouldn't just be coming for a mate; he would be coming for his bloodline. The stakes had shifted from a rescue to a war for the future of the Blackwood name. Asmodeus turned away, his laughter echoing off the damp stone walls as he climbed the stairs, leaving Sophie alone in the dark, marinating in the heat of the ritual and the silent, salt-streaked agony of her own tears.
Sikat na Kabanata