The Crescent Heir
Emmett gave a small laugh—and then went quiet.
It wasn't a comfortable quiet. It was the kind that filled a room, the kind that told Anna he hadn't come here just to ask about the baby. He sat there, jaw working slightly, eyes somewhere far away, and Anna recognized the look. She'd seen it on people who were deciding whether or not to say something they couldn't take back.
"Emmett." she said carefully.
He looked up.
"Ever heard of a Chimera before?"
Something shifted behind Emmett's eyes—a flicker, there and gone. "Of course, Anna. The mythical beast that has two heads, a goat's body and a serpent tail, and breaths flames."