Valtor X Bloom Novels & Stories

I reached out and held her hand, my voice sincere. Valerie froze, eyes wide with shock. "Austin, did you even understand what I just said?" "I did," I replied, my tone unusually understanding. "I know how much Mrs. Dyer means to you. Without her, you wouldn't have come to this college, and we'd have never met. We owe her everything." My earnest words seemed to lower Valerie's guard. She hesitated, then continued, "I'm glad you understand. Don't worry, Eugene and I have agreed to do this through IVF. We would never betray you.

Blake had lost his mother to madness, and his goal in the book was to find a cure, so maybe Vera could use that. Valerian was harder. He was a dragon, and dragons wanted one person and did not share. Well, that had already gone out the window. For now, Vera decided to focus on Xen, then possibly Blake. If Valerian did not come along, maybe that was for the best. She had babies to protect, land to claim, people to feed, and one billion coins to make before the story had time to bite her again.