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Of course the woman he had secretly married, secretly turned, and secretly hidden from the world would now require anywhere from half a day to a full day inside a blood womb in a hidden pocket realm while her family believed she had merely visited the Dawn House.
"Wonderful."
His mind moved immediately toward the obvious crisis.
The city lord… Lily's father.
Protective even under ordinary circumstances, if her words and the person he knew are still the same before. He would notice her absence by night (10 pm in human time) if not sooner. If Lily did not return tonight, there would be questions. If morning passed too, there would be more than questions. Servants would be sent.
Maybe Guards and Messengers. Perhaps the city lord himself will come looking for her.
And what would Sekhmet say then?
"Forgive me, I married your daughter in secret and turned her into a hybrid angel-vampire, but she is in a blood sphere and should hatch by tomorrow."
"Nooo."
