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the subject change. “Alesa probably won’t allow anything that might hurt the baby. She wants it and wants Rafe. The longer she can string this out, the better in her mind. What you said about endangering the fetus just gave her an out. And I’ll have to tell her the truth about the risks. I’d never lie about something like that. She can readmy mind through my blocks, anyway.” I sighed. “I’ll let Rafe know. Can you examine her? Be her OB for this?”
    “Since I seem to be the only paranormal doctor in Austin, I guess I’ll have to be. I’ve never worked with a demon before.” Ian frowned. “I want to examine her right away, of course, and I’ll definitely want to do an ultrasound. I’ll have to order a machine but that’s no problem. I wonder if demons ever have multiples.”
    “Twins? Triplets? A litter of demons? Life could not be that cruel.” I closed my eyes, sending a prayer straight to the Man Upstairs. Then I made myself look at Ian again. He was studying me, like he was looking for weird symptoms.
    “While you’re at it, see if you can pinpoint exactly when this baby was conceived. Alesa’s saying she got preggers when she was inside me.” I stood, felt the room wobble, then got it under control. “Is that possible? She was just a spirit or something, inhabiting my body, when Rafe and I did the deed. I don’t see how she could conceive that way.”
    “When you’re dealing with nonhumans, I’ve learned anything’s possible.” Ian pulled a small black leather case out of his jeans pocket. “Can I take that fresh blood sample now?”
    “Came prepared, didn’t you?”
    “I’ve been carrying this around in case I run across an unusual type of nonhuman. But I want a new sample of your blood to see if anything’s changed since I took the first one. Do you mind?” Ian opened the case and pulled out a syringe and an extra vial.
    “No, have at it. I want answers too. But I do take blood from Jerry on a regular basis. Drank some just last night.” I unbuttoned my sleeve and pulled it up then held out my left arm.
    “I’m sure you also drink synthetics. Doesn’t matter. Your core type should remain unchanged.” Ian wrapped a tourniquet around my upper arm. “Just like mortals eat rare beef but their blood doesn’t become like that of a cow’s.”
    “Nice comparison, Ian.” I winced when he tapped a vein with a finger then stuck me with a needle.
    “Of course ingesting any substance can temporarily alter our blood, like the drugs I sell. Uppers, downers, the daylight thing. But it doesn’t last.” Ian didn’t look at me, just released the tourniquet and watched my blood fill a vial, as if interested in the color.
    “Maybe you got my sample mixed up with someone or something else’s.”
    “Not possible. I keep meticulous records. Crosscheck everything. And I think you know how I am about security.” Ian filled several vials efficiently.
    Yes, Ian had an army of guards. Whether they were to keep Campbells out or to guard the secret to his various drugs, which were very expensive, I didn’t know or care. After he slipped the needle out of my arm, he wiped a drop of blood from the spot with his finger and tasted it.
    “You know, I’ve discovered something else interesting about your blood, Gloriana.”
    “What?” The way Ian was staring at my jugular made me wish I’d worn a turtleneck.
    “It contains special properties.” He moved closer until I was almost lying back on the table. “Don’t suppose you’d let me have a real taste.”
    “Don’t suppose. Back off.” I used a vamp move to get away from him and onto the other side of the room. “Now what do you mean? What special properties?”
    Ian smiled. “I concentrated one of the vials I took from you before into a few tablets, then ran a little experiment.” He sat on the edge of the table, his eyes suddenly sparkling with the excitement of a scientist who’d discovered something great. “Imagine, Glory,