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“No problem, reaper.”
“Could you, in theory, progress the pregnancy all the way?”
“I could, but that would be very hard on the body as there is an over twenty-pound weight gain to create muscle and bone that would not be accounted for. It would come out of Brit’s body and leave nothing for her. The first months can be accelerated more easily without causing a catastrophic issue.”
He blinked, and Brit grinned. “He gets it.”
They were on their way downstairs, and Brit kept chatting as she got the blue-capped vial and put it in a coffee mug with warm water. The call with Khytten ended, and Denier waited with her in his arms.
“Is that becoming common?” He asked.
“What?”
“Speeding the first trimester.”
“Well, that is where most babies are lost in an active’s pregnancy. By rushing through until the child is larger and more stable, it reduces the chances of miscarriage. Of course, that can still happen, but the longer I can hang onto the baby, the stronger the chances of a full-term pregnancy. Shifters lose a lot of children.”
He stroked her neck and belly. “I know.”
“Oh, which is why you don’t want me to shift.”
“Muscle and bone move around. It isn’t conducive to pregnancy.”
She blinked, and a tear emerged from her eye. “It feels weird not shifting. I wish I had a safe form that I could choose. Being trapped in one shape is odd.”
“We will manage. Perhaps there is something else Vallu or Khytten can do.”
She lifted the vial. Shook it and then opened it before slamming back the contents. The nausea that teased her vanished, but something else rose. She gripped Denier’s arms. “Oh, no.”
He held her as she changed and then blinked.
She rubbed her abdomen and still felt the small knot, which was fine. Denier was looking at her in wonder.
She tried to speak, but a whine was all that emerged. Her face wasn’t right.
His eyes were lit with delight. “Anput. You have an Anput form.”
She cocked her head and focused on speaking. Her muzzle moved slowly. “I look like you?”
He caressed her full breast. “Anput and Anubis were a matched set. Similar but different.”
She looked at their reflection in the wall ovens. “Holy shit! We look like autumn equinox party costumes.”
He laughed. “You have gotten the hang of speech far faster than I did.”
“I have a few thousand shifts under my belt.”
He stroked her back, hips, and breasts. “So, are you still queasy?”
She shook her head. “No.”
“Your scent comes out very strongly in this form. It is having a definite effect on me.”
Brit paused. “Are you saying that seeing me in a form close to yours makes you horny?”
“I mean that your scent is similar to what you broadcast in your heat.” He started to nip and nuzzle at her neck and jaw.
His voice was getting thick, and she chuckled. She rubbed her body against his. “Maybe we could play like this and see how it goes.”
