Chapter 103 Pregnant Queen, Stubborn Queen

• "I want you to survive!" The shout reverberated through the chamber, raw and desperate. Gideon's hands clenched at his sides, knuckles white with tension. "I want you to live long enough to hold our child. I want you to stop treating yourself like a weapon meant to be broken in service of some divine prophecy that demands everything and promises nothing."
• "The Goddess gave me this light for a reason." Bobby's voice shook despite her attempt at control. "She didn't bless me with power just to watch me hide from using it. If I'm meant to lead, then I lead. If I'm meant to fight, then I fight. I don't get to choose which parts of destiny feel comfortable."
• "You think leading means dying first!" Gideon's control shattered completely, words tumbling out in a torrent of fear-soaked fury. "You think the Goddess made you a weapon, but you were meant to be my mate. My partner. The mother of our children. Not a martyr burning herself to ash because prophecy whispered your name."