Chapter 14 has a helluva ending. Thanks Oddey, your comments are very much appreciated. You too Slig75 and Enchilado.
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Chapter 14: Offspring
Flek looked down at him. “That’s up to you.” Rook waited for Flek to continue. Flek started speaking again, “You have a choice. Because you were lucky enough to survive the initial conversion, you are faced with a possible benefit to all of this.” Flek sat down. “You may be surprised to find out that you are not the only prison officer with a Dark Gift. In fact, there is at least one Dark Gift Slig who is with the black caps. The black caps are the elite prison guards, as you may already be aware of.”
Rook looked at Flek again, “How does the black cap officer cope with the Dark Gift?” Flek smiled, “The same way you’re coping now Rook, with suppressants. Taken weekly, these will keep your condition in check. In return, you have all the benefits of a Dark Gift victim, without all the… complications.” Flek pointed to his mouth, to remind Rook about the birthing.
Rook looked a bit crestfallen, “And the eggs? Did you break them all?” Flek looked back at Rook, “Two of them are broken. One egg however we left.” Rook looked surprised, “You left it?” Flek nodded, “We carried out some initial tests on the egg and there is some good news. It’s an unborn Sliglet. He’s yours.”
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