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and cried, feeling like I was being ripped open from the inside out. My mind cried out to the first person who had always been there to save me. RAVYN! When her name escaped my thoughts Nebiros and Emma rushed into my room, flipping the lights on.
    What I saw made me scream even louder. Tears of fear streamed down my face as if someone had turned a faucet on. Mom quickly leaned over me, pushing my shoulders back against the bed, blocking my view of the tiny bloody hand, with claws like Ravyn’s, that was sticking out of my stomach.
    The fear in my Mother’s eyes could have matched mine, but she stayed calm on the outside and forced me to keep my eyes with her own.
    “Kara, look at me, sweetie. You’re going to be just fine. Just stay focused, don’t look away from me,” she said.
    The noise in the room grew as my family gathered around, discussing my condition. My panicked screams quickly drowned out all other noise in the room when I caught a glimpse of Angie leaning over me with a scalpel in hand. Before the darkness took me I remember thinking, thank god Ravyn wasn’t here to see this.
     
    I came to roughly thirteen hours later, or so I was told, and I have to say I felt pretty darn good when I glanced around the sunlit room where my friends and family had gathered to watch over me. Abby paced back and forth next to the now-clean bed, bouncing a bundled blanket in her arms. The blonde hairs on the tiny head peeking out from the blanket glistened in the sun. Abby stopped to smile at me, and all I did was smile back curiously. 
    She stepped forward, leaning over me and passing the bundle into my arms. “She’s beautiful, Mom,” Abby said with a smile.
    Staring down at the most beautiful creature I had ever laid eyes on, I smiled at my baby for the first time. Taking my time I noted her large steel-grey eyes, soft milky white perfect skin, cutest button nose, and a smile that melted my heart. She was so perfect and beautiful. “Hello Chloe Lilith Wombley,” I whispered without any thought of previous names. When her tiny hand wrapped around my finger, I was reminded of how she came into this world, but quickly shook it from my mind. 
    “It is a beautiful name.” Lucifer’s announcement ripped my eyes away from my beautiful baby.
    “Why are you here?” I asked. 
    “I only wish to make sure you are doing well and to congratulate you, of course. I do not wish to upset you.” He bowed before backing away. 
    I didn’t stop him, because I just wanted to stare at this little piece of me, who thankfully looked nothing like the monster who helped create her. Looking at my little girl, I finally knew my purpose in this world, and oddly that purpose had nothing to do with Ravyn. It revolved only around my beautiful baby girl.
    I knew I had to keep her from the violent life of the demon world, to protect her no matter what the cost. I was suddenly grateful for my demon friends who remained by my side even after how badly I had treated them. I looked up at them, gathered around me. I wanted to tell them how sorry I was, how stupid I had been by treating them like the dirt under my feet these last few months. But somehow I felt they already knew. “Thank you,” I whispered. They were the only words that would come. 
    My recovery was incredibly fast thanks to Angela’s blood. I imagine being a single mother would normally be incredibly difficult, but I was lucky enough to have my unorthodox family to help raise Chloe.
    Mom was always with me, watching and giving me helpful little hints about raising a child. She was such a good grandmother and more importantly she was happy to be one. Even Nebiros stepped up and was intrigued with Chloe, so I introduced him as Grandpa. Abby was a loving sister, who couldn’t spend enough time with her baby sister. Devlin become an uncle and Angie was an aunt. To my surprise Angie was the most cautious around Chloe, like she was unsure what to do with her or that she might hurt