His expression softened. “I have decided on her name,” said Lothair. “It’s Nefrit.”
The baby girl stirred and yawned as though the first iteration of her name woke her from a dream.
“You better keep your word,” warned Gavin. “I won’t hold back next time.”
Lothair said nothing. He merely watched as we retreated from the mine with his daughter, leaving him awaiting his destiny.
Chapter 27: Kiara
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ours in the refrigerator left me approaching hypothermia. My teeth chattered, and my muscles shivered without stopping. Pain from exposure to all the meat in the room radiated through me. All I could think about was the relief of warmth, but with the way my body was strung up, I couldn’t warm up my hands or feet, cover my bare skin, or even move to generate heat. A few times, I thought D
