Chapter 69
At the end of the long table sat a man Ciaran was not surprised to see—his father, Conan LeBlanc.
Ciaran approached slowly, calm and sure.
Conan gestured toward a chair.
Ciaran sat and gazed at his father.
“Congratulations for passing the Daimon Gate,” Conan said.
“Thank you,” Ciaran said dryly.
“Children conceived during the Red stage of the transmutation process are the best human beings. You should reward yourself and Madeline for that.”
“I believe in nurture, not nature. Our children will grow up within our care and protection. They will turn out the way they want to be, not the way we want them to be. And they do not have to be the best just because they were conceived in a spiritual space.”
“A man in your position has to bring his children up the right way—”
“Did
