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“Yes and no. They understand that fated mates cannot be separated and even if something were to happen to you two, the odds of Clarissa following you to the goddess were great, and even if he didn’t, the chances he’d take another as his mate were slim to none.” And they would be right on both accounts. “They also understand that matings often result in babies and they want control over how the young are raised.”

“Problem solved.” Dante slammed both hands on the table, shaking it. “We won’t have babies. Done. If they don’t want you raising snow leopards with non-snow leopards, then we won’t have any.”

I leaned into his side. “What if that’s not what we want.” My eyes were starting to fill with tears. I could and would fight the council to my death, but giving up a huge part of what I wanted in my life—to start a family—that was going to break me.

“Let’s not make any rash decisions. I still have a meeting with the council to get through. Right now, they just say that the snow leopard wo