3 Lethal Rider-Lords Of Deliverance by Larissa Ione

She’d always been comfortable with her own company. But for some reason, she didn’t want to be alone right now. What she wanted was to go home. To the only home she’d ever known.
    The Aegis.

     
    Thanatos followed Shade out of the room and stopped him when they reached the great hall. “Tell me the truth, demon.”
    Shade’s expression shuttered. “What makes you think that anything I’ve said was a lie?”
    “I don’t think you lied. I think you omitted.” Than smiled grimly. “I deal in death, and I sensed your fears for Regan.”
    “I’m a paramedic,” Shade said as he adjusted the medic bag on his shoulder, “not a doctor. You need Eidolon.”
    “Yeah, well, he’s apparently not available, and don’t give me the paramedic bullshit. You know more about medicine than most human doctors, so spill.”
    Shadows flickered in Shade’s eyes, and Than wondered what gifts this Seminus demon possessed. “The baby is fully formed and ready to be born, but he’s big. It couldbe a difficult birth, made more so by her earlier problem and the fact that right now it appears that there can’t be any medical intervention as long as no one can touch her.”
    Women had been giving birth since the beginning of time, and although Thanatos knew how dangerous it could be, he tried to comfort himself with the fact that females were designed for reproduction, and there was nothing more natural than having a baby.
    “If she were able to be touched, what would a human doctor do in this situation?”
    Shade shrugged. “Monitor closely. Probably induce labor by now to make sure the baby doesn’t grow any larger. Maybe schedule a C-section to be safe.” He shrugged again. “I haven’t kept up on human obstetric medicine, so I could be talking out my ass.”
    Thanatos suspected the demon was
covering
his ass. “You have non-demons on staff. Maybe one of them can handle her case. A vampire at least, since we know vampires can touch her.”
    “We do have a vampire medic,” Shade said. “And we have a lot of non-demon doctors. It’s possible one of them can deal with this.”
    “What can I do in the mean time? What would you tell me to do if things were normal?”
    One black brow arched. “Fuck her.”
    Than wasn’t sure he heard that right. But the demon couldn’t have been clearer. “Ah…what?”
    “Have sex with her. It can help induce labor.” Shade smirked. “And unless you’re jumping up and down on her belly, it’s not going to
hurt
.”
    Thanatos rolled his eyes. Stupid sex demons. “Tell Eidolon I want to see him immediately.”
    “Yeah, that’s the thing, Horseman,” Shade drawled. “You don’t order Eidolon to do anything.”
    Most demons had more respect for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, but not these Seminus brothers. It was annoying as shit. The only one Thanatos liked was Wraith, but that might be because in a lot of ways, the laid-back demon reminded Than of Reseph.
    “You said you like the planet the way it is. You sure about that? Because the female in my bedroom is carrying a child that could make or break the world. And I probably don’t need to remind you that
your
sister started this all.”
    “No, please remind me, asshole. There’s never enough blame to throw around.” Shade paused, oddly hesitant. “Ah … speaking of blame, you should probably know that I’m the reason Regan is pregnant.”
    Thanatos jerked as if he’d closed his hand around a live wire. Teeth clenched, he growled, “Explain.”
    “I hooked up her egg and your sperm. I didn’t know any details about the situation at the time, and I’m guessing Kynan kept them from me so I wouldn’t have to go through some overly moral internal struggle.” He shrugged. “Humans. Anyway, there you go.”
    Than wasn’t sure if he should kill the demon or give him props for admitting what he’d done. Took balls, for sure. “If you’d been aware of the situation?”
    “Does it matter? It’s done. But I will