Why does producing offspring with Serenna matter so much? Jassyn was unable to comprehend why one child was worth the dissolution of his contracts. The council couldn’t pretend the coupling arrangements were about preserving their numbers as a race anymore. The population of elven-blooded already rivaled that of the pure-bloods. So why won’t they release me? Was it simply for the nobles to have unfettered access to his line, the Raellyns? The council received payment or bribes every time his contracts changed hands to a different family. Is everything about accumulating their wealth? He
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