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If anything zipped through his mind he didn't give any physical indication.

She didn't want to be a mother.
I can't be a father. He answered almost immediately, unable to hold back the sentiment when he heard it mirrored by his mate.

His thoughts drifted to Towhee and the children, back when they were small and easily cared for, back before it all went wrong. As much as it terrified him to know Teya carried new life within herself, Reyes couldn't help but wonder if he was being given a second chance.

She looked terrified.
He didn't know how to feel yet.

What can we do? Kill them? He looked at her sides, wondering how far along she was; she didn't look different yet. Maybe it was early enough. But Reyes then imagined how different his life would have been if he'd said the same thing to Towhee -- what if Caracal had never been born? The twins? 

He couldn't look at her any longer and turned away, stunned by his own suggestion.