Ileus' eyes became totally focused on the spirit.
"No!" Dmitri yelled at the spirit and clasped his son tightly. He shuddered to think what could happen to Ileus and his throat choked. "Stay away from him," he croaked. A tear had welled up in the corner of his eye. This couldn't be happening. His facial muscles were tense and there was helplessness in his eyes, which Adrianna understood so well. Dmitri had been waiting for the birth of his son like no one else. He had loved his baby when he was a tiny dot in her tummy. He had made numerous plans for him, with him. The pain that shrouded his mind was so palpable that Adrianna quivered with it. She only stood there as shocked and as pained as he was. The tear escaped and dropped on Ileus' cheek.
