The Feathered Snakes - Clare Sm Keating - Bog

After their tryst by the Moon Pool, Selene Viper and Xiuhcoatl had no idea what fate had in store for them, but the birth of a son after such happiness is a cause for alarm. When Tonauac sends Xiuhcoatl to Europe to do his duty and remove the child for the sake of balance, the task cannot be completed and so an alternative is arranged. This child, Xochipilli, must come to the Tribe when he is old enough and take his father's rank as the lowest and ensure he never falls in love and the balance broken once more!
When Xochipilli is forced away from his mother to stay with a father he barely knows and a tribe different to what he expects, he will endure the harsh eye of his cousin Ehecatl and the concerns of the tribe as he grows. But his willing and obedient personality will win them over, least of all his cousin and best friend Namaciux and Tepin, the girl Nama is arranged to marry. The three of them hold a wonderful kinship that holds out until the pressure of making the family happy and fighting their own hearts causes difficulties when Xochipilli can't help himself but fall for Tepin.
What fate lies in store for Selene's son and relations between the Elders and the Viper Clan... This is the seventh book of the Viper Clan series and contains mature scenes and mentions of ritual sacrifice and suicide.