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Chapter 19: How do I pretend?

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DEVA LOREN/ LANA ALVAREZ

"Indeed, what brings you to my chambers today?" I answered frankly. "We haven't seen each other since..."

Since he kissed me, held my umbrella to shield me from the sun, and walked with me.

"I am sorry." He sighed.

"You do not have to apologize for wanting your space." I sat on my bed offering a warm smile. I gestured to the plush couch in my room. "Have a seat, please."

He sat down, speaking immediately. "I'm sure you've received the scroll."

"I have. Quite some roles I have received."

"I didn't bring you here just to bear me children. Especially after I assured you that I wouldn't put you in a difficult place, although I have been failing to keep my word." He was quicker than usual to reply.

"Then-"

"The council has put some pressure on me, as Sophie and I have been unable to produce children."

He had been trying with her?

Nausea evoked in my chest and bile rose to my chest.

Did I really think in the back of my head that nothing was going on between them?

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