The tiles were slick with waste. If I wasn’t careful, I could slip and fall, and none of this would be good for the babies.I had to move slowly, bracing myself against the wall to keep from slipping. My hand instinctively covered my stomach as I inched forward, step by step.“She’s moving like she’
Esther’s POVMy body had never been more exhausted. I already had so little time to sleep with all the chores I had to do every day, but now my body needed it more than ever. I was so tired, too tired, and no matter what I did, it never went away. My bones felt like they’d been replaced with lead, m
Nothing.Kevin didn’t hold his silence. His voice cut sharp across the corridor.“You know, for a king, you’re awfully good at punching down. Is bullying a defenseless woman what makes you feel the most powerful?”Nicholas’s head snapped toward him, and his eyes flickered with a dark shadow. His fin
Esther’s POV“Hand it over.”Nicholas’s voice cut through the air, calm and unrelenting, laced with power I that made it hard to defy, even if I wanted to. And I did want to.I wanted to keep the truth hidden.I tightened my fingers around the test results, the ones that confirmed I was pregnant. My
My lips trembled, and I gripped the edge of the bed to steel myself. I hadn’t planned for children. I didn’t even know if I wanted them, but now, I have them. I had two tiny flickers of life inside me, growing where I never expected light.I already knew, I couldn’t lose them. I’d protect them for a
Esther’s POVI pushed my sunglasses up the bridge of my nose and kept my head down. I wanted no one to notice my face as I headed to the Packlands Hospital. With each step, my heart pounded against my ribcage, every beat faster and more erratic than the last.Inside the cold and sterilized hospital,