Chapter 89

Selene's POV

I was still trying to convince myself that this was all some mistake when the door creaked open again.

“Leena, I already told you…”

But she stepped inside without waiting for permission, shutting the door behind her. Her face was pale, her hands twisting together in front of her apron.

“My lady,” she started quickly, her words spilling out like she had been holding them back too long, “I’m sorry, but I need to say this.”

“Say what? Just please get out!”

Leena took a shaky breath. “I have seen this before. Too many times. Omegas who…who were claimed by Alphas or Betas without protection. They thought the same thing you’re thinking. That it was just stress. That it was nothing.”

“I’m not like them,” I snapped.

“You’ve been tired. You haven’t eaten. You said your stomach hurt in the mornings. All of those are signs.”

I placed my hand on my chest, trying to steady the wild beating of my heart. “No. That doesn’t mean…”

“Sometimes,” she said softly, “it doesn’t take much. Espe