~Timbre~ I asked, filled with confusion, "What do you mean by 'I am with child'?""You're pregnant, Timbre. You can't proceed with this," she responded, her tone serious and fearful."I am not pregnant, Anne. How can you even know? Xavier and I made love a few hours ago, and now I'm pregnant? What are you talking about?" I chuckled, finding it hard to believe."I don't care about the timing. I can recognize a woman who's been pregnant for a day. It's always been a gift of mine. But it doesn't matter, okay? You can't practice black magic while carrying a child."I sighed heavily, sitting down on her bed as I tried to comprehend what she had just revealed."I'm pregnant," I whispered to myself, placing my hand on my belly."Yes, you are. And I'm so happy for you. I mean, it's not a baby yet, but you'll find out soon enough," Anne responded, a wide grin on her face."But I can't let this stop me from helping Xavier. Like you said, it's not a baby yet. How bad can it be, really?" I asked

~Timbre~ “She cannot come in here. She has wolf blood in her. Who brought her?!” The voice came again, and when I looked up, I saw a figure approaching. I could guess this figure owned the voice I heard. I could hardly see the face of this person because the figure had a hood on and was backing the dim lights from inside the room. “High Priestess! I am the one who brought her. She’s here to join the Coven. Her mother is…” “I know her mother! You don’t have to tell me what I have seen!” The High Priestess answered, cutting Anne short. She got very close to me and when she stood in front of me, she removed the hood from her head, letting me see her face well. My eyes widened as I saw her face. Her face looked very old and full of wrinkles. Around her eyes were very black like she painted them. Her hair was all gray and curly. She raised her hand and moved it to my chin. I wanted to move away, but I was still stuck to where I was standing. In terror, I watched her reach for my chi

~Timbre~ “You’re pregnant?” His eyes widened as he spoke, and I nodded, letting out a wide grin. “Yes, I am. Are you happy?” I asked with a hunch of fear that he didn’t like the news. “Yes! Yes! I am so happy!” He yelled all of a sudden, wrapping his arms around me, causing me to burst into laughter. “Oh God! You scared the hell out of me with that expression!” I muttered, and he also laughed. “I’m sorry, my love. It caught me unaware! I am so happy!” He stood up and pulled me up with him. Standing in front of him, he squatted and placed his hands on my belly. He stared at it from my clothes, his eyes shimmering with love and excitement. “I can’t wait to hold her in my arms. To kiss her welcome to the world.” He muttered, raising my blouse and planting a kiss right above my navel. With a smile on my face, I answered, “Her? Why do you keep using her? You don’t even know the baby’s gender.” He chuckled and raised his head to look at me. “I know it’s going to be a girl. Have you