Semua Bab My sister’s mate became my forbidden love.: Bab 131 - Bab 140

Sophia's povI had vowed myself never to leave her alone again.Our days began quietly. Every morning I would go to her room before breakfast, and feign to see how she was doing. I simply enjoyed seeing her smile when she opened the door, in real sense.Good morning, she would say, half asleep and her hair in a mess and her robe loosely tied.I would say good morning and walk in directly and sit by her bed. You should be asleep you look like you just fell asleep.No, I did not, I rub my belly, said she. The infant kicked half the night.I smiled. "That's a good sign."It is also an indication that this one may be just as obstinate as his father.I laughed, shaking my head. "Oh, goddess, I hope not."We would chatter a little,--how we ate, how we were named, how Mother kept trying to crochet baby clothes, when she could hardly hold a needle in her hand.During afternoons we used to sit up in the courtyard together.This afternoon, I said to myself, I will never be happy again, you see.

Adrian’s POVSophia met preceded me in my study that evening, carrying her armful of old journals, and crossed linen of Lila, which had been folded up in her rooms. She also wished to assist her sister in getting ready to have the baby and told her that she was going through some stuff that was not really in use by anyone.She put a little wooden box on my table, and said probably it was hers. Perhaps you had better return it when she you see in a wake-up.When I opened it, I froze.There were letters, dozens of letters in them, folded inside but never delivered. Several of them bore my name, in her nice, careful handwriting. Others had Sophia’s name. And one, Victoria’s.I looked at them long and I was not sure whether I should read them. It was inappropriate, as though I had entered a private aspect of her soul, of which I was not even asked to view. But on the contrary, she had written my name on them. Perhaps a section of her had always desired that I should discover them.So I be

Adrain's pov The council-room was crowded, but I knew that the greater part of the men present in front of me had not come to discuss trade.The current meeting was not expected to be challenging. The ambassador of Silver Fang Pack, Lord Harren, had arrived to enter into a treaty of the border and yearly trade agreements. Straightforward. But the manner in which he continued to stare at me, considering every word I said, made me know that there was another thing in his mind.Then he puffed up his cloak, a triumphant little gesture which never augured well. Your Majesty, he was starting, with a smooth but heavy tone, the Silver Fang Pack is not at war with your lands. However…”I leaned back slightly. “However?”He smiled faintly. In my pack there are lingering issues with the council of elders. Old matters, really. Pacts, partnerships, stuff done by the ex-Luna-Victoria Wolfe, until she was ousted out of power.The room grew still. His use of the word removed was intentional.“What k

LilaTonight, I couldn’t sleep. My backaches in the lower part had been leaving and rejoining me all the hours, but not sharp enough yet to indicate labor. Yet I was not at ease in my body, and my thoughts were not so clear.I got a shawl over my shoulders and slipped out of my chambers without making a noise. The guards outside flattened immediately.“Your Grace, do you need—”“I’m fine,” I said softly. “I just need some air.”They glanced at each other and did not quarrel. I had now gained so much freedom.My legs would bring me westward through the east wing until I got to the prayer hall.“For my sister,” I whispered. Her mightiness... and her mercy.I smiled faintly. Sophia, you would laugh at me because of this. You’d say I’m being dramatic.”But I didn’t stop.I brought on another candle, one to Victoria.That one felt heavier. Fear, I said, I learnt my lesson to fear: and love again, I said, to the lady who learns.I gazed long and long at the little flame before I lit the las

Lilas pov I guessed it even before anybody uttered a single word.The baby was coming.I tried to stay calm. I vowed myself that when this happened I would be courageous, I would not get panicked or shed tears but all that determination began to fall apart as the first sharp pain struck.I held the edge of the bed and was breathing through teeth.In a few seconds Adrian was beside me. “Lila?” His tone was low, monotonous yet I could sense the panic lurking beneath. “Is it time?”I nodded, barely able to speak. “It’s starting.”Adrian would not budge till the midwives came running in.Matra was one of the elder midwives, and gazed up at him. You, my lord, had better wait outside.He crossed his arms, jaw firm. “No. I’m staying.”Sighing, she did not argue, no one argued with the Alpha when his mind was set.And here was another contraction, and it was still more powerful, and I could not suppress the sound that came out of my mouth.Breath with me, said Adrian, who was kneeling by the