جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 24

Emerald POVI wake up and something is wrong.I feel it before I see it. A heaviness. A roundness. My body is different.I push back the blanket. Lift my shift.My stomach is not flat anymore.There is a curve there. Small. Subtle. But undeniable.My baby bump.I stare at it. My hand presses against the swell. It is real. It is there. I cannot hide it anymore.Panic floods through me."No, no, no..."I jump out of bed. Run to the mirror. Turn sideways.The bump is visible. Not huge. Not obvious. But to anyone who looks closely, it is there.I grab a loose dress from the wardrobe. Pull it over my head. The fabric hangs differently now. It does not hide everything.I need something bigger. Something flowy. Something that will make people look away.I find an old cloak in the back of the wardrobe. Thick. Dark. I wrap it around myself. The fabric hangs past my waist.Better.But not good enough.Rina knocks on the door."Breakfast," she says.I open the door. She looks at me. Her eyes sca

Emerald POVHe stares at me.His golden eyes burn into mine. I cannot look away. I cannot breathe. I cannot think."Tell me," he says again. "What is happening to you?"I open my mouth. Close it. Open it again."Nothing," I say."You are lying.""I am not.""Then why are you shaking?"I look down at my hands. They are trembling. I press them against my sides to make them stop."I am cold," I say."It is summer.""I am still cold."His jaw tightens. "Emerald.""What?""Look at me."I raise my head.He steps closer. His body blocks the light. All I can see is him. All I can smell is him. Smoke. Leather. Something dark and warm."You are different," he says. "You have been different for weeks. You eat more. You sleep more. Your skin glows. Your body is changing."I say nothing."Tell me why.""I do not know what you are talking about.""Emerald.""Cassius." I match his tone. "I do not know."He stares at me.For a long moment, he says nothing.Then he reaches out.His hand touches my fac