The Wolfless Luna
Chapter 38
“There’s fire on the mountain,” Mira muttered, pacing the stone floor like a caged animal.
Kenzo, seated on a fur-covered bench, leaned forward, brow furrowed. “Calm yourself, Mira. You’ve yet to tell me what’s caused this storm in you.”
She halted, her back to him, shoulders taut. Then she turned, her lips trembling. “I’m pregnant, Kenzo.”
His eyes widened. “Pregnant? That’s... that’s wonderful news. You’ll soon bear the king’s heir—why, then, do you look as if the world is ending?”