Blood Beneath the Cypress Knees
Her emerald eyes shimmered with unshed tears, caught between wonder and terror.
Rio stood across from her, his golden eyes wide, unblinking.
“You’re… pregnant.”
The words felt foreign on his tongue.
Junie nodded faintly, her lips trembling. “I didn’t think it was even possible.”
Odessa lingered in the shadows, arms folded tightly. Even for an elder, this was uncharted territory.
“It isn’t common,” Adonis said quietly as he stepped forward, his golden eyes fixed on Rio. “But possible? Yes.”
Rio’s jaw tightened, his voice rough. “This isn’t chance, is it?”
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