“I… I’m sorry, ma’am, but I can’t force myself to get pregnant.”
“Have you and Cassian been intimate?”
I clenched my fists at the invasive question.
Why couldn’t I stand up to her? Why?
“Y...Yes.”
“Ah, I see your relationship is going smoothly. So if you both have been intimate, why exactly are you not yet pregnant? Have you forgotten our arrangement or the promise you made? Perhaps it’s time I be a little more persuasive.”
I opened my mouth to speak when the door was opened, and Cassian burst in.
“Mother, what are you doing here?”
“Will you calm down? I was merely speaking to my daughter-in-law, or am I no longer allowed to?”
“I know you, mother, and I would appreciate it if you don’t threaten my wife.”
“Threaten? I wasn’t threatening her. We were speaking as women. Right, Elara
