I listen to each tick on the clock as my body perspires mercilessly in the dark. I pant quietly, trying hard not to wake Gregory from his deep sleep. My insides twist and turn causing my face to scrunch up in pain. I have never been with child, that's for sure, but I'm certain that this kind of pain is not normal in this early pregnancy stage.
I quietly creep put of bed and leave the bedroom. There are two guards at the door as always. They both turn to me, alarmed.
“Are you alright, Your Highness?” they both question in sync.
I nod and force a smile through the excruciating waves of pain that wash over my body. “Just going for a walk around the castle. The little one is already keeping me awake.”
They both nod, turning ahead and minding their own affairs. I limp past them, trying to
