Elora POV I wake with a jump when I realize who is in the room. It is my worst nightmare coming true, he is here to take my baby. His hand moves over my bump, and I jump, the muscles in my belly stretching from moving so quickly as I sit up in my bed against the headboard. My heart pounds in my chest so hard I could hear it. “Calm down, I’m sorry I didn’t mean to startle you,” he says, grabbing my arms while I frantically look around, praying Dragus would come back. I move away from his touch, ignoring the sparks moving over my skin from the mate bond. The movement cost me my stomach contents as I scramble, trying to get off the bed. But, being so round and tangled in the blankets, I spew on the blanket before I can make it off the bed. I feel sick, my face heating with embarrassment as

