OPHELIA’S POV
Moments like this have always made me wish I could escape my thoughts. Lying in bed staring at the ceiling, I could not help but feel really terrible for keeping my pregnancy a secret from Ryker.
My heart sank at the thought of it but I just could not bring myself to tell him anything about it. At least not yet.
I circled my stomach slowly and tenderly with my little finger. Even though I knew I had to tell Ryker, I did not think it was the right time. Besides, with the wedding bells already ringing and a lot of preparations to put in place, I convinced myself that I had a good reason to keep my lips zipped.
“I know this is wrong but it’s all for us, isn’t it?” I told myself, gently caressing my stomach with a smile on my face.
The child in my womb being a royal blood
