Jayden’s POV
My heart skipped a beat when Elara suddenly asked me if I was in love with her.
For a second, just a second... I couldn’t answer.
My head knew the answer to that... No.
I wasn’t.
But, I couldn't say it, not immediately.
It was at the tip of my tongue, but the words refused to come out. I felt like I was betraying something... Betraying someone if I had said that.
I repeated the question in my head, a question I had asked myself before, 'Was I in love with her?'
I had been in love before; I knew the signs. I should know the answer.
I just…
I just wanted the children.
That was the plan from the beginning, wasn’t it?
It was a clean, simple solution.
I wanted to secure my position in the family. To give them what they wanted, an heir. But in this case, two.
But t
