Ashen's Pov
I have never been with a woman. Ridiculous. How could she believe that? True, I was mad and barely anyone wanted to relate to me, but that didn't mean I had never been with a woman. I had only missed it a little bit.
Elara would buy any story I told her, but I could not know less if these stories would get me to have her. Last night was close enough, all I needed was a build-up. A steady connection with her.
"We should take a stroll," she suggested, and I nodded. "It would be good for the baby," she added.
I breathed in deeply, the mountain air filling my lungs as I gazed out at the rolling hills. The conversation with Elara still gave me a bit of concern. I had expected her to question me further, but instead, she had accepted my words with an innocence that made me feel e
