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“Are you sure you want to do this? You know you don’t have to,” Valerio says, pulling back from the hug and looking at me, and I tell him I am. Valerio made love to me last night, finally, and right now I have my fingers crossed that Stormweaver will not let me down. He didn’t want to call the elders this morning, but I told him to because I knew I would be pregnant. But if Stormweaver got it wrong and I’m not, Valerio won’t ever do this again. He’s tired and frustrated by all the disappointments, and making a baby is the only reason he sleeps with me.
He places a kiss on my forehead and heads toward the door, letting the elders in. I follow them as usual and do the routine. They don’t have to tell me to leave. I do when I’m done since this is not my fir
