"Pregnant," Cynthia repeated, lifting her chin with a cold, brazen defiance.
I blinked, my mind momentarily short-circuiting as our eyes met. From the corner of my vision, I caught sight of Persie standing frozen by the doorway, her hand pressed over her mouth in absolute shock.
A heavy wave of adrenaline roared through my blood. My chest expanded, my inner wolf thrashing violently against my ribs as I slowly rose from Mom's bedside, the atmosphere in the room turning dangerously thick.
Of course. If Mom had heard this bombshell before I arrived, of course she was supposed to collapse! How could she not?! Cynthia was pregnant?!
No, it wasn't even the fact that she was pregnant...it wasn't like this was her first time expecting...it was the fact that she was carrying Gideon's baby!!
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