Silently realizing we were on the same page, we turned back to Nalini together. “Are you trying to tell us you’re actually Corandra Graykey or something?” I asked. Nalini paused, her eyebrows lifting in surprise. Then she glanced toward Quilla with an almost proud smirk before murmuring, “Someone’s been sharing her family legend with her new mate, I see. That’s wonderful. The romance between you two must be developing nicely, then. Tell me, are you with child yet?” “What?” Quilla sputtered incredulously, pulling back when Nalini moved too curiously close for her personal space to allow. “Hell no, I’m not with child yet.” The flamboyant woman waved a hand. “You’re right. Probably too soon for all that. Though if you require assistance in that area,” she added, addressing me with a catty

